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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. S. C., SEFTEMBR 13, 1872.
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C’OJATMlIIA, H. C.
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Friday, September 13, 1872.
Editors:
Rev. A. R. RUDE, D.D., Columbia, S. C.
IUr. J. I. MILLER, A.V, Staunto*, Va.
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In essentials, unity ; in non essentials,
* >
liberty ; in all things, charity.' 1 '
SPECIAL. NOTICES.
' Remit Unite* must lie mmU* in Post
office Orders,-Hank Checks, or Drafts,
if possible. If these can not be obtained,
send the motley in a Registered Let
ts*, All RMtauntm on oblijred to
resistor letters when required, t
Papers are sent to subscribers until
an express oidor to discontinue is re
ceived, and all arrearages are paid, as
required by law. Merely returning a
number of tbe paper by mail, is not suf
ficient.
All conininnlcatiops relating to sulij
scrihers, should give their name* very
distinctly, and carefully indicate which
are old and wliich are new subscribers.
Not only the name of the post office,
but also that of the county and State
of each subscriber is necessary, in order
that the proper entries may be promptly
aad accurately made.
Marriage and obituary notices, and
other matter intended for publication,
should l>y written separately, and not in
business letters, to receive proper atten-
•tion.
1 1 ' ■ 1 ■
Key. H. W. Kuhns, of Omaha
Gitv, Nebraska, paid us a visit the
other cx euiug. He looks well, is full
of zeal, aud wo would like very
much to have him take possession of
line of our vacant fields.
.: . m.r- : ±r r —
belief that t||e ability and willingness
of Mr people in thia respect will ere
louffbe proven to the astonishment
The Book of Worship.
of many hitherto unbelievers ns to
the power ajul readiness of otir*' chureli, lew exeunt its enemies \u
church to meet financially all its
opportunity of considering the mat
ter before its m\jourument, and thus
That the Hook of W orship is a try to reacl^ aomothing definite fiid
good thing, and is doing good in our clear for tbe guidance of the woi
shi|H*r.
deny. We might write pages setting Then let . as large a immls i of
forth much in its praise. Hut it is
| pressing wants. The box system,
recommended by our (Tenoral Synod . ,,ot lor ^ds purpose we took up our
i at its late meeting in ('barleston, pen
copies of fdls revise'll rnbrib
od may pledge necossai \, Is*
printed, 1 qnent formation
Of its defects, rather than its and sent out to the church, with Synods
excellencies, we would speak at this instructions that every pastor using
time. It has one serious defect which Mho Hook, akonee, call a
lishmeut of the Theological Seminary fully met its obligations to tin
thoughtful laymen, yea, thoughtful j books in hand, make a note on
not uulv tln.UKl.lfnl n.ini.ter., tmt Inn coutfri^tiou, and, with tbi-ir , llhbrncut of the Theological ocwiuaiy , ,u», ...... ~
k * tho at la iinglo.., South Carolina, 1833.. aiou. Wo alno lean, frounjour ana
North Carolina Hynotl with
layiromen, have felt. It lacks explic- margin wherever directions an
itnesa, it needs a fuller and more , wanting, instructing all the churches ( ot tin
definite rubric. For want of this using it, to conform in letter to such the Protestant Episcopal ( oinentioti
every minister has, of necessity, to : directions, however much the} max ( ol North ( aroliua. Organization of
be his own guide in the use of the differ in soma points from what their the Synod ot South ( aroliua, 18_(».
different parts of the Hook. This j custom has oven. T hus two imi>or
unavoidably begets diversity of use, taut cuds xvill be accomplished ;
which leads to confusion and the uniformity in worship will be pro-|
very opposite of that xxhich the ■ looted in oT*r churches, while contu-
use of tlit* Hook ought to promote, .sion and embarrassment will Ih*
Do not fail to procure Rev. 1).
Hernheim's Ilistorv.
H.
MiijtJr Alexander Wilt please accept
onr tluiuks for a printed copy of the
•* Proceedings of the Morse Memorial
meeting of tbe citizens of Colombia,
held on the evening of April the
17th.” ’• ‘
>•* * . '
* IhttnfogWP of tin* l>ne West Female
(<»lte£iy Tfcie West, Abbevfile Co.,
S C. This institution is evidently
welt patronized, and deservedly so.
m
xvas accordingly adopted by this
body. If now it does not prove
simply a paper resolution, but every
pastor xvill address himself at once
to the work among his people and
get the boxes, explainNhe manner
of using them, and see that one is
put iu the hands of every family,
there xvill- 1m* a most astonishing
increase in our funds for tin* various
enterprises of Synod at its next
session. Hut unless brethren xvill
attend to this thing at once, month
after month will pass away, and ere
they are aware of it, Synod xvill be
at hand and nothing accomplished.
It is high time every member of
Synod—not only of this, but of all
our Synods—feels himself under a
solemn obligation, though the meas
ure may, in his wisdom, not seem
the best, to take active steps to meet
all the demands and seek to earry
out to the letter a!\ the ai ts passed
by the Synod of xvhicli he may U* a
member. Though we do not claim
to be congregational, there has been
too much of this element among us. L wc knew not exactlx how the service j Hut as already said, it i> only a sug
In unity and concert of action our was conducted by the pastor, and to g* "bon on mu p.ut, ami d a l* it< i
minis i "hat the congregation there was ac plan can Ik* suggested which will
Arrival of Kef.'.John Hachmm in sioned by the high P^ce of rW,tM
Charleston, 8. C., and his report on and living in the city of Bicbinood.
the stale of tin* country and tfcl eon \V% regret to state that the nusMon-
dition of the Lutheran Church lu ary has suffered iflHcli doling the
America in the year 1815. Sec. 13. year from impaired health, and eon
The first rupture in the Lutheran sequcntl.x has not Ihvii aide at all
usSxn Church in America, and the subse times to give that attention to the
of the Tcnrieswe work which he desired and xxhich its
interests demanded. In this counec-
(Tiap.fi. From the organization of tion we are gratified to Ik* able to
meeting of the Tennessee Synod to the estate state that Synod has promptly and
For the Lutheran
St Enoch Church. Rowan Coauty. I {
The cofiprr stone of the
Enoch chorrh, Itev. A. I). L.
Pastor, was laid with appix*priate^
urgical exercises, according te a.
Hook of Worship, by Rev. W.
ball, assisted by Rev. 8. 8cl»«r ^
the pastor, ou the 7 th August.
After the corner stone was u K j
the large congregation repaired t
the grove near by, where
priate address wa» ckdixered by I{*
Here xve point out: Frateruul union. siouary that he has receixcd the full g Scherer. Rev. W. Kimbufi
amount (five hundred dollars) prom
laed bx the Executive Committee
thni
followed with some very suitable n
marks, after which the religion* ,
uf the (i«oeral Council* iioanl of rmMm ^ th , , u ,
St. Enoch congregation was ap.
Missions, and that Ins salary has
see Synoil from 1820 t4> 1833. Found from other sources. In view of the
ing of the Theological Seminary at, facts almxe set forth, xxe propose for
l.exington, S. <'.
and which was offered as a strong axo’.dcd, and the weesstty owl expense
argument
into
for its introduction
t li e ch inch—u n if'orm ity.
Until ministers are no longer com
polled, from the ineageruesa of the
of a new edition at present will be,
in like manner, avoided. This done,
and not only those who use the
Hook, xvi Opts brief, simpU unit Scrip-
('hap. C. Rev. Daniel den kins' Ke
<\ i\als in North Carolina. Settle
ment of North (ierinatm m Southern
cities. Organization of St. Mat
thexx’s (Jerman Evangelical Lutheran
church, Charleston, S. C. Forma
rubric, to be a law unto themselves tnrul servj^ will feel relievnl, but j tion of Western Virginia Synod. | future success, deserve* fee sympa
in using the Look of Worship, there | many »there, seeing the much needed
will not only Ik- a aunt of uniformity uniformity Is now likely to be effected
in our worship, but, absolutely, eon through the iim-
fusion. More than once since the in- , introduce itnlso.
troduction ot this admirable Ibnik of
of t lus I took, \x dl
ol)
We can very readily see ibat
Worship, have xxe .felt embarrassed jeetious to this plan of lemodxing
when iri strange chilivhes, Imcausc , the ex il eoiu]>lnine«l of may be laiscd.
strength lies, and not in each
ter or church acting outside of all eustomed.
Synodical regulations and n*solu Al our late meeting of the N ir
ti ons j gima SximkI, the retiring Piesitlent
Brethren of the church at large, ! reqnested iir* to conduct the o|H*niug
let us seek to liaxi* more ot tin* spirit i scrx ice on the *kc«isioi» of the Synod
of the Master among us, whien w ill
lead us to sink self and to lalmr in
Uve "Posnxioir—Lutherans cau
»H»t fellowtdiip with those
Who deny the divinity of the
Js>rd Jesus Christ.
Who reject the doctrine of justifi
cation by faith.
Who withhold baptism from in
fants.
Wbb do not admit the validity of
Latliersn ordination.
Rev* E. A. Holies, the efficient
cordial oneness for the common good
of the common cause wi* seek to pn» j
mote. It will not do for us to say ,
such and such a measure did not |
mei't my approval, and therefore I ;
failexl to make an effort to carry it
into effect. Snch a spirit has only
to bo red need to practiee, to a large
extent, to subvert all organization, , sml confusion.
icnl Sermon. We went through the
morning scixice as we were accus
touted to use it, rising immediately
aftei the Uoiifcssiou and standiug,
used tin' Kyrie ami the announce
incut ot l’ardon. The very next day,
1 tliink, the brother conducting the
scrx ic«* remained kneeling through
thesx* parts.
Here we see at one*- is xliversity
And though the Lit
Hut as already said
>n on or
can !w
not involve the necessity ol a new
edition at tlus time, we will give it
out hearty approval. And we heir
inv il«* the v iews ot tin: church geiicr
ally, Isith clerical and lay, for the
columns of the l tutor, so t hHt vv ln-ti
(tenoral Syt»od meets, some definite
action may In- had calndut<*d to
tiring relief to m> many minds now
|»erplex<'d on tins subject. M.
New Publications,
and to throw the whole church into | bu [mature
confbsioti and ultimate ruin. If“each
one hath a psalm, hath a doctrine,
hath a tongue, hath a revelation,*
hath an interpretation” of his own,
then where the unity, the efficiency
and strength of the church, and
where the use of meeting in Synods?
The Spirit of Christ is a different
is the direction in the
Pulpit edition of the- llook, yet it is
not so stated in the Pew edition
which was in use some' time ovfore
Manual of the American Bible Soci
ety. This manual abonuds xvith
highly interesting information, and
present* within a narrow compass
the great work carried on by this
noble charity, which, nnsectarian
and universal, aims at funiistiing
every living man on the globe with
the written word of God in his own
tongue. The American Bible Soci
ety has aioce its formation issued
•more than twenty-seven millions of
• Bibles. It prints at present (1871)
over oue hundred >; varieties of the
English Bible, fifty, varieties of the
English New Testament, over forty
varieties of ]>ortions of the Bible in
English, aud more than oue hundred
and twenty* varieties of the Scriptures
iu other lauguages. The Society pub
lishes also tbo entire Bible in eight
and in sixteen folio volumes for the
Idiud. We knew the American Bi
ble Society was doing a great and a
blessed work, but we are free to con
fess that we had ho idea of its extent
and magnitude. We intend to refer
to this publication again.
The Virginia Synod.
This Synod ^convened, August 15th,
in the Lutheran church at Harrison
burg, Va., of which the Rev. G. W.
Holland is the pastor. Its session
was an harmonious one, daring which
much business was transacted of a
character to awaken high hopes for
the future of the churches under its
care. Though there is yet a painful
lack of judicious, well directed and
persistent effort on tl|c part of many
of the clergy and hiity composing
this body, it is nevertheless plainly
perceptible that there is progress in
the right direction, j There is a
waking tip to the necessity of ac
quainting our people with tire history
and doctrine^ of Lutheranism, if we
would have'them steadfast and intel
ligent Christians, not driven about
and tossed by every wave of error.
Many are becoming alive also to the
too long neglected duty of educating
the young of onr church, so that
they may when converted become
Christians of influence, and give tone
to the church, as is the case iu most
other communions; hence, the insti
tutions of learning iu'our church,
both for onr sous And daughters, are
receiving a far larger share of the
attention and efforts of onr min
isters and people than at any time
in the past. These things promise
well for the future, and to the ob
servant mind are harbingers of a
brighter day tor our Lutheran Zion.
Systematic beneficence is engaging
the attention of the Virginia Synod
to s«eb qu extent as to warrant the
Spirit. God grant that this Spirit
may, in a double measure, fill oat,^ j g r> d
Swiwwwdwwr; iri 1 ?ye To eye, | lack of explicit direction, much con
and stand firmly shoulder to shotil
der, in the fight against our common
foe.
In the Virginia Synod, as doubt
less in others, too often have many
of us acted as if the true interests of
the chureli would be ln*st subserved
by defying Synodical action, and
making our rule of conduct individ
ual preferences and opinions. Who
of us has not been faulty at some
time or other in this thing ! And
yet who of us, in our moments of
We ;irc indebted to Kcv. I >. fl.
Bemhenu for a v.rv haudsornclx
printed and ImmiimI copv of the
History of' the fir/ mon Srtllemi nts and |
of tin Lutheran ( hurrh in Xorth
and South ( itrolma, I ruin the car
licst |M-nod of the colonization of
the Dutch, German aud Swiss
settlers, to the close ot tin- first
half of the present rentiirv. fly G. i
D. Bern brim, pastor ol St. Pan Us
Evangelical Lutheran chnr \N 11
tuiugtoii, N. (.’. l’hiladcl[)h... I hc
Lutheran Bookstore. 117 North
Sixth stn*et. 187J.
aid 1 tn*"|R|T(nvH<T enough to N* roni-1 1
[a*tent t«» do the work justice. We i
tilsiou otten arist*s. ari . ,[,.[[,»[,t<»»l with it. The stvlei*
1 he lew edition is silent as to j £,,©<1, the language select, often elo
"here Xon sit down. Some pasture | qn(Mlf , lin ,[ thr inf ,, M . V er fiags.
He v. ] leniheim desi*rves the grat it tide
of the entire Southern t’hnreh for
having assiduously and patient I \ eol-
Eriucipal transactions of the Teuucs been supplemented to some extent. - n ^ 8UI1] | B€r .
seventeen male members, wbo
to this hail been members of “Hare,
:u*ceptauce the follow mg action : cUttreb n DOW oLuthers.i Chapel*”'
Hanoi red, 1. That the Richmond lio^-an county. This small eong,
Mission ot the Evangelical Lutheran g a t| O0 a t once resolvexl to build
Church, iu connection with the Syn frjjo,*. church, and commenced
csl of Virginia, in consideration of work in the falj About Ch
tlie eftorts herctotore [>ut forth to t [j e f raroe 0 f church was
sustain it, aud the probability of its an< j en ^, re honne was
soon as thereafter as the
th} of the church at large, and de- S ( a i ice ^ of the congregation
mauds the continued support of this .
{ The congrcgHtuKi was reorin
'2. That we ea|H*ciall\ ;vsk the o»> mto connection with the Ev
ojk ialien of the Synods in eouuoe Lutheran Synod of North
tiou with our (ieneral Syuod. in tin* .on the 30th of May. 1837.
prosecution of this iinjuutant enter church xvas dedi('iu*d to the w®
pnsr, and respectfull> rt*4ju»*st th<*in ship of God, on the secoml
through the (ieneral Synod’* Central in September, 183f*. Thu* the
Committee on Mission*, to aid us in SL I7n«s-h church xvas completed
its liehalf. dedicateti io find.
3. 'I hat as an expression of our The followm" ministers havese
opinion of the ultimate success of the i as pastois, vty., Rev. I*. A. Strata
Mission, we appropriate the sum of
five hundred dollars 300- to this,
object, to l»e paid i|uart<-rix in ad
vance.
1. That the officers of Synotl (as
an Exw-utive (’ommitteo) are charged j
with the sjHs ial duty of su[M*rintend j
ing the mti*re*t* of the Mission, and incumbent,
thex arc lterebv iirginl to apjilv *
theinaelve* diligent 1> to the work of gatioa derided to build a new
proenring a latxmxr adapted to the ( bureb as s<kiu as practicable,
field, so sis»n as the same shall W-1 Tbe «nterprwe having tn«
com.' vacant. opposition by some of the wetu
and other things of a discou
nature, nothing was done until
Memoir of Henrx Muller, Sr. Col
ony at Walhalla. State of the Lu
theran Church in the < arolinas in'
the year IS.**).
Ofeoursi' we expect to find thi*
"Histoix” in every Lutheran family
in the Catoliun* .tt least. Our stu
dents would do a g.ssl work for the
Church and a g.snl set \ ice to them
selves, if they would, during their
xaeatMMis, undertake to circulate
this and two oi three othei works
that xxe know of.
I hi (Quarterly Kerietr ol thi F.rnngrti-
cal Lutheran ('hunk. Edited by
J. A. Drown. D.D. A. C. Wede
kind. D.D.. Ib-v. ('. A. Stork.
Hex . J. 11. W. StuckcuU'rg. July,
187 2. Gettysburg.
The Her tea has just reached us,
i ami we have only time to give the
table of contents :
1. The I’uuciplo of the Lutheran
i KctoruittUpu—S. Sprrcher. D.D. We
are lioand to r» ;ul this—we are anx
ion* to know w hat Dr. Sprecber fix
es upon as the [irinetpU*. 2. The
Descent of Man — l*rof. Cyrus 'l'hoin
A little more about man's as
from 1*37 i■» 1S11. Kev. W.G. Hwv
fn>m 1841 to 18 f s ,,r 1S4SI. Itev.J.U
Coffinau from 184 < «»r 1844i Jo 1
Itev. B. N. Hopkin* I <»m 1V*i
18.72. lb*v. J. S. Heilig fioui 1S52
180(». li<*v. J. W. Harrier fionj
to 18417.* Itev. A. D. L. Mower.
from 1868.
Iu the fall of 18611 the
the form.jr edition appeared. Hut
while iu the l‘ewr edition there is no
diri'ction a* to the [KKdure of the
congregation, yet the “Amen” fol
lowing the C.mfeHsioiK omitted iu the
l'ulpit edition, would naturally sug
that-alL m ihb 1SUUL
as.
cent would Ite preferable. 3. The,
Communion of Saints—Dr. Hay. 1. i
John Kepler, the German Astrono ,
mei. 3. The l.loquenoe of St. Paul. |
Joel Swartz. D.D. 6. Keoriit Work*
, ou English Literature—Prof. E. Fer-
nrr. 7. Ex|>ositioii of l ( or. 15: xx.
8. Literary Intelligenee. ‘J. Notices
mm u “ >Lv
with
wing
a
5. That we have learned
pleastt.e the movement now
made to procure funds for the pur
chase- of a lot, and the erection of a
ehajM-l : and it is our earnest pray er
, that the blessing of the great Head
of the chureli may rest U|k*ii the ef
fort.
fi. That your Missionary, notvv ith-
staliding his fe»‘blc health, and other
i summer of 1870, w hen the first hs*
bricks w as made. And that lot
being well burnt wa* rejected by
Budding CoiuafriUee.
This [Kxstponed the work anutk
year. In the summer of 1871
congregation made the second lot 1
bricks. A portion of this second li
instructed them to sit down hen
and aiioLlii i there. Recently we
were [>tcMMit at a Communion service
m our cliiirbh at NVinehester, \’a.
liev. Weddell, of Pennsylvania, read
the Communion service. We sat
down xvlierc xve are directed to do
so in the Pulftit edition, and where,
when pastor, we directed" our [ample
to sit, as soon as we got the Urge
, i — .v,- Tl ,-r i by some ^(Mtsidered unfit foe
.. . .. .. . «f the Mission, has lalored faithful- f ** — .
| to (lie of hi. .bilitv, and “*<>ntta the cot.gre B
Report on R.chntond M....on, jn „|, me nll. the thank, of SviitHl. CODe, * W use a11 ««' hnekt
Ur.,,1 O/mr III, VirfimO Tlu other palter is a letter t.f the tbr swxl1 " 1 ,ot - an<1 proceeded to
Synoil, and ordered to be published Missior.arv. directed to the Treasurer 1 reBdy tbe other toafcerial
di the Lutheran Visitor. of ium! . uutlt . r lhxtv wf August 15> The carpeutore have been at
1872, iu which lie represents that :
Ihe pajH'ts placevl iu our hands
i — - - " * i'» t* t v • i. vat i
walls ou d
dispassionate reflection, can justify it edition and saw the mbrie oy that
to ourselves or others! .Vof one. [mint. Hut while vyc sat down as
But is it not high time for us all to I above declared, the whole eongrega
standing.
see the evil of such a course, and to tion remained
! -
know the incalculable good that will | course was embarrassing
line
sirablc. The
This of
iml unde
congregation either
result from an entirely different
of conduct? ' thought xve were very much indis-
Hut another feature worthy of posed, as soiihi few present knew to
mention in connection xvith the action Is* the. cascj or that tee were ignorant
of onr late meeting, and om
into a com| .k't e whole, and iu a most
valuable contribution to th<' historic
literature of the ehutch and the
country, but very few can form a
correct idea. This liook was not
made iu a few months—it required
t wen tv vears o f hard vyotk.
We give u brief synopsis of tin
in j of the precise point in that service j contents ■
which the whole church is interested,
is that relating to our Theological
Seminary, soon to open its first
where it xvas proper to resume your
seat, or that they were iu ignorance
in the matter. lather of the last two
, * after “due deliberation and prayerful !
l.-. t.-.l <n.l with rare ihwnmiimtiou (1) ll.o -piurt.-rlv io|..rt. ,.F your ),<- il to lx- bis tint,
lM.ton.al mt.torit.1 | mt~.iom.ry »l Hichutond, rovcrii.g t „ r ,. sisll , ht . Hicbmott.1 Mission,"
which tvus ropnllv iK-risbittK. oftht- the pn.t Synmlintl yenr, anti (2) his ! llsfi( .„ s , ls |. is reasons for this
annmtit of lttlH,/|.rrorn,.-,l. they ! let to. Angnst 15th, 18*2, tender j jlMI ,„ llllU ,
ney. taken, tt ear ; in" a r.-si i rtiation of the mission. We restmctfullv ask its
|!,M '" M 1 "iw** •*»'•*' carefully | aw ,, pl . llu . f taWl . ,.o w ., three
tlie arratiKement of tint e.dlo.-t.,l tmd j examined, an resent snch facts nioll ul,. front 13th of Augnst 1872
veriftml Ira^nents. i.tit. and pai.vls | cleaned front them as should 1«- thtt/ aWonltn £ Vtvno.1, in the mean'
l.ionttht to your notice in reference tillu ., 1U1 opportune of proctirto* a
to the present condition of the mis- | BO , WKSor: and also', that the salary
Sion, and Wltieh may serve os a basis „ r „ n . gralltw , Hm , M . ( „ nt j nn( ^
for your future guidance in tin- man-' tjnM . , lljB
atretnent of its imimrtaut interests, fetter. »e recommend the adoption
The r.‘jmrts of your missionary, in of the following resolutions:
eonuection w ith his vei bnl statements, i ,, . , . .r,. 4
hesotred, 1. That at the urgent re-
qtu\st of our w orthy Missionary, Rev.
D. M. Henkel, Synod accept*, bis
at the wooden material for
five weeks, and the brick-layers i
, , me need to build the
19th August.
session at Salem,
Synod did surmises xvere not specially conducive
not only approve, by rote, the action
of the General Synod in tho location
of the Seminary, nor determine to see
what could be done during the year
towards raising its quota for. the
support of Bro. Re pass. ,No; it/took
a different, but only true Course, aud
actually set apart out of its funds
in hand the proportion of the L’roies
soris salary that falls to it, so that
there might be no doubt-in his mind
as to the amount of income due him
to be paid by this body. We can
only hope all our other .Synods con
cerned will do likewise. Thus xvill
we prove more satisfactorily to Bro.
R.’s mind our confidence iu him khan
the most flattering resolutions which
can be offered xvill do. We thus
prove, too, to the South Carolina
Syuod, whose noble disinterested*
ness, or, rather, whose commendable
unselfishness iu tbe part they have
takeu in the location of the Semi
nary, aud iu the support of its Pro
fessor, is deserving loftiest- praise,
that we intend promptly to second
theirs and tlie General Synod’s ac
tion in thift enterprise, so vital to
tbe perpetuity, unity aud onward
prosperity of our church iu the
South. If only all tlie Syuods yet
to act iu this matter will prove their
faith by their works as, well, there
will be a state of things so encour
aging . as has never yet gladdened
tbe hearts of the Seminary’s most
sauguipe Friends.
Other matters of interest in regard
to the late meeting of our, Synod
might be adverted to, but as;the
Secretary will furnish a synopsis em
bracing them, they need not be refer
red to here. M.
to promote such feelings as w ere desi
rable at su£h a time. And in this
way dissatisfaction with the Book
itself springs up, or its enemies are
emboldened in their Opposition. They
will, with a great flourish of trum
pets, ask, “Where is this uniformity
your boasted Book of Worship wns
to bring about ? I hjave not seen it. n
Aud what can wc reply as to this
‘objection ? Wc are bound to admit
that, while in its prescut defective
state, it is doing good in that it is
promoting a trite type of Lutheran
ism, and is tcmlin£*to a more church*
ly feeling and practice, yet the much
desired uniformity iu -worship is still
wanting,
True, all tJiis is no xnlid objection
to the Book per sc ; aud in tbe eyes
of all who judge intelligently of the
merits of its contents, does not weigh
a farthing, yet they, with its ene
mies, must own to a serious defect
as to directions concerning its nse.
Hut do you aak wbat is to l»c
done? Shall all necessary correc
tions Ik* made by an authorized [hm*-
sou or committee, and then a new
edition, xvith tho detects of the pres
ent one eliminated, at once ordered ?
We advise no snch injudicious meas
ure. Our idea is this, which we
throw out simply as a suggestion,
which we are willing shall be im
proved by others ‘to*any extent
needed: Let a committee be appoint
ed to improve the rubric of onr liook
at the first session of the next Gen
eral Synod, which Committee shall
be required to report at as early a
time as possible during that meet
ing, so that Synod may bav# an
Chap. t. An account of tlu* early
colonization of the Dutch, German-,
ami Swiss settlers in the (’arolinas.
In nineteen sections tin* Lutheran
colonic* on James' Island,^S. (
Newbcrne, N. ('., Orangeburg. 1*'\-
ington, Abbeville. S. (L, from 1070,
are treated e<.
Cliapl. 2. Condition and history of
the German colonies in tho Carolina.*
to the elo.se of the Revolutionary
War. Thisjebapter tells about the
Lutherans an Charleston, Amelia
Township kit Orangeburg, Saxe Go
tha Township in Islington,' 8. C.;
Organ and St. John's churches in
North Cnro^na ; the labors of Revs.
Nassumn anti Arndt in North Caro
lina.
Chapt. 5. (History ol the Lutheran
Ghureh iu the Carolina* from the
close ot the Revolutionary war to the
organization of the Synod of North
Carolitia. |V’e mention as among
tbe exceedingly interesting twelve
section* of thiR chapter: Section 3*
Arrival of Rev. John Charles l'alier,
Reunion o( the North Carolina
churches xviib the parent chureli in
Germany, the North Carolina Cat
echism, by |fev. Dr. VclrliHseu, and ;
Rev. Duset^t report to the Ilelm-
staedt jatIn#'*. See. 7. letters from
Rev. Nussidaiin, Storeh and ltos-
chen, publi-died hi the Helmstnedt
rejMirts. sdui:. I'he great religions
revival of 1800 aud 1801.
Chap. 4. Bistory of tho v Luthernu
Cliureh in jhe Carolinas from the
organization of the North Carolina
Bynod to tl4 formation of the first
General Syqmd in America, Hero
tours of
herer.
several
tiew corigrfgatfous established in
North and South Carolina. Sec. 9.
show that the congregation does not
ow n a house of worship, and eonse
quently have Ih*cii under the ne-
.. ., . , „ , .. resignation, to take effect November
eessitx ol renting a pnbhc hall for>,-
uunenu oynou jii America,
we have 4. Missionary tot
Rev*. Miller, Frankhm, and Sc I
8ee. 7. Origin aid history of w
that jmrjMw at a rent of fifty dollars
(*50) jK'r annum, which i* iuconve- !
nientof access and arrangement, and I
unfortunate as to its location and
surrounding*. It i* thought by the j
missionaryMhat the chureli in which 1
the congregation formerly worshiped 1
might now Ik* obtained, but in his 1
opinion it ia not advisable. The I
oopgregut-ion is regularly organized,
and consists of twenty-five meinl>ers,
nearly all of xrhom are Germans.
The attendance upon tbe public
ministrations of the Sabbath has
been good, (all things considered).
A Lutheran Sabbath school of twen
ty-five scholars and an adequate
corps of teachers, has been maintain
ed during the year, marked with
good interest. Three infants have
been baptized, five adults received
into church connerilioit, and one has
removed. One bttntlrtal and eighty
dollars (#180) lias lieCii appropriated
to loeal obpM'tH during the year, and
the mission paid into the Synodical
tressnrv twenty-five dollars at its
last convention. A subscript ion is
lieing eiretilated for the j»nrj*ose of
l>rrtcnriHg funds to puroliasi' u lot
and build a chapel. Right hundred
dollars has Ik*cii pledged, for this
object, which it is lielieveil may l»e
considerably iuoreaseil with proper
effort, Your missionary thinks that
no great degree of success can lie
exfiected to attend the enterprise
until the congregation become the
owners of a house lit w hidb they may,
uufettered by inconvenience and an
noyance, worship God aud curry
forward the various agencies of the
church. Your missionary adverts
to the inadequacy of his support—
($1,600) one thousand dollars—occa
Tbe new church is being creci
on the site of the old church, whi
w;as torn down and removed out
the way. Tbe size w ill be 48 bv
feet. A gallery will be attached
the fiont end.
The congregation, which mini
at first but seventeen members,
had as many as 460 names
tered on her roll, but ou accou
removals, deaths, &c., does not
ber now more thau 236 members.
May the Ix>rd cofntinqe the
work until fully completed to
honor and glory ! Atneu.
< JUKIO
Lutheran Ofmerrer and Lnt
and Missionary please copy.
•Rev. J. VV. Harrier died June 30th, I
For the Lutheran Visit
Our Trip to North Carolina
Wo left our home ou Monday, I
, 15th, 1872.
) 2. That he be paid out of any
fund* in the Treasury one quarter's i
salary, one hundred and twenty five
dollars (125); one half payable at the
Close of Synod, and the other half on
the first day of Octal»er, 1872.
3. That Synod expects the Mis-
sionarv to ooaUlm hi, Inbon. until i ? lU of A " B “ W ' * ,,a » *
the 15th of XoveniU-. next, so for jouruejr of two days we
OK tho Htsto. of hix lioolth uov IHT 1 nve<1 ‘I Sallsbur 5- 0,1
niit; nud also a fal! rcjMirt, at that) w ! ! W ** r *' *** Kev. J- G. S'
date, of tho state of tho Mission, “ ad in w »>Ut>C * uumber
with such suggoations as bo mav te tides to conte, us to Organ ch
pleased to communicate. abollt ten mile * * htre 8
4. That me aiuceroly 8,n.|>«thi»
with our* Missionan- in liis bodily
afflictions, and pray that with the
blessing of God, his health may la? 1
restored, and a d.«,r of usefulness lie ta *. «•* Unv wn iB *
o[H'iied to him in the-vineyard of tlie
Master.
All of which is res|ieo(liilly sttb-
mitted.
the hot son we reached the chm
xvhere we met scve'ral of those wt
wc knew in onr childhood as
J. F. Campbell, ’
D. M. Gilbert,
K. Ix)ns Ide,
Committee on Richmond Mission.
the clum h of Ghiist as minis
of the Gtepd, and others of
members of Synod, who gave
cordial welcome.
We soon went iuto the char
Iwben Rex\ S. Roth rock, the ret*
president, preached the opening
mow from 2 Tim. i; xiii.
•” After an intermission of an
♦ Weil Kudoired.—Tlie General Titeo Synod was opened by the Pi
logical Seminary of the Protestant according to the fmins iu our
Kpisco[*al church in New York city { of Wotship. The following o*
i® endowevl. The total assets were elected for the ensuing
are valued at #559,030.50; totAl lia- Itev. W. H. Cone, President,
UilitioK, $137,287.03; $23,208 is the , vv. Kimbal, Secretary, Rev. W.
estimate income for 1872-73; the es- Unbbert, Cor. Becretary, ami
tihiatcd expensed, $22,500. Gontri- j L. G. Heilig, Treasurer.'
butions received during the year j The President read a very
from all the churches iu the United eating report showing that i
States hare nmbnntcd to $261.94. his official term many imprnxi
Seventy-eight students have been in had been in many respect*
attendance during the year. j vanoed.
Rev. Keyl, who has been lor many j The second day was taken
years pastor of the First Missouri hearing the reports of pastors
congregation iu Baltimare, died is state of religion, and tbo l
tbe West a few weeks ago. tbe church councils as to the
>
,j, which
apert*' 4 ' -‘
while^
local nat**
they ongh‘
nhowoil a '
things in
learn from
much
SvihkI, aiic
clerical fsri
,Htcup\ the
Then w«
oidinatiou
;Mlionrmn«
oonwtjneri'
with reg-H
ordained 11
rreict rnea*!
Xhe Sx n<
,» general m
it should 1"
1st* of t>,l!
tered eve)
chnrche.* t •
connect the
irtie <>f 11'*
taken bx 8
fr«.f*l must
Itev. L i
M'C 8x 10*1 ■ I
The ear '
was taken
ters of I'M-
jKirt on t L ■
brought
jKirt xv a"* j-
noon Hear*!'
and discus*
wmmat4*<l *:
clause rela'
iititotl Ot I
Tenuess<-e >
this part i
next da.x t)i
until next n
t her action
The rei».
Finances sL
for Sytuxi
hundred <L>!
»lre<l dollar
that we Co
increaw^ L< :
are enter! i
able to <;»r
designs.
(>n Snmi
x’erx large
communion
largelx at*
notice om* •
ginning •
Synod xve <
eongrega I:
ami kwerv -
more large;
gtKHl eouifl t
’ Monday t
discussing -
gard to the-
delegates t
members r
ot the two *
ml. and in ] «
tif Synod.
Synod tin
Wednesd ax
in May, 1 x 7
Rowan eon
President ly-
. VVorship.
While at
ute of exan
“History of
• ii No»Hj
pai^d by jJ
is a work xx l|
interest to-,
wnri uuulAfrr
turn eoneeru
the.Lutbera
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•••embers o*
csted in the
amt we lielie]
ami faithful
'Vbile at
treatcsl by a
joy ex 1 onrsel'
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