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* . ■ : JSPT SHif^ ^ _ ML Ciljt $ai$Hr*s r— ---t-.j .:. quiui COLUMBIA, S. O. THE LUTHERAN VIS OLUMB! Friday, September $O t 1872. Bditoss: Rev. A«. RUDE, D.D., CoTumliU, S. C. Rev. J. I. MILLER, A.M., Staunton, Va. it is $17.30. fn essential*,unity ; in non-essentials, liberty ; in all things, charity." Special notices. f ■ ■ V J, ViH- 1 il ' * i • g; ■ ' W " Remittances must be made in Pt*t Office Onl«r*s Hank Cheeks. or drafts, il possible. If these can not be obtained, new! the money in it Registered LkT- Aii Peufenastcm am obliged to trr. All Postmaster* are i register letters when required. Papers are sent to snhecri express outer to dtowthwe is i ibserlbeT* until e is ro an ceiv requ. , __ number of the paper by* mail, is uot - fleient. . I ; All communications relating to subj seribera, should give their names Terr distinctly, and carefully indicate Vhieh «re old and which are new subscribers. that the proper entries may be promptly and accurately made. - Marriage and obituary notices, and other matter intended for publication, should be written separately, and not in business letters, to receive proper atten- tion% . • ■ , 17 ■ m wmm xi jll.4...JR. , ■—I !■■■ II mmmmmm —■■HI Any person who has traveled from Columbia, 8. C., by the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad to Charlotte knows that it is a terrible drag, as it taken seven hours to do the distance of only 110 miles.. The only reason wo can imagine why, in this fast ago, this railrbad is so;alow, is that the touue of the road‘is so long that it is • too heavy for the engine- From Charlotte to Gteens boio, ou the N. 0. Railroad, is a pleasant ride. The seats are vary' comfortable, and it it were not that .a change of cars is necessary iu the middle of the night, tho ride would be very agreeable. At Greensboro passengers for Lynchburg and Rich mond take the R. & D. cars, which we found a very unpleasant ex change. The seats must 1 have been invented by some inquisitor; although stuffed and padded, it is impossible fey auy person of lawful inches and height to feel at ease. \ Shoddies, uouccaux ticket, aud id omne genu* who can breathe bod air aud live in a cesspool take the sleep ing car at Charlotte and have not to change till the train arrives at Rich mond. Why other passengers, who either can not or will not pay the extra two dollars for the privilege of "| ft : n,n 1 * '* •“■■*11 ! Wf .--if- t -lINVl filled and re distilled by the lungs of other men until there is not a par ticle of oxygen left, we do not un derstand, unless it is to compel as many as possible to take a berth in the Pullman. It took us from Mon day 12:43 p. >1. till Tuesday 12:50 P. M. to travel by rail from Columbia to'Richmond. 1 At Bickmoud we had to lid over from Tuesday 12:50 p. N.L till Wednesday 8:30 A. M., no, (train leaviug Richmond for Stauutoi any earlier. This is a bad arrsuigfeiueot for travelers, but a very/good oue for hotel keepers, who know how to charge and are no respecters of per sons. We stopped at the “Exchange.” We have no fault to find with the treatment We had a pleasarft and clean room, a good bed, prompt and w illing attendance, aud the' table was all that could be asked; bat we did not get oar money’s worth. Well, we do not wonder at it If w4 kept the “Exchange” we would have to charge too. Only think of it The present lessee has to pay $18,000 ^rent a year; he keeps two clerks, forty 'servants, aud six laundry maids. The servants wages are from $8 to $15 a month. L. No wonder when these and other expenses are taken in consideration, that the fare is high, j The charge lor one day is $3; tor a single room $100 a month; fr>r two rooms $150 a mouth. The average number of guests is in summer 23 a dhy, and iu winter 60. The day we stopped over was a very good day, there were 64 arrivals registered, and yet, although we by our example induced such a large number tp stay over, not a cent was deducted from our bill, j k ^ ; f h We left Richmond for Staunton Wednesday Jionung at 3* A. II. on the Chesapeake aud Ohio Rail road, and had a most delightful ride of it. We did not go at a snail’s pace, for though we had to eiimb the Blue Ridge and drive through the twpineU, w$ were carried over the 130 miles from R. to SL in 7 hours ami 14 minutes. The whole country we travelled over has suffered great ly from the drought; the fields look as if a sirocco had passed over them, and the com in many places will not pay tor gathering. One thing never theless struck us—the amount of. money which must be spent in trav eling.* Oue half of tho people must always be going somewhere; if the fare were lower and the speed great er but very few would remain at home. But it seems as if some of the railroad companies care but lit tle about way passengers. The fare from Columbia to New York is $25 mid some ceuts, and' from Columbia Is that e traveler Ift-orn Qol nton ud the White Sulphur has to lie over iu Richmond eighteen hours, tho-traveler to New York does not stop at all, and to stay over adds at least $3.50 to the ex penses: * On the trip we saw and heard a great many queer things. Some peo ple put on their very best clothes to travel with; others put on their worst manners. Not a few give themselves great airs, others are af fable and unselfish. During the day most people keep awake, at night ■tost travelers try to sleep. Some talk for the benefit of all; others injure their eyes by reading; several eat all the time; while now and then select parties composed of two or three gentlemen gather near the water holder and go through some strange chemical operation with flasks and cups. We listened to scrape of theological discussions, political prophecies and commercial transactions. We heard men talk largely About tobacco aud corn, and even witnessed a light flirtation be tween a young lady and gentleman who took the trail at Charlottes ville. * \ We give a few scraps of oou verna tion for the beueflt of all wb may concern. “It is always safest to sell when the price is good.” “Why do yon say you hove no labor when yon raise snch large crops.” “There is a general disposition now - to try to make money without labpt> Tbe idea is this, a man says to himself, I have got no uiouey to lose, and I may Alike something, ftml if 1 lose it yvill be somebody .vise’s money and not iny own. It won’t therefore hurt me. You understand met” On the R. & D. train was a sharp news boy. He tried us with papers and books in vain; gave ns a search ing glance, left, and returned with » book in which* he showed us a pie tore of a minister addressing a large crowd. We were, however, not to be won over to his views. In the parlor of the hotel at Rich mond we met a gentleman and his lady, boarders in the hotel, with whom we spent the evening iu pleas ant and profitable conversation.— They were both members of a pro testant church; and yet the lady, although evidently a most amiable and interesting, character, had no unuRniitiJlAr rwliirifU* Bb ea, she bad not me ran assurance of faith, she woukl not admit that Christ was an all-sufficient Savidur, aud she labored under tbe serions impression that, she had to add her works to his iti order to make him a perfect Saviour. We tried tq^teach her the better way, whether we sac oecded or uot, eternity will disclose. From this lady we also learned the necessity of keeping upr the English mission at Richmond. A friend of hnis, a French lady aud a Lutherm, now residing iu Richmoud^iias been- in the babitof going from olio church to another, just as she took a no tion. Tho result is that her mind has become completely unsettled as regard^, religion. She herself la ments that heariug opposite views, aud seeing different inodes of wor ship has completely upset her. She does not know what aud whom to believe. ^She knows alt can uot be right, fears that all are wrong, aud is of coarse very unhappy. The lady of whom I learned this said that she had advised her tb attend only her own church; either the Gcrmau or the English, mission churcli of which the lady had beard. It is our advice, too, to one and all: If you desire truth, if you hunger aud thirst after righteousness, if you wish to be a true evangelical Chris tian, attend tbe Evangelical Lnther- an Ohnrch, and thank God every day that you are a Lutheran. But we are at Staunton, and we have to rest, to talk, and to preach. We therefore close, prayiug the I.«ord to guide yon in all truth. For tbe Lutheran Vl*i| Our Theological Tbe hearty approval with which tbe action of our General Synod in the matter of the Theological Serai nary almost everywhere meets, Is very gratifying. We have conversed with no one, either ministers or lay men, upon the subject, who has not expressed himself ss greatly pleased with what was done at Charleston with regard to this vitally important enterprise. Tbe change of location to Salem, Ya., for reasons which for the want of time and space can not be entered into here, Appears to commend itaetf to all as most wise; and the selection of Rev. 8. A) Repaas, as Professor of Theology, Is everywhere 'spoken of, as fair as ire have been informed, as an emtnently jndidons choice. The church at large has, we think, learned of his acceptance with great pleasure, whilst those who know him best cherish tbe confidence that his on trance upon this new field of labor is the beginning of a career of use fulness which will tell most favorably aud with annually increasing power upon the interests of onr Southern church. What we desire to see now is, the diffusion throughout all our borders of that spirit of unity, harmony and earnestness which so notably char acterized . the last convention of our General Synod iu dealing with this question of tbe establishment of the Theological Seminary. \Ve are poa vincod that if that spirit is carried, as the prevailing spirit, into tbe de liberations and action of our District Synods, we shall, God blessing us, succeed even beyond onr most san guine expectations. Nor do we permit ourselves to doubt that it will be so. The church is, at last, thoroughly aroused to the necessity that is upou us to educate our ministers at home for the fields in which we expect them to labor, and we believe that each District iff It Ckimpmeetings—Ike Watchman and Rejkdor say#.—It is an open question whether in these latter days there is too much piety to spoil the pleasure -at camg-meeting grounds, or too much pleasure to ruin 'the piety. Tbe old-time flavor seems in a great measure to have departed, and Synod—nay almost each congrega tion in connection with oar General Synod, is determined, as never be fore^ that tbe enterprise shall he ef ficiently sustained. Ami surely it deserves to be, for It is the. most im portrait object by far to which tbe at tention of our Synods is directed, and our professor, recognizing it as such, with uo half way compliance with the wishes of tbe church, has i Vgi n self loose from all other mmtm of Support, and ready to do his utmost in the work ussigned him, to beet the expectations of bis brethren, has thrown himself unreservedly upou the pledges given him by the church’s representatives in Charles ton. Shall not those pledges be re deemed f Shall not every one of us give hitu our fullest confidence aud support t We fear no uegati ve answer to these questions from any quarter, aud yet we would urge upon onr breth - ren of the various Distinct Synods the importnuoe of acting in the matter with a promptness and efficiency which cannot lie mistaken. The delegates of the Synod of South Caroliua to the Inst General Synod, in tlieir discussions and con clusions upon the Seminary question, exhibited a uiagnauimity which can not soon be forgotten by those with whom they acted, nor by- tbe church throughout the Sonth. They proved themselves utterly unselfish, and anxious only for that which wonld bring the most good to the whole church. Actuated by that desire ’alone, they not only unanimously gave their voioes iu favor of Salem, as soon as convinced that, uuder all the circumstances, it was the lo cation offering the most advantages for the establishment of a Seminary, but they promptly pledged their Synod to pay half the salary of a Professor there if the other Synods would pay the other half. Those who are at all acquainted with our S. G. brethren, know that their word is as good as their bond in that mat- tor. The Synoil of Virginia, at its re cent convention, heartily endorsed the act of her delegates at Charles ton, and uuhesitAtiagly appropriated $250 from funds now in the Tftas Brer’s hands as her proportion erf the salary. She has but one Theo logical stodent at preseut under her amusement and recreetaen to have the told; the crowds ***** prom.suig young gen that now attend these annual gatherings are largely composed of more pleasnre seekers, and those who go with religions motives are in a small minority. ’ * Good For this Women.—In one of the London University announce ments it is said “the result of exami nations held in this country and in America go fbr to prove the intellec tual equality of the se.tes in sciences as well as languages and’ literature Erhfte equal advantages of training are employed and equal incentives to stndy are supplied.^ Bucyrus, Ohio*—One Sunday lately three pair of twins weye presented for Baptism. V iuMtitntitoi establish, to rest- upon no contingen- . Bat them fellow tbe example re given, and #«r people win be to- spired with now confidence in oar Sy nodical bodies, "»»• the fact that we are not merely tel* ing about a Seminary, but that we really wtkjid $b have a Seminary’, they wUl not fafl to supply w ltk the neoeaaary menus. If our minis ters will only rfeolnUfly go forward, there need he no fears about the laity coming up to their help. Wo must say, for our part, that wo never have had as much hope for oar cbarcli in the flluth as we hare now. Ouly let tb© unity, the harmony, the earnestness of purpose, the liberal ity, aud the churchlinesa, both in frith and praqtfcx*, now ao hopefully manifest iu dlflbrent directions, be prayerfully foals rod and continue to increase, and Rg> feel that those of us who lire to ae* the end of tbe com iug te«r yearq^will be constrained thankfully to ssry u Tke Lord katk done Git eat Tp inub for ««, »ehereqf Ire fire glad* -* • / *»*«►»■-•» —■*» Kortho Lutheran Visitor. Hasting : I tear Doctor: Boon after taking charge of tbs LotfcdhftB church of Snvntinab, I beard some inti nations of n legacy in Germany, Aaltabargern in America. Rot how should I or rive nt a knowledge of facts f the question. Upon farther inquiry f was told that Rev. P. A. A. was the only man in mb • —fc 4i. am fetiawta Ufa wdm.w Pi'P Wx Rllj IfllvrnlWwu* iMBilllg heard of IsgaelfH in amounting to hundreds of thousands and even mittens of doltoru, and bring fully impressed with tire uu certainty of human life, 1 lost no time to addressing a note of in qairy to the g»h man to who knew all about the whole ter. In dne time I received os an swer containing several Jbrih. first was that* in 1940 had been received, each of $1,0$$, and tbe money bad been paid, but to whom was not known to him. 1 immediately began to calcalat© thus Interest in Europe is low, say 5 per cent*, and bow* tbe principal to areke $2,000 would be, say $40,000. m— ipp l$72 wonld be 22 whole years, doming naendkts. Ibis wonld be $44,$00 interest, t Pgiaripal and interest $$4,000. I hod already picked out a lot for a new churel* and in my mind’s eye saw iljtoisliril in all its bedntifril proportions, t read on, and tbe second item was the name of the generous testator, a Herr Von der Jtoy»*n. Tbe third flaet was that the aforesaid checks were sent from the Orphan House at Halle «*/ der Saale, With this informa tion I wrote a polite note to Dr. A. Tholnck, giving him name, supposed sum as principal, checks, dates and all. In the course of some six weeks the good old man sent me a very kind letter in retuia- From this note I inferred that the benevolent Doctor had sera-cticd the records at the Or phan House from Franks down, with tree German patience, and with per haps labor sufficient to have trans^ lated a good-sized volume of San- crit j* bnt tonari no snch name on the records. He suggested thnt as the facto Mere 'solicithat limited, I had better gather up additional data, aud ho would* with great pleammy give me all (smsiblc mmhImkw. I value.llm aufiogiaph of tin* great man very highly. Here was a gloomy prospect of success, tioim- time passed by, and a lady of my church liaadqd on* aa old letter, (go soon os the doctrine of Wotoaw’a R 2$, 1871 w nervous mod sets tlemau, who spent the past year at the Philadelphia .Seminary. Some few brethren were inclined to tbe opinion that as he bad spent one year at Philadelphia, his should be considered an exceptional on#o, and that he ought to complete bis course there. Bat iu order that oar inter eat iu and determination to support with all our influence and authority the Seminary of our Geuerolf Synod might be above suspicion from any quarter, the Ministeriuin, utter an interchange of opinion, promptly decided to recommend him to pursue his studies at Salem. We. earnestly hope now that all our Synods will act iu a manner sim- Determ toed, however, to see the thing through, I resumed my letter, pod foond tb# testator to be Geo. Degenfelt. { How sorry I reqlly felt for Dr. Tbolack, who with so much patience, hod been seeking through the musty records of tbe Orphan House for q wrong name. Tbs only apology I cob suggest for “the only man it America,” who knows all about foreign legaciea, is that tbe great similarity bstwesu tb$ two uamos, Herr Von der tiluyen and Qtn. Uegen/dt, might even lead into error oue who knows uothiog about lega cies, either foreign or domestic. 1 was sorry for Dr. Tholuck, and felt l|ke sending the benevolent old fa ther an hamble apology. I again resumed my old letter. The amount iUft was 600? Rix Thalers, iu gold, ^uid a Rix Thaler, 1 believe, is about 83 cents of our money. Tbe cat was out of tbe bag, or at least the legacy was in the bag. What negtt was tbe question. Tbs lot was aban doued, tbe corner-stone of my new church was not laid, and I endeav ored to praise God with my good people in the present church edifice. J resumed my old letter, and found that lhbenezer bad received half the check, aud Savannah was entitled to only 3331 of tbe bug of Rix Thalers. I began to think that a few more reductions awl divisions and there wonld not to enough left to pay Dr. Tholuck for search after Herr Von der Shtgom. I determined not to give up my labors, be the result what it' may. Accordingly, I pre pared a paper and bod it signed by tbe proper officers representing both Savannah and Ebeaeser, appended the groat seat, and then took it to tbe Prussian Consulate, kad it verified, endorsed, and the seal of tbe.Consul ate appended. This document I sen! to the Orphan House, and in due time a check arrived for $712325 in gold. In the letter containing tbe check tbe statement is made that the principal can never be removed, and the interest only cau be collected Tbe result then is that Savannah and Kbenexer are each entitled to some $12 or perhaps $15 a year per petnally. I would suggest that every Lu t Ur ran minister who has old go to work reading those documents. If he can not read German, let by all means study the language; for no oue can tell how many German may qwietiy be reining iu Gsnaaa dress within those old If Herr Von dei did not leave any, perhaps els© with a shatter name did. Search y onr records. I am entry for charsbes who have neither German togaoies nor German records. D. H. B. ilar to this iu meeting the proposition I Legacy, priitipuj aud totei^at, cut be received as former Secrete!} and Treat- nrer presented their official reports. Tho retiriug President, liev. P. Miller preached at 11 P. M. from Proverbs xi: 30. SECOND SESSION. 2$ o’clock P. 44. The President appointed the aso:»l i That tbe President of BomoU College, Bev. Ur. D. 1. Bittle, and tbe President of Strata too Female Seminary, Rev. Prof. J. L Miller, be allowed one-half boor each to present the claims of their respect ive institutions before Synod, oo Saturday. TRIED HESSION. August 17—$ A. M. Mcoolrcdj That the Parochial table be ao modified as to represent two general headings, one of which ahull exhibit tbe money actually paid to during Synod, and tbe other tbe OBKHint remitted to the Treasurer daring tbe interim of Synod. Tbe report of the Committee on Minutes of last Synod wss received sod considered by items. From tbe consideration of this report, and tbe era given to the nsnol interrog ative*, we learn that the ministers were generally punctual in fulfilling tbe requirements of Synod. This is os it should be. The resolutions of last year were not, as a certain D.D. own; sarcastically said of Synodical a re port, For the Lutheran Visitor. AlffTEbOT Of fee Proceeding* of the KxmngeHml Lutheran Hgnod of Virytala. The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Virginia met iu Harrisonburg, Rockingham Oounty, Va., Augusj 15th, 1873. Iu th« absence of the Secretary, Rev. G. A. Long, Rev, Dr. BkF. Bittle preaching tbe open FIRST SESSION. August 16—U A. M. Synod «ra* regularly n|K-ned on Friday morning according to the form prencrihed in tbe Book of Wor ship* by the President. Rev. 1\ Rev. S. Henkel, of tbe Tennessee Synod, and Rev. J. Hawkins, of Rights shall have boon folly aeteb Sooth Carolina 8ynod, were received liabed in Cbufeli aud State, I mean to proi>oec lier to my oongregatiou, for tb© office of deacon.) This old letter wiml.addressed to her father, tlH?M hviug mid a prominent mem ber of the ckfiroh, py the suiliortttes of the Orphan Ilouse-al^laUe.. You may imagine the eagerness and interest M-itb which I grooped this old letter. Talk of Dr. Murehi- sou seising upon a strange fossil, or my fr iend Dr, Morris oo q bug! My excitement was much greater. 1 opeued and read that two ohtwhs u 1 $1*000 had boon forwarded, one by Bremen . and the other by Ham burg; but ouatca« the duplicate of the other. I laid down tbe letter, whilst a kind of irof n must Imrp gathered on my hopeful face. Think of it, ray indulgent reader! $84,600 re duced one Mf, Uowu to tb© pitiful sum of $42,0$0 by the very first line in my old letter. ,, T j y m ,/ J . .Well, thought i, “h«M a foal is better than qo bread ok oik” l.to Burned my ol^ tioenmeut. The next thing I read was the /art thnt this $1,000 was fir accumulated interest of twenty Jour you to. A goto 1 put down my letter, aud the hitherto placidity of my counteoauue was transformed into positive rtgrugatioii. 1 thought thus: 24 into 42* pot quite twice! Letters Of fraternal greeting were rend before Synod from Rev. M. L CdRer, from Maryland Syn od, and from Rev. 8. A. Repnss, delegate from South Western Vir ginia Synod. ltev.J. Hawkins, «f South Caro lina Synod, and Rev. E. H. Jones, of South-Wealnrn Virginia, on present of dismmiion from were* re this 1km ly. The fisHowiag mhtiarerH were in ’ vifed to seats aa adxiaugy atom tiers : Revs. Dr. D. V. Bittie, 4.4. Soman, Levi Jfriler, G. W. Aadareon and T. Condor, of the Lutheran Church ; Rev. 8tattoo, of the Uoitod Brethren Church ; Rev. J>. R. Bowman, of tbe Prosbytesiaa Cburuh; Rev. J. B. Fitepatrish, of the M. K. Church Rev. J. Ik Loose, of the Reformed Church. his naaanl An etectiou was^heW lor officers for the easamg. year, which resulted «a follows:' Pqrsident, Rev. J. II. Cnpp; Secretary, Rev. J. M. Sehreok- Treasurer, Rev. D. M. Gil , it was • ; K \ That aU visiting minis ters of Lutherau aud other evsugeli only to make and to excite expectations b were never to be realised, but dot and theU. Intended to do execution. To illustrate: lo last year's Minutes there were two reoo- lotions in reference bo contributions to Synodical Fond and Roanoke College, the elerieul members pledg ing themselves to a faithful effort to a sum equivalent to an aver of fifty rents per member for of these objects. The Stennton (Rev. D. M. Gilbert, pastor,) and the Madison church (Rev. R. G. Holland, pastor,) more than complied with resolutions of Bywod^ and paid into the treasuries of Synod and of Roanoke College more than an aver age of one dollar per member. The Wayneuborough charge, (Rev. C. Beard, pastor,) with 235 comm uni- can to, reported over $305. which tbe pastor rather promised to raise to $225, niakfog one dollar (>er member. Other brethren report nearly the some amount, whilst all, wtfh one re two exceptions, complied with the spirit of Svnodte request by having mode a faithful effort to ‘secure funds for the objects specified. • The church at Wiuobester, although with out a pustor . tor several months, and at present vacant, did not foil to send a delegate to Synod, who paid into its treasury for said church thi* sum of $123. We make there statements in order that honor may be given to whom honor is doe. Each oae from there facts may draw his owh inferences. A tetter was read from Rev. D. M. Henkel, missionary at Richmond, tendering his resignation, and refer red to the Committee on Richnutod Mission, whose ref>ort, as it is of general interest, we will furnish, in acooitiance with rcsointion of Synod, for publication in the Lntheran Vis itor. In addition to the resolutions re- commended by tbe committee, Ur following was adopted: BemdrefI, That to promote the interests of thin im|*>rtant mission, the Synod appoints Rev. IK M. Gil bert to visit Richmond before the removal of Rev. D. M. Henkel, s|tend a few days in preaching and in as suring them of the deep interest this Synod feels in tbe success of tbe enterprise. Services preparatory to the cele bration of the Lord's Supper were held at 2j 1*. M., conducted by Rev. J. A. Snyder. A sfcfmon was preached by Rev. J. F. Campbell, from Matt, xxvi: 26, 27, on the “nature, design aud benefits of a worthy celebration of the Lord’s Supper.” Interesting addresses acre deliv ered by Bev. D. F. Bittle, D. 1>., President of Roanoke College, and Rev. Prof. J. I. Miller, presenting the claims of tbrir respective uistita (MM* FOURTH SESSION. 8 o’clock P. M. Mission aad education addresses were delivered by Revs. 4. A. Snyder, J. I. Miller, and Prof. J. B. Davis. A collection was token up, amount ing to $122.1$. On Sabbath the pulpits in Harri- aonburg were supplied with preach ing morning and night by membere and of Synod and visiting brethren. FIFTH HK88ION. August 111—9 A. M, ^ Extract from the report ou tbe iVesideut’s report: That we fnlly and elieer- v endorse tbe action of our del© gatts at tbe receut convention of the General Synod, by which they (in reapoHse to ao offer of the.Sooth Carolituv Syuod to raise oue»half— salucr) piermeu loemaeivm to nt* to secure the tout Mi it dne from this Synod. That in the of Synod, the permanent meat of the Theological is essential to tk« < and prosperity of oar Church | ion, we will, with the help of ©3, present its claim* tom* people, tafl urge upon them the necessity *f - l>Afea -- ■■ ^ » CO TUP ppUFI SffiQ Iffifoin teoeoee. Resol red. That Synod appropriate two hundred and fifty dollar* ($230) toward tbe salary of the ffhesfegfoa! Professor out of any funds now f« tbe treasury; one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) to be pail at the oommencemcct, oad the bal ance at the middle of the station. ‘ That tbe Professor of Theology elect, Rev. ,8- A. Repos*, enjoys the confidence of this body to the qualifications and fitnsm for the position to wbWfe, in the of God, he has hem by the church, nod we assure him of our sympathy aad eo-oper* tion in tbe proeeeutioif of the high trust committed tb his erne, SIXTH SESSION. 2£ o’clock P. M. After some appropriate remark* by lley. Prof. 4. B. Dsvia, it wan Rtso 'ned, That by a standing rate we reaffirm the action of Sgapd j» reference to the Lutheran VseUmr contained iu rnedutiao* found so page 24 tel year’s minutes. r , ^ Hie rtssolutMu inferred to renfif thus: Retained, That the L rtherna l ra ter commands a couftdeaoe, and we commend it to the sympathy, pcayen and sopport of our clergy and buty. Tbe seotimeot of Synod on tin rejKMt of the committee ou General Synod's minutes it embodied h these resolutions. Resolved, L That this Synod »p prov es of the notion of General Syuod in removing the Theological Seminary from Colombia to Salem. 2. Tjfcst we think it inexpedient at present to make an effort to endow tbe TbecflogicaJ Seminary , 3. That this Synod respond* to action of Synod of South Carolina in reference to the support of Theo logical Seminary, and will furnish her quote of saic^ salary. _ 4. That we ha vis heard with |ihte ure the proposition -of the Booth Carolina Syuod to sustain oue Tbeo logical Professor, if the other Synods connected with General Synod sus tain the other, and that this Synod will accede to this proposition when in the Providence of God the w*y i» opdoed. 5. That we approve of the course qf action recommended by the Geo eral Synod ou the sulfieet of Hoaw Missions, as given on page 27 of last minutes of General Synod. 6. That this Synod approves of the adoption of the Box System of col lection as recommended by General Syuod. Permission was given to the Capon Charge to divide itself into two charges so soon os satisfactory,ar rairgemeuts con be mode far the call \uff of an additional poster, such division being sabject to future leg islation of Synod. We will copy from the report, (which was received and adopted) of the corresponding Delegate to the Mary laud Synod the following pre amble resolutions. Whereas, Tbe Maryland Syusd at its convention of 1872, by reaotu tiou inaugurated proceedings looking to a return of more amicable rela tions between the Rringaliaal Lathe ran Churches in the General Synod North, and Gesmral Synod South; and whereas it expresses regret at aay action of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church ortu, wuwa WMp w mffrprnt us a reflestiou upon the piety of tlieir Southern brethren ; and where os tfc further oflhmaa hearty conk deuce in, and love few the tfiergv ami laity of tbe Lntheran church South ; therefore, Resolved, That we sisteat with friendly or< North. • '» t>- Rmsolred, That of the eeatimoot -of the Maryland Synod in tins regard, we a delegate to repreaunt 1 that tiyoed, at Us next convention with instractioos to bring this acti to the kffmilliigi^^ tiiat body. IM llTMIMtiKMi £ffi*4fofSld%lHr *" August 2fr—$ A- M An election was held for delegate* to represent this body fit the next resulted t CLEHffCAli J. F. CoBspbeHv Profit!V. Dtorfo, D. M. Gilbert, Uawkiua, R. C. Holland. Alternates.—Revs. J. A. Snyder, 1 O. w. Holland, G. A. Long, P. Mil ler, C. Beard. mIi i mi In I 4P®^T p,I | -1! D- >1 Bev. «T. I** 1 gate to ***? *] Lwofe S. W. V!« Holfrod, altei Holland, alter Davis to Hofr Gilbert, al ke | to Mhrist -itev. D. H- The Ber t furaiih for pu| an Visiter, at rai khatract «TI conweatipn. The V&m* sre t con; convention- * - - THE The Minted! sions daring The prtortpe* ihe examiiLU > tie aa i of Synod, and ing Stiff! SeqMpory.ot The Synod on Toned o] day onaning August, 1&73,| Augusta Com i ' a ‘ . A minister id. >> for strong "to ex; * ■ i, e.mphasis wlik this matter of I It footed bel should he Al preacher wiel( lie o|>cn to &u? as with the would be n? worse thou i <*ffn aoe that Satan to be r l fineiice of iu a minister fotoffy rarao'i praamouut imj ter, St^ Paul I bishop, soys: -and to the doc It has been effective, truth from the lift, qpnser that o«9 feogrooce from] ^nature effm The BMNrt ti 6cation is bjr a life whi walk with God iog dioeonrs, Christ is. the »t tl»e centn | divine reflected mot own. The ape* •»g this world *] future world's see that we ore day under the to oome f that ter oouutry. ev a man so live -to him God, and immortali| practical prim] be will exert mightiest of i <* ©Uholy lid There is ootii life to the prof< more than d be find that] not Uh» ability r| ^^tidb’titttetig th * gift of p w ho are incoii imrsuteg and the Christ if fog the ptflpH. "o mau to the d be ««uuot do; a duty for whij -Yet for more that uo man duties of the* »« morally uu; m«n i yj4V preach more mil a, »d goodness »| ^ &tygT*pber ^awUtott, PA« Judgement, I n ,j a f ricndshij» should be difcj> thr ** inatronu ffWi tbo Latii ai “l his “fgwa, bet It,;,