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iUMBIA, 8. C., OCTOBER LI, 1872. COLUMBIA, Friday, October 11, 1872. BpiIOIB: ZV.l)Jc<M+ik,k- C.' Rkv. J. I: MILLER, A.M., Staunton, Va. . Jn essentials, unity; ia nonmentials, liberty ; i# aU thing*, charity.” r» SPECIAL NOTICES. ss£ kje&i&S: i mate daok v/ntxKR, or uniuj, iipoHsihin. If throe cm not bootitattnL Hcml the money in a Registered Let ter. All Poatmaetwre are owi«en to ana r ®‘ m order to diacontiilae in re nd aU wwfnwt aw pwd» minimi by law. Merely returning a «f the paper by mafl, i« not snf communications relating to subj should give their names venr and carefully indicate which _ old and which are new subscribers. Not only the name of the post office, hut alao fcluit of the county and State of each subscriber is necessary, in order t hat the proper entries may be promptly and accurately made. '^Karriage and obituary UU5&**. and other matter intended for pttblioation, should be written separately, and not m business letters, to receive proper atten ptMS§>" - 1 . - 111 i ; Rev. J. B. Anthony of McConnells burg, Pa., informs M that he “shall most likely spend part of the winter, if hot a#, in traveling.” «« llev. J. P. Margart lately visited Oglethorpe and Anderson, in Ga. He writes: “1 am sorry to say that outf Church in that section wears rather a gloomy aspect. Having no pastor from the time that brother Redenbaugh left them nntil the first of Jane, the wolves have crept into the fold and committed acts of depredation which have resulted in the loss of eight members from Zion's church and fonr from St. John’s. Onr policy is to guard the future, and see that they make no more in roads. For the encouragement and strengthening of our churches I have promised to preach for them a ser mon on the doctrines and usages of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at my next appointment* Brother Margart is doing a good work in South-western Georgia. He is pastor, traveling preacher, mission agent for the Fiwtor, and cbor- of the whole country. ie tru(_ church nances are ila, they are fixed and unchangeable; the measures are man’s, and, as in time, man changes, so mast also the man made measures chauge. When we differ from a brother, wo differ hp^estly *nd,*Pthly. We do not Work in the dair, wo do not whisper in the car, but cry aloud that all may hear us. We have been deeply wounded, unkindly treated by* those of whom we had the right to expect kindness and forbearance. Where we acted for the welfare of the Church, the charge was cunningly made that it was personal pique. We have borue it all quietly; we have not tried to awaken sympathy and pity by pre senting ourselves as a martyr, and we have not goue about looking like < lain; for knowing that our motives were pure, that we wore serving God, and having the advice and sup port of brethren in whose judgmeut and principles we could confide, we have always had, and do even now enjoy the inward assurance and com fort, that by and by even our own brethren will4p us justice. We can afford to wait Wo do not labor for time, but for eternity. Truth will prevail. “The Lord knoweth them that trust in him.” i- bave never been sufficiently appre ciated,: was to North Caiolina. •***■*|^ * l A Working Friend. i\ 4 •? U ■ ^ ' Rev. of ^ Virginia, sends ns five new subscribers, and writes us a rtry kind letter, a portion of which we copy, in the hope that others will >go ind do Hkewise “fc have obtained these subscribers with effisri; and I hope by dint of <B#^hrtUnity to obtain others “t would like to see the Visitor one column wider, and of corres ponding proportion in length; and I do not see why with proper effort it can not be effected. 1 think I have secured ToFfibe Fisifor about thirty paying inbScribers, and am nqtjFet done, (D. V.) make it a point to speak of the publicly and privately. I can do so most heartily, for so for as X can ,see .we are precisely at one as to its basis of doctrine and measures; aod I hope it is the true basis. Keep oat of it those little spiteful, person al altercations. Let’ the disputants carry on their paper fnailade some where else.* C. j,. Remark, Rack a letter cheers us, aud we often <etand in need of on- r V» ■ ,11 |>v-j 77 ,f T-* W#! *i t |1 couragement, for we have much to dishearten us. We have worked hard; not for ourselves, but for Christ and his ohorcb., We have sough* no reward for our labors and have asked none, nor do we expect any. All that we ask k kind for bearance with Qur shortcomings; and we think we have earned the right to be kindly dealt with. The last volume of the Visitor barely paid the expense of publish ing $; ^ editors received nothing for their labors but the encomiums of tbpeewho were alple and willing to appreciate the sacrifices made, the work performed, and the motives whickinfiueucod them. All, however, wasnptapproyal; some abused us to our J^oe and behind our bock. One did ^not agree with, us in doctrine, another differed from us in practice, a third one bad an axe to grind, and because we would not be the boy and turn the grindstone for he got angry; a fourth one became displeased because we did not fovor his pet scheme, a fifth because we did pot honorjyp. sufficiently, al though we had no official informs* tion fiat any especial and distinct honorp had been conferred on him, and the sixth one is possessed with the fixed idea that cyery editorial contains unfavorable allusions to him, when the fact is, we hardly ever think of him. ( ' Staunton Our readers will please remember that we had arrived at Staunton when last heard from. Since then we have been in a great many other places, and we inteud to give a true account of our journeyings to fro, but in regular order. When the traiu arrived at the de pot, we of coarse looked about for friends, and not in vain. Brothers Gilbert and Miller were on hand. “Give us yoor check, and go in there and rest yourself.” “Come and we weut, got into the carriage, and rolled away to the Seminary. Stannton has not enlarged its bor ders since last we saw it, that is im possible, bat it has climbed up on the hills around it, and wherever the ejY rests, there is a new building either completed or being erected. What would the man say who built the first honse at Stannton, if be could see it now t We would here remark that all the way from Stauatoo to ML Jackson, we i I ; ■! i |>|* — growing larger, pleased ns about the Semi* the family life. Principal, teachers and papils constitute in the xaest sense of the term a Christian amily. Prayer, meals and recrea tion are taken In common. Mrs. Miller’s sitting room and Mr. Miller's study are at all hoars accessible. At night, although tho young ladtee after bells—taps, a soldier would say—are confined to their own rooms, yet both Mrs. Smith* aud Miss Mc Cauley have their rooms so situated that iu case of snddeu sickness they can at ouce be at the bedside of the sufferer. We were also pleased to learn that especial attention is devoted to mn sic and German, as should be. The Seminary is evidently firmly established. Even the most doubt fill and fearful spirits are convinced of this. Brother Miller's faith has conquered, aud the Lord not only has blessed, but is blessing, and will ooutinue to bless him. He is doiug a good work. He is not only a teacher, but a pastor of his flock. Besides the regular services every morning and evening, he has a reg ular devotional exercise ou Sunday afternoon, which both teachers aud scholars mast attend. On Sunday morning and evening the pupils wot ship at the Lutherau church, of which Rev. Mr. Gilbert is the high ly esteemed pastor. Aud now we will say a few words about Staunton Lutheran chnrch. We preached on Sunday twice, be sides lecturing on Wednesday eve ning. The attendance was good. The members are devoted to the church, aud evidently earnest work ers and liberal givers. This we infer from the fact that the congregation is now bnilding a very handsome and comfortable parsonage, in which Mr. Gilbert expects to move in the course of a couple of mouths. Three members of the church gave the lot, for which #1,000 was paid. Brother Gilbert is doing a good work, aud the congregation is growing. Al though the Charch of the Reforma tion was organised at a late day at Stannton, we yet feel confident that the time is not distant when it will have a larger membership thau any other charch in that city. The Re formation was and is God’s work, that work is not finished, aud it has to be done by the Lutheran Church, and the Lutheran Charch only can do it. - # iTia.1 sevants, and ev#e oonvim the Church of take. They we ere more thau that the doctrines of Reformation will the teachings of the —"Ml plate the sacrifices of these good people for the chnrch and her insti tutions, we must say that they are still a charitable and hospitable peo pie. After biddiug them farewell, our tried friend, brother Zimmerman, took me home with him. He and his pleasaut family eutertaiued mo kind ly. The next day after dinner my kind brother Zimmerman took me to the railroad, aud Tuesday evening found me safe at home among my own beloved family. God bless the dear people we were so very reluctant to leave. God will assuredly reward them for their benevolence and kindness. Dear Brother Rude/ O that our ministers and people would take an interest in the cause of Christ and h i s people! Our Synod’s Missionary tuud would then be filled with from $1500 to $2000. We ought to adopt a plan w hich would work more ou an equality . The church is iu want both of funds aud of men, and her mem bers must supply thaw wants. E. Cauqhman. Bible, and all that is required is for them to be ktiofwu, and they will be received. ' I-*hfcve labored for the last thirty yearn in this community, and I eau now say that our pros pects are brighter thau at any former period in ourfoctory. We are look ing up. GoA is blessing us. Our people are bedouin^ raorc churcbly, zealous and liberal, aud what we now want is—fcoeu, and the Lord’s causa must prqsper. L. Bkdknbauoh. for the Lutherau Visiter. A Trip to Bt. Matthew's. Orangeburg County, 8 C. ~ Lelhvillk, 8. C. I had a ftroug desire to visit my old friends and acquaintances iu Brother* Jjkmgh and Hallman’s charges, aft as 1 am now employing my feeble strength iu the missionary cause of t$n Evaugelical Lutheran Charch of the Syuod of South Car olina aud adjacent States, I accord ingly started ou Thursday before the fourth Sabbath in August. I took passage at Leesville, got on the iroo- borae, and rolled ou to Columbia, the capital t>f South Carolina. 1 stopped at thg Washiugtou house, aud having dined and rested, walked up to the State House. It was at the time of the meeting of the Republican State Convention. I soon found out that it was no place for a miuister of the gospel to enjoy himself iu ; 1 therefore only remain ed fifteen initiates, and I then went to sec my old and tried frieud, I>r. Rude. I footed him in his office, and I greeted bite as usually with that heartful affection Christians should show. After spending a moment or two in sweet conversation, in steps Brother HotigTi, when onr hearts were again made glad to meet that young brother who is laboring so faithfully at St. Matthews and ML Lebanon for the church and her in stitutions. We must here remark that his people are still both hospita ble and charitable. When we recall that thirty-fi je years ago we met in Convention at St. Matthews to devise : m For the Lutherau Visitor. Beth Eden, 8. C. Dear Bro. Rude : Whilst you were hurriedly revisiting former familiar and endearing scenes in the Valley of Virginia, I was allowed the privi- lege of paying a visit to an “Eden” or “place of delights.” And truly 1 found it n “Beth Eden* in the par nonage with our good Bro. Shirey, the pastor in charge, for it proved to mj a “honse of pleasure” in the “goodly fellowship" we had together. Bro. S., as yon know, is a very conversable man when yon draw him oat, although always polite enough to let yon do the talking, if yon be so disposed. His good wife is in every respect his equal, and we will not hesitate to go further, and say she is his “better half." If this remark should offend him, I will depend on yon to pacify him. The Holy Communion was admin istered there on Sunday, the 15th of September, and was truly a delight fnl occasion f A preparatory sermon had been preached on 8atnrday previous. The attendance was good on Saturday aud Sunday, although "jWBfSFWiui we intended, owing to the fact that we trusted to man, and a colored man at that. However, we did not fteL We stayed, and we journeyed on the next day for some purpose of which we are ignorant, bnt God knows. It is a remarkable fact, that al- m are growing larger, workmen are busy everywhere, there are fewer loungers and of course more workers. When the carriage stopped at the Seminary, we had to look twice be fore we knew iu We remember it as a very neat cottage, now it has a large wing added to iL The grounds j though there is enteqirise and wealth are laid out neatly, and kept in at Stanuton, it yet is behind the age apple-pie order, with the exception of | as regards railroad connections. fathers and then >thera who have sinoe reap their eternal re- church widely their Brother Hough is successfully in this man in the a large grass-covered lot, which we thought a shameful waste, till we that the yonng ladies have it play ground. Now we intend to expose the Sem- 8tamiton and Harrisonburg can only hold intercourse by meaus of the stage coach; which is almost every where else a thing of the past. We left on Tuesday morning at five iuary, we will keep nothing back, I o’clock, bnt of that and the rest we bnt relate not what we heard, but | will tell in onr next, what we saw, for we only met with For Ute Lutherau Visitor. A Good Work im Georgia. As revival intelligence is always warm admirers of Rev. Mr. Miller and firm friends of the Seminary. The location could not have been better chosen. It is high, airy, easily accessible from the city, and yst for I acceptable to the readers of our enongh away to afford the pupils am- paper, I will furuish a brief account pie exercise, which in our opinion is I of a meeting held at a school house, aU important. The rooms are of in which I have been preaching for good sise, neatly and comfortably the last couple of years. The bouse furnished, aud kept in admirable or- is distant some three miles from our der by the young ladies, who cer- little town of Senoia, where a Ln- tainly must acquire habits of neat-1 therau church is now building. Right here, I would state that I re ceived a letter from an nuknown friend containing one dollar for our Senoia church. The letter was dated ness and order, which will serve them well in after years. While at the Seminary we took our meals en famille. At one end of the table site the pater Jamilias, I Spartanburg, 8. C. But I have di at the other, the mgter, at both sides greased. The meeting was continued the young ladies. The conversation five days, and resulted in twenty Is cheerful, a stranger ifould think oine accessions to onr charch. 1 that it aw a party gathering, all preached every sermon except four, look so pleased. Rev. Mr. Miller has and although I feel the effects of so firmness graced with gentle kind- much labor, I was not worn out. ness. We saw him refuse one of the I closed the meeting somewhat dif- pnpils permission to do that which fereutly from my usual custom. I she seemed to have set her heart on, made do efforts at all to force the with such pleasant poaitiveaess, that work, but simply presented the truth she jgent away with a smile ou her aud appealed to the jodgmeut of the foce. We believe that he always re- hearers, in order to lead them to proves with a smile, which makes I act from principle; and the result the reproved believe that it is all j was the most serious and solemn |br their benefit. Mrs. Miller won I meeting I have attended for years, our heart completely. Ah, but sfye Tho people were uot frighteued into is a jewel of a woman. To see her measures, but entered into the ser and the girls together is worth see- vice of God onderstandingly, having |ng. Mia. Miller’s room is theirs as fully made np their minds to take as much as it is hers. They go there up the cross, and follow the Saviour at all hours, sit, lounge, talk, laugh, through evil as well as good report, and feel as free as at home, while all My experience has taught tue that th£ time Mrs. Miller’s eye is oa them, people ought to be more fully iudoc her ear open, and a gentle restraint trioated, and the mind enlightened, felt, which moulds aud fashions them for they will then act from principle, into gentle women qualified to grace and not from mere momentary ex any circle. Then there is Mrs. Smith, citemeut. The result of this meet Trained in the school of affliction, ing will be tho strengthening of purified by the refiner’s fire, she is a Senoia and Mt. Pilgrim churches, noble, pure, gentle Christian woman, We have for some time been and the girls knpw it They olnstor rather in low spirits; it seemed to ns around her, they listen to her, they as if the Lord’s cause was at a stand, submit willingly to her guidance, and the opposition we had to over Oil the other teachers we saw bat come was great; bnt the good Lord little, but we know that they are has come to our assistaaoe; He has well qualified. | blessed the faithful efforts of His » rondtHutio* for tb« goremmoot of' ™* in the mUM of «be tho charch, laml think of the aged «"“* ««"«" «*“•> ”“ d , "" ch *"* 1 - ^ neas was prevailing in the country around. Two sermons were preach Sunday, with an iutennissiou uring"w dinner in the grove surrounding the chnrch, all having provided for the oocasiou by briugiug well filled Imskets of daintily cooked edibles. I was pleased to see a number of persons from Newberry on the oeca sion, among them Dr. Meyer and family, of our church in that place. Iu a conversation with the Doctor, he spoke of the great interest awakened in the congregation and entire community %t Newberry by the recent visit of Rev. A. W. Knhn, of Omaha. They have extended a very liberal call to him to become their juuitor, and 1 sincerely hope he will accept iL as be is a very superior '■mam Bro. Sbircy is doing a good work in his charge, and is much beloved by an apreciatiug people who show their esteem in word and deed. He has some noble men who hold op his hands. I whs glad to make their acquaintance, and especially so for the privilege of spending a night with one of them whose whole heart and aim seem consecrated to the Re deemer’s cause, and who as I learned from others, conscientiously devotes a tenth of hi* income to the Lord ! May many more follow his example! • The meeting was closed on Mon day, when we left with many happy pwobUeeCfetMMt Olive. rneut to the fathers foul, laboring vety charge. Hejis the right right place. Next morning at seveu o’clock, Brother Hengh and 1 took the train, and rolled on to Forte Motto Station on $e South Carolina Railroad. Wfien we arrived there, whom should I see bnt Brother Hallman, who labofft faithfully at Pinegrove and Triaky churches. My heart was made glad to meet him on whom, when a boy of twelva years, I laid my hands and confirmed him. We then left Brother Hough. I went with Brother Hallman, arrived at hia house safely, where I was greeted by bis kind family. I felt like I was at home, and Enjoyed myself accord- •ngiy- Brother SluDniau's meeting com menced at Pinegrove. I preached the opening sermon on Saturday, and on Sunday Brother Hough came and preachod. The Holy Com munion Was then administered. The meeting lasted until Thursday, tuid resulted in .ton nocessions and con firmations. |The Spirit of tho Lord was among ns and we trust that much good was accomplished. “Praise the Ix>rd, O my sonl; let all that is within me pmise his holy name." Brother Hallman too is the right man, and in tho right place. May the Lord bless him aud his dear people, Who are both kind-hearted and charitable. I never will forget the hospitality and kindness I re ceived during my stay among them. On Thursday evening my good brother Felder took me home with him, and there I enjoyed myself. Next morning he took me to Brother Hough’s. I was heartily welcomed by him aud his amiable lady. After diuner my old acquaintance aud friend, Dr. Keller, called, And we en joyed ourselves finely. The Doctor insisted that I must speud the night with him, a£d I filially consented. Next morning 1 returned to Brother Hough’s. On Snuday we all went to St. Mattbevf’s church, where 1 preached to a large congregation. At the close of the services 1 pre sented the claims of the Home Mis sionary cause, which the cougrega tion knew nothing of until then, aud they coutijjbuted in cash $14.25, and in promises to pay, $4.00 inakiug iu all $18.21L t would here state that Brother HuUinan’s Pinegrove con gregation gave $8.35 ia cash, besides several dollars subscribed, of which Brother Hallman has the list. These collections art distinct from the reg ular congregational subscriptions. When we look back and contem For tho Lutheran Visitor. iProtMiiaf of Gosrgia. The Synod of Georgia held its thirteenth annual session at 8L Mark’s chnrch, Sumter County, Ga., from October 26th to October 30th. The President, Rev. E. Elmore, preached the Synodical sermon at the opening of Synod. Eight ministers and eight delegates answered to their names. Rev. J. Austin was elected Presi dent, Rev. J. P. Margart Secretary, and Mr. J. R. Rahn Treasurer. Rev. A. R Rude, DJ>., was re ceived as corresponding delegate from the South Carolina Synod, and the Rev. D. H. Bittle, D.D., late of the Virginia Synod, was received as a member of Synod. - Much boat ness of a general and local character was transacted. The Parochial Reports and the narratives, read by the /several pas tors, indicate a general activity among the churches of this Synod, and in creased liberality in sustaining the general objects of benevolence. The sum of $500 was pledged by the several pastors in behalf of their congregations for the support of a traveling missionary for the States of Georgia and adjacent States, and a committee was appointed to corre spond with the Central Committee of the General Synod in reference to procuring a suitable missionary for this field. The sum of $50 was pledged as this Synod's pro rata contribution for the salary of the Theological Professor of. the General Synod’s Seminary. ‘ Initiatory 6teps were taken to wards the establish rneut of a high school nnder the direction of this Synod, and the officers of Synod were instructed to bring this subject before the j»eople at an early day through the columns of the Visitor. A resolution was adopted making it obligatory on the {tasters to preach a sermon on the Reformation, and take np a collection for the benefit of the Theological Seminary on the Samlay nearest to the Festival of the Reformation. The Box System of Benevoleo©e was warmly recommended to the people, and the pastors were urged to introduce it into their charges forthwith. The Lutheran Visitor was strongly recommended to the {mtronage of the members of our church. to % corresponding delegate to the Synod of Sooth Carolina for its session in 1872, and as this Synod will not meet again nntil Thursday before the first Sunday in November, 1873, Rev. J. Austin was Appointed dele gate for that year, and Rev. J. N. Derrick his alternate. The delegates to the General Synod are Revs. I>. H. Bittle, D.D., aud J. P. Margart, and Messrs. J. W. Wilson and G. N. Nichols as princi pals ; and Revs. S. W. Bedeubaugh and J. N. Derrick, and Messrs. J. D. Groover and W. W. Sibley as alter nates. The next annual session of this Syuod will be held at .Bethlehem church, Columbia County, Fla. A meetiug of the Missionary Soci ety was held and a liberal contribu tion reecived, which was applied to localities withiu the Inroads of this Synod. Secretary. Tenne Synod pceneribe a more uniform and prehensive course in private students than pursued. The Staunton F. Seminary, , the control of Rev. J. L M11W. recommended to its frinia having and the ML Pteaeuul F. those ia North CoroSni Carolina. The chairman of the correspondence with the Synod remarked, before his report, that the design is a closer relation with that was not to interfere in any with any relation that that might sostaui to any other The report stated, as 1 ranted its most prominent men, tha “Synod would most proteddty at its next meeting its with the Southern Genenl aod was favorably disponed a union with this (Teoa.) with the ultimate design of ah with the General CoundL” Concerning the onion wife North Carolina Synod the reoolatiouH were n ed : Hesoleed, That we heartily the sentiment of the North I Synod in the resolutions hi via.: “That a onion of the two g, ode in a Joint Synod is both | aide and desirable.” % That, we approve the action of tin- North Carolina in reference to this onion. 3. Tlmt we are ready to mts North Carolina Syuod in joint ven tion at any i i me and apou any basis ot lay- that may be agreed upon bj Synods interested. A paper was adopted that it was not the design «f Synod in the notes that connection with the bads of to make any change in the th^ articles that had ben mously adopted, but only to a simpler statement of the ids a resolution was passed thst draws them. The President was directed issue letters of dismissal to the bers of Syuod in Missouri, at j as officially notified of the , tion of the new Synod in I formation in that 8tete. Rev. J. M. Smith was delegate to the Holston 8. 1873 j Bev. A. /. Vox, North «V«vo, **>,. O. fiUokel, vania Synod; Rev. L. A. Fos, ginia Synod. The next annual meeting held in Zion charch, Lexingtn South Carolina, convening os day before the third Snnday ia ber, 1873. An unusual amount of imj business was transacted. He meats made of collections fin beneficiary fond daring the year showed an increase over last of several hundred dollars, under the peculiar circa very commendable. The the state of the charch decided increase in the zeal, and life in the congregations. The meeting was of the bh moniros character. Each addressed himself with lions fidelity to the duties «f sessions, and the oouventiai one of the most important ever by this Synod.—Lutheran Mi Closely Bou It is reported that a new religious sect, known as the “Amaniansand numbering, about one thousand five hundred, lias sprung up in Iowa. The new community -is composed eutirely of Germans. They have purchased about thirty thousand acres of laud on the line of the Rock lslaud Rail Raad, and have built several mills aud manufactories. All property is held iu common, and the affairs of the society are managed by fifteen “fathers.” Each person in allowed to draw a certain amount from the comtnou stores yearly, and no member is given any wages or money for personal expenses. Re ligious services are held every day, bat of their character we are not informed. The Reformed Presbyterian church near Bloomington, Indiana, ia said to have adopted the plan of paying for religions purposes a tenth of the ijnqome of each member. The money is thrown into Ute baskets on Sun day morning. No account is kept of the amounts given by each, as all are supposed to be entirely honest in the matter, and it is undesirable to make any distinctions. It took a Rockford (Ala.) letter thirty-seven days to go fifty miles to Montgomery. X This Synod held its fifty -second annual meeting in Roderis church, near Tintbcrville, Va., embracing the first Sunday in September. The officers for the year are : Rev. Dr. A. J. Fox, President; Rev. L. A. Fox, Rec. Secretary ; Rev. S. Henkel, Cor. Secretary ; Rev. J. 8. Ron nick, Treasurer. The Church-Book of the Geueial Council was unanimously adopted, aud Dr. Seiss s “Book of Forms” recommended until the Churcb-Book shall have been completed. A committee was appointed to draft a plan for Home Missions. A resolution was passed, calling apou pastors aud congregations to organize, at as early a day as pos sible, a system iu taking collections, so as to enable the Synod to meet the increasing demauds upon iL A committee, titled “On Vacan cies,” was placed on the list of stand ing committees, whose duty is to inquire diligently during the year iyto the number, location, and con dition of all vacant congregations, and the places where Lutherau fauii-, lies reside without a minister within its territory. A resolution was adopted, looking to the division of the larger pastoral districts into smaller oues. A paper was adopted, earnestly advising all its coudidates for the ministry to graduate both at-some resiKKitable college and at a theolog ical seminary of approved Lutheran orthodoxy; but when circumstances prevent thiR, requiriug them to briug evidence of having passed satisfac torily the secoud college class, or submit to examination before Synod ; fas Lather a ChUtest! Dr. Luther iu his third the 24th Chapter of SL Gospel, in speaking of what vionr says about the last the signs of the last times, the commotions, persecutions, teachings, and the general of the devil, says : This He (Christ) says, in that the disciples might set that the kingdom of Christ a worldly or earthly kingdea* it is a very ueoessary prefow premonition which He makes tel disciples. For this vain did not stick only in the bnt the Chiliasts, Valen Tertnllians also played the fool these ideas, that before the l*h it will ootne to pass that the tians alone will possess the and that then there will be oo any ungodly ones;'and they led to these ideas by this, ungodly are ro prosperous world, and possess the ki* the worldly sword, wisdrt* power, while in oooi|»oriao» them the Christians are uothing. Then they thought: the ungodly will all be rooted that the pious may live in j then they pretended that teaches the same thing, says : “Nation shall not sword," Ac. ; (Isaiah i: 4j] again, the Psalm (lxxxv : 11) •* shall spring out of the righteousness ahull look ito* 1 ' 1 heavenaud again Isaiah “Of the increase of His gw' 11 and peace there shall be ■ decla the cht* god tired to ad kind vrfll cd instruct thf (Matt 34.) Christ doei peace; bu^j times of trill and of you 'Therefore ’ of the G<*i be a world) and Jews R it will be a Christ says but variant fore* where await all m devil will h factious acj Therefor^ the faction! and of wld who pretet minute ail Sish a pem the Jews, y the AnaVw aiming a> * m a. . pe»‘«W b selves for t ken Agains no rest nor devil, but tongues ai will contin world. V < lang. edit.- Vi One Sa teacher), o my class. I Ann ] the absent visiting lis the week, as it was thought tl delaying n The Sab found myN with my < though fee seeing tha 'sent, it soc gotten in t The lesson jnst about a neighbor the floor t< ‘‘Have y the name c “Yes, w] “I have about her.’ “What i 1 said wit being som< “She is i “Dead T “Yes, sb was burie< is in my last Sabba wished to ten.” * “Oh! if. yon bad to “I am vt My heart speak. Eh forever—g means oou lost Y a sim glory ? hav have I don Jpy conscit told me I want of tin inclination called at < portunity x me of soot! *«g peace t now it;wa was’biUe but I did I calle< next day ing was ts “So Ai “Yes, i gooe_^ “How i “We d is in bea> “Had * “Very “Waa “We ] bnt little death” “ I am 10 see be “Aye, come, bu fully, did not w 'iiR fond w »uld im «ud she 1 . i Mp i