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* flilp 'Etdljttatt COLUMBIA, S. C Friday, November 8, 1872. Editors: Rk4 a. R. RUDE, D.D.. Colombia, 8. C. Kkv. J. 1..MILLER, A.M., Staunton. Va. In e-'isrntiaUif unity f in HonexsentiaU, liberty; in all things, charity* IL . • 18PBC1AU NOTICES. Itamittauce* must U* made in Fust Office Orders, Rank Cheek*, nr Drafts, if pdissiMe. If these can not be obtained, semi the immcy in a Rkoistkrsd Let ter,, All Postmasters are obliged to register lettirvs when required. Papers are sent to subscribers until au express order to discontinue is re ceived, and all arrearages are paid, as required by law. Merely returning a numer of the paper by mail, is not suf- BcieM. All conuumikatious relating to subj scribers. should give their names very distinctly, and earefntly indicate which are old ami which are new subwi iliers. Not only tike name of the "post office, but also that of the county and State of each subscriber is necessary, i% order that the proper entries may fie promptly and accurately made. notices, and accurately Marriage and Ihmacs f amt obituary other matter iutended for publication, should lie written separately, and not in huaijte** letters, to receive proper atten tion. The Rev. Jean Henri Merle D’Aubigne. Tk Rev, Jean Henri Merle D’Au higne, the eminent historian, died suddenly ou Monday last in Geneva, Switzerland. He was born in that city August 16, 1794, and descended front a family who were driven from Franco by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He was educated in his native town, and after his col legiate course there went to Berlin to attend tho lectures of Neander. In 1617 he entered the evangelical min istry, and was for several years pas tor of a French church at Hamburg, and afterward the favorite Oonrt preacher of the King of Holland. In 1830 be returned to Geneva, and when the Evangelical Society of that city founded their theological school he was appointed to the chair of Ec efesiastical History. He wrote there his great work, the “History of the Reform a tiou of the Sixteenth Cen tnry,* of which three editions have been sold in France, and 200,000 copies issued of' the English transla tion. He Was also the anthor of several other works, including “Re- colleotious of a Swiss Minister’’ and an account of Grom well’s Protec torate. In his last visit to Scotland be Was presented with the (1&56) M. Merle ITAubiguo was a man of enlarged " and liberal views, and evinced in his writiugs a spirit of earnest devotion nuited with a strong adhereuce to the Protestant" faith. He made historical researches with great earnestness, having devoted more than 30 years to the History of the Reformation alone. Our New Contributor. * Hi ■■ : - We are not in the habit of calling attention to articles furnished for publication. We think it better to lot our readers decide for themselves. Now and theu we however make an exception, and it would indeed be a pity if we had not that privilege left us. We commence in the present num ber a series of “Lecture Room Talks, by a Lutheran Elder,” which we hope will be read by all, aud no^ only read but allowed through prayerful meditation to do their legitimate work. It is not a minister who addresses you, but a layman, a business man, a working .man, who nevertheless lias found time to cultivate both bis head and his heart. God graut us more such meu ! It is the great want of onr church. Our laymen are not generally as de voted, as earnest, as interested in the church, and the cause and ser vice of Christ, as the£ should be. At the last meeting of our General Synod, two Bynods bad no lay dele gates present. At the meeting of Dis trict Synods, leading churches some times are not represented. It is ofleu difficult to appoint committees to keep up lecture*} prayer meetings, and to do other churchly work, because effi cient laymen are not to be had. We hope the example of “a Lu theran Elder” will be followed by many in the church. THIS LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. S. C„ NOVEMBER 8. 1872. from reliable sources, that ons of oar most talented men . and eloquent preachers in Fenuaylvaala, was about taking the same step. These breth ren all belong to the General Synod, and I understand, do not contemplate leaving, but have decided to go, and becanec they are dissatisfied with the General Synod. They are not at home then.', nor can they find an ecclesiastical home elsewhere it\ the Lutheran Church. These brethren I believe stand on the same platform tion. all for their love of and *tf here no© to revealed truth me bold by the Evangelical Lutheran Church; and iiicredible as it is, yet deacon dan (« of such au ancestry hare left their fathers’ altar, have abandoned their father# faith, ami are now, If not open, yet what is mod the secret adversaries of the of the Reformation. At Fort Valley we are convinced, from what we saw, that material for the establishment of an Kvaogelieal ehorah exists. with Rev. Morris Officer, who has Shalt ft be gathered Y O Lutherans, already gone, and I have no donbt 1 why are ye so rapine, so feithlmm, so when it is publicly announced that lukewarm Y the transition has occurred, you will But we are at Americas. Here find in a certain paper the same we leave the train ; and are received charitable aud significant editorial with open arms by our brethren comment: “We exceedingly regret from the “Uttie Church Around the cause which led the brethren to the Comer,* who have turned out in this course, but bid them God speed force to receive us, and to being as iu the change which they have ! on our journey, whithersoever they made,” or something to that effect. 1 go. After the feed, about which our Now for the question : amiable and entortalniog eorrespon- Is there auy thing in the tbeologi-i dent **B.* told oar realtors a few of cal or litnrgioal teachings, or in the us sallied out to viait the eity. To mauifest toudency of the General Synod under its present leadership, which occasions these defections Y We take upon ourselves to auswer judge from the large warehouses aud number of stores, an extensive busi ness most be done; but the town ha* a drowsy, untidy look. Whether the first and the secood question, i owing to ——> ——, sad others, who leaving it to Northern men to answer I do not identify themselves with the the last question put. “Inquirer” people among whom they live and asks: Is there anything in the thro | on whom they thrive, we do not logical teachings of the General Hyn-' know. certainly tacks A Remarkable Statement. “Inquirer,*’ in the American Lu theran, says t “Not long ago, m conversation with a D.D., who has been one of our best men, iu the General Syuod, I learned with regret that he is about leaving the Lutheran Church. He goes to the Presbyterians. The next day I met a brother minister, (whose reputation for veracity and prudence is beyond question,) who informed iqo that the pastor of oue of our most prominent churches in the West told iiitift, and that ho told other prominent meu id the church, that he was about leaving the Lutheran od, which occasions there defections Y j something; may he It is a mayor. We answer, yes ; it is more Evangel * “Let as gut ready.* “W« have six ical aud more Lutheran than it was torn mile* to go.* Borne one |stints when the Augsburg Confession was to a boggy; we introdnor onrselkes only known to a few. “Inquirer* to the gentleman who occupies part also wants to know: If there is any- of it; he opens himself to ns, sad thing in the liturgical teaching to we soon discover that la Mr. David cause these defections Y We again Wine, once of South Carolina, we answer, yes. The Lutheran Church have mot with a true Christian is becoming a liturgical church, brother and gentleman. Bo many The Liturgy is the churchly body, j Lutherans, and good looking ones at the Coufession is the churchly spirit, that, and two ladies, who would have The church cannot exist uulem the been admired even in Boa ton, the two are united. We are not sorry self styled “ Athens" of America, dal that men leave ns who are not of, 00 * h# to briog oat some of the us. It is the best tiling they can do, Intent curiosity of the Americusians. both for themselves and for us. Ths ‘Several were overheard speculating sooner they leave, the sooner we will as to who ww were, where we came be at peace ainpng ourselves. from, ami what we were shout; all But will these men be happy, cou agreed However, that we were the tented, aud at rest in their new rein- l**t looking body of men that had tioos, and among their new friends I ever been collected together in No they will not, ami they can not Americas. Ami we entertain the be. We met a few years ago, oue wlm same opinion. had left the Lutheran Church for tlw At last we start, with the ex- Episcopal. When wo pant'd be ru- j ceptkm of the unfortunate young marked: “There is but one Lutheran man who cannot find his new hat; church.” There is , he became a the old one Is on hia bead. A mile Presby terian, and is he not looked oniof town, n buggy wheel* around, ou with suspicion ? la it not whisper- and taka* the back track. “What is ed about among his new friends;[ wroog P “I forgot something.'* JT not"w lien ll»e Journey £Tmarfy eviw" Prayer I aft led to tbocoi,cliiston, making my o#u practice, In connection with obeervation concerning the practice of others, the ground* of said con that too little attention Is Rxplsnsttou of Onr look of Worship. Our reader* will figd nothing either new or original in this brief attempt to enable them the better to under stand and the more highly to appre (date the Order of tier vice in our given to the subject of public pray er Book, of which a gentleman well by most ministers of the gospel. qualified to express au opiuion lately It Is with tbeurjuat as It happens wrote ns: “Under all the eircum as to the form ami spirit of tbeir stances attending its preparation pobllc prayers. The aertnon, In moat instances, and ought to be in all, I* carefully prepared, while the prayer is left to take care of itself. Tf we are in a good state of mint), if the body to not worn down with over taxed duties, sad there are no onto ward circumstance* of any kind to interfere, we may pray to edification, and enlist not only our ouru offer tiona, but those also of the congrega tion whose devotions we are to lead. But bow often are oor prayers nnedi tying, common-place and spiritless, for lack, on oor part, of the right kind of pre)*nrn|to n > Gan we pre sume in for as that If we give the subject of our gtayera. from time to time in the jfoWic worship, no thought, ao idtparation, that we will be able to aheeecd as we shook! in this port df divine worship Y What right bars we thus to argue, or to eoooarafe ourselves in the criminal uegleot of * most sacred duty Y None whatever. 1 do not call into qnoetioa the universally cooecdod fact Among Protestants, that tba Spirit mmol help oar infirmi ties, and but m what tkinyo to pmp /or, in order to a right |>©rformat»<» of tbs exercise of prayer. I not and issue, I consider it a marvelous book. It to doing s great aud good work for the present and especially for the future church.” If onr explanation contained either new or original statements, it would be worth nothing; it would not have truth for its groundwork, aud U would lack authority; the authority of the former usage aud example of the Cnureb. The very fact that we enforce, establish and explain our present forms and orders of worship historically and scripturaily proves that they are not new measures, but as old a* the Evangelical Lutheran Charch herself, and even older; and these forms sod orders, therefore, also serve to establish the identity of the Evangelical Lutheran Charch with the historical and apostolic church of Christ; and when to our churchly worship, only modified in order the bettor to meet the wauls of onr people in the General Synod of North America, the evangelical doctriaes which we confess and teach am added, who will then have the efirentery to deny that we are of sad in the holy Christian church Y In preparing this explanation, we havo chiefly made use of the “Er- ooly do not doay it, bat nutot upon klarung der Uturgiaehen Gotten iu truth sod importance. Bat will dirmt Onlnang von Johannes Pfei* the Hpirit las given to heip ear ia for, Pforrer in Bayern” and “Kev. J. /rarities if wa treat ihto whole mat- Fry ’s, The Church Book Explained.* tor, and the condition* apou which THE ottDKK OF SERVICE. IIu Mp t* .upndr.1, with „ not r«*t Itl. jMtkt. rnu.rv rf lb. , Ul>t „ „ K (>nl) . r of subject that makes the duty to give «. Bo» is this done Y Aneetcr.—l. In the Introlts IQ congregstiou responds, which i* a very ancient custom, ami was prac ticed under the Old Covenant, a* we learn from 1 Chron. xvi: 34, 35, 30; Nehemiali viii: 6; aud Psalm cxlvii t 2. In the Confession where the m He must The very who has to water, ling that can ba mi* which the minister lends a»d tbs of a pastor J& that his study torn closet of jutrfmr, and that lie his «• leisure to do many thing* which ary not only allowable, but even vary good in tbeir place, because he mm* continue in prayer. I joyfttUy go to Zion’s mount through Salem’* guten ; 4 . HI llW LAJIIIP88IUII llCir Urt3 . W "" * people nulla audibly with the mini# 1 * I fold my bntwtoj M* thou my Tr ter iu aok now lodging their trans greasion and asking the Triune God to have mercy on them. 3. In the repet itoti of the Creed. 4. Iu say- lug Amen at the close of the prayers. 5. Iu limiting God iu hymns aud spiritual songs. 7. Arc regular forms or orders of service something new in the Chris tian church Y Anetcer.—No. Dr. tiebaaf, who belongs the Reformed Church, aod therefore is not as great an advocate of a regular form of worship as he would undoubtedly be if an Evan gelical Lutheran, says fb his history of the Christian church—page 39k: “We are not warranted in carrying back to this period—the .Second Prior. A. D. 100-311—the full litur gical service, which we find prevail ing with striking uniformity in es sentials. though with many variw- lions in minor points, in all quarters of the church iu the Nicene age. A enough Service even Buuday aud Festival, the cou- to ~r .Uoul.t ander M«l W * d,r ’ *" 1 .nil apprreut.- U, for oul, then will “ * An evangelical Christian worshiper Monnt.m, mior -«•> . bouU , be .ell aeqn.loted w.tb all ,ie-c TM.« b lM. -I f ,. hore b,, >ct ,, otll( . rulM( u Mtk* miufto w fo*' ** rr profited nor blessed in attending that it bn n sweet smelling sn%or to I - .. ... t . . .. , . . - on them. Pastor Lobe says iu trod. Onnof ths renential elements waa." Thorn to——, who became a Baptist. Poor fellow, he went under the water to catch a wife, ami caught a what did Napoleon call the Russians f Poor will commune with us Lutheran* whenever he has the op|M)rtuiiity, arid he say* defiant ly, and as if he would l»e glad of it: “They may put me out, if they want to, I know where to go.” There are those people iu Lexingtou, who lately united with the Methodist Church. It is said that they want to come back again. There are the that they have forgotten their soul, aud then it is too late to turn around to take the buck track, awl make a fresh start. Why, such people have really lkwh on the back track all the days of tbeir earthly pilgrimage I The road to good, the weather to pleasant, the country to detigbtfal. It to a oew country, but the soil to productive, and the nearer we get to Mr. David Wise’s home in So inter County, the better pleased are are. While with Mr. Wise, we gathered from him a few particulars which poor Liflandor* aod Esthuman*, who we may as well give now. loft the Lutheraus for the Greek Church. They with tears ask the Lotberau ministers to give them the Lord's Bupi*»r and to baptise tbeir children. There is but one Lutheran Church. To Georgia Synod and Homs. The Railroad from Macon to Americus carried ns through a conn try new to us. Swaoipy in place*, rolliug in others, forest and ojieu land alternating; we doubt not that it will at some future day wear a very different inspect from what it now does. Iu agriculture, and con sequently in everything else, the people are evidently backward.— Improvement is uot making great strides, and too frequently the irn- improvement* madearc ill advised, indifferently carried out, aud£tbenv fore failures. We assure our friends in Georgia time patent medicines and patent fertilizer* are about equally valuable, unless ad min is tered by the educated practitioner or the experienced iiursc. Wo imssed several new towns, some of them so new that they were hard ly visible. Oue old town—Oglethorpe 1 do. —utterly disgusted us. It is evident As “B.* has written mneh better ly in its dotage, and can by no mean* thaw we can about the Georgia 8yn continue mnch longer to camber the <*l, we will only give expression to ground. Fort Valley wo were ideased oar heartfelt gratitude and sincere Improved farms can be bought in Humtor and Webster Counties for from $8 to $15 so acre. The land to productive, lies well, and to easily worked. One man and bon*- can with all ease attend forty acres. The average yield to for oue acre fifteen bushels of core, and for three acre* a bale of cotton weighing six ban tired pounds. Pescbes and gra|w« do well. Every farmer has a patrh of sugar cane, which yields a stipe rior article of syrup. There to no good range for cattle, but bogs do well; the only drawback to that the freed men lore fresh pork. It to a great country for here. Chills pre vail to some extent in Ibr fall of the year, bat are cosily broken. Bat this to Mr. Wise’s pleasant home. We are at once made wel come. Mrs. Wise has a pteusuut smile .tod a sunny temper. 8b© told us herself, that years ago she made up her mind to be cheerful and to trust the Lord, aod she has succeed ed, os all do who look to him for grace and strength. There to where so many of ns miss it. We trust iu ourselves. We do not allow the U»rd to work in us, both to sill sud to with. It is neat, has a lively, smart look, and there is evidently some «m terprisc there. Anderson, where the Northern prisoners of war were con fined, was pointed out to us. Part of the stockade is still standing. One thing pained a*. We did not see anywhere a Lutheran house of wor ship. There were Lutherans at Ma con, descendants of the Salzburgers, of thoso noble witnesses of the church of the Reformation w ho gave up their earthly homes, their temporal pros pects, braved everything, submitted to everything, weut forth across the death threatening ocean, out in wil derness, and among the savage*, to church; .tlint he hod learned I lead lives of self-denial end priva- afleet ion for onr Georgia brethren. We loved them before we met with them, we will lore them while we live, and we hope and pray that hereafter we all may meet on the happier shore, when released from toil and pain. After Synod adjourned onr kind boot carried na to Americas, where be attended to oor bodily wonts. We bade him farewell, hoping, yet not expecting to meet him again in the charch mUitout. We took the train for Macon, separated there from oar brethren from Ebeoejer, kepi ou to Augusta, and then home- la oar next we will try to tell about «ir trip to Lexington, & C. of (ireparation for prayer in tlie house of God to ainrA and ferremt prayer in the ©to*rt In order to pray well and tie edification in tlie sanctuary, we mnei have tin- spirit of pray er. Aud surely in oar closet* to this spirit muni likely to lie at ^ lln sorersiifnl Reformer, h-n-i litis * sislii il a-s c Lurch .id minister* baptism, etc.— Hho^nrh ttli brseruly Tb * 1 * ,M>n * Urt in lustre formerly very great. It to frequent Which makes the fsldwith iorelt to tlie [ ljr the cane that the nurse must act *tght 1 ‘ Of ..fH. p«vl.< h.. u , „ ld fora> (br fnnn marh "et *■ <-■«»•« i n,, |wmil . ur ^oown, «b«u o* Ami lll.^ Moira, u h. ,,tl.rv ..^,(.1 b_\ tb< fnm Uh. *«Mt. bntk* |h,I j*jMtor. >Uuy g» year out ah.l m to the Service Preparatory Hr with hi* face beaming with the divine mjtahu obtained through ae I acterized the period Iwtbre us. Even the ooroolled Clementiae liturgy iu the seventh book of the psetido-apos tolic eonstitutious, was probably not oomiiotfbd aud written out in this form Infore the fourth century. Vet by tbe third ceritnry a tolerably uni form practice must bare arisen and Hprcad by oral tradition; otherwise the later liturgies were historically unaccountable.” $. Has the Roman Cailioltc Church the three things which lieloug to christiau worship f Auevrtr.—By no means, it is not to be denied that tin- Roman Catho lic worship is in many respects very solemn, and well calculated to make a deep impression on unconverted aud sensual |iersous, but it is mixed up with much which is contrary to God’s word, as for example tbe ado ration id the consecrated wafer, and its presentation as a sacrifice for the liviug and the dead; the worship of Mary, the invocation of saints, etc. * Hie priest, moreover, generally makes all the response* to the choir, w hile the |sH»ple listen, h*ok in their prayer IkkAk, aud take no active part in the worship; which besides **-■*- T Miua*» fa •*— B.r.Mt.. numto-r to take a jMirt in, a* the ner vier* are conducted in I^ntiii. 9. Do the Reformed ehnrclies have the three thing* h©l«»nging to chris- the |»srt of a prompter at Ixaptixm, | tisn worship T Aajriccr.—Divine nervic© as eon- d acted in the Reformed eh arches, and in our day al«o in not a few Lutheran churches is ton cold, too Pastor Lobe say* iu one of hi* tract*: ‘Every parent and sponsor should before Itupltoiu make himself acquainted with every |iart aud prayer of the baptismal service, (hat he uisy he able to participate uuue devoutly ami with hi* whole heart unite iu the prayers aud the solemn acrvice. It to s disgrace to and Amen, Ixird Jesus Christ!” Poor Pay and Mneh Work, httf \ for the Ijodd.^Kn eretornge skj helps a man to preach well, that L© is punctually and gene run *ly p^g by the jieople to whom he mtntotem. It may be that no small amount at I aw presoWng, in these doy*fai^ be accounted for by poor pay. Katptj Waldo Emerson says: “Wbea 1 asked on iron-master alioai the atog and cisde# in railroad isau, ‘Oh,’ he said, ‘there to always good toon to be hud; if there’s cinder in ths Inni, it ii beuaaas there was cinder ha the p*yP For the Lutheran Visitor. Lecture Beam Talk By Elder K- . of the Lutheran Church. My Brethren: The prayer of faith avatleth mneh. I have spent more (has half a century in tbe church of certain simplicity and freedom char ^ oar ,) c *r Redeemer, and this to tin* one sided, and lacks aoleiuuity. The to tbe Lord's Bup|ter, without either mfetoter alone worships: tbeeongre cert prayer. No marvel, thurefon, ‘ reuramberiag or coasiderittg the qnes- gat ion take* no part in the services; that he was a mat of so much |w»wer j tn>n* asked them at the public con- the js*oplc arc but *|»ec.tators and Th# wonder would h#w> fession. Ttiey listen to the exhorta ’ hearers, heew hml it heea otherwise * tion, they either w bi*pei “yes” to 10. What church then ha* the the questions asked, or arc silent, ; three essential thing* in it* mode of John Knox wrestled in secret prayer with God, end hence he was #ut | they leave the house of prepared not to lead tbe devotion* God, they do not know what they of the people only, bat to preach no b . %Ve of themselves, and that the ebanot of troth was whj|l Ijav< , and VOWw| rolled forward in fleotl«i*d with re f stotkwn might. This, then, ia sti j in«Ii*|teu*nble »t«h in the work of i , .... _ ... for ,Jw«- Anil "J“ l •* «=**•■*“*•■• ™«*l'» SS Itn. .1 tv thr-hoM of W . ~ -hoi.. II V. wnnlil Vrr ' ““ <l ™'<- J* '**<* I*'"f jmtfrr rM HrVrMr. «..« f |Mtrt of the congregation by am I through which it declares its faith in the Triune God and enters into closet. Bat wo must ho more. Though 1 irsyer be called a gift, yet It to a gift or talent that mu and itotU be efiltivoted. 8tud*. therefore, is es seatial lo sucrcaa Ii prayer. Rightly is H said by the aw of Biroch, “Be fore thon pray cm prepare thy set f, aod to not u ole who tem|»i* the lewd.* Bays an espesiMieett divine, aiol (Hie who seems nnderstand the —>#•! of pvoyuv I letter than any ! whose eiows h»va*r*r come to onr | knowledge, “It U the duty «f the |M*ntor. by the to# «f all profM'r toeaua, to cult!van the gift of prayer, j •**m1 to furnish htomiud for imstoral prayer. Oa this subject I wmih! net here dwell for a motneut, were it not for ou err# which some who fellowship with him. The Congrega tion doe* uot ouly hear tho word nod receive invisible gifts of grace iu the sacra incuts, but it also brings ^ a * Bujiper., I the sacrifice of praise unto the j • single one make worshiping! * Answer.—Tlie Lutheran Church in it* form and order of worship. It ia Sufficient A uoiTC8}KMideat of l)cr LutherUche Kirchcefround expresses himself in regard to “Luther’s pure doctrines of the wrtni and tlie sacraments,” as follow*: “When we surrender these holy teachings, then let us not dare any longer to call ourselves ‘Lu- t heraii.’ ” * 1 was once present at a meeting of a Lutheran By nod, and of about twelve ministers, who administered did not bear use of the lawil. A What belongs to Christian wor ship f Answer.—Three thing*. L There must b« noth tug <xHiiMH:led with it, or iu it, contrary to the word of j W| m Every tiling must ho done iu a soleuiii :uid holy manner; A The. | (oogtegatiuii must not leave it to the minister to |avitorin e\eiy devo tional act for it; but it must itself lake an active part in the worship of God, and umtn and coiqierate with the minister. words of the institution : “Take, eat —body, drink—blood ” It woaotjfod my spirit when 1 ouly lieaitl the repeated “Do this U> rrwrndimmn of me.” Baered h> to u* Luther** doctrine of the woixl aud sacrament But he who rejects this doctrine, let him apply to himself another name than “Lutheran;” tin*it are plenty such Tiames close at baud, and the selec tion can not be so difficult. As for iis, we will nu*et anyone w ith the -declaration : “It is written,” 3. Why mast there uot im any j w “ II is “<>» w-ritten f that is Ruffi- thing connected with ebristum wor- (, ‘ en * ^ or ,m - Scraps for Xiniiters. , ,la Important Matter.—Dr. Bettor are averse to writfcn form* of pray er cherish on the smject. They think tz i sr““— — tzzzrzzzrz .Jill , 4 narmrhini- of thu ,,ot F^ a*mg to God, and u Iwifiga says in his “Meditations on tho -.qwmlAg of Ih. lml lo IMUh..-(A«»vi: S-i). “The Ajmsties will give them- k. Why must Christian worship ho i selves continually to prayer and to iwriorimsl in a solemn and lM»ly man-! the ministry of the word. O that we ,un ? | preachers of the word would refleet Anetcer.—Because God is the God I ou this ! What a diligent and that it woaM to BpArit* to furnish rroe’s self lsHTore- hand with maUei and expression)} suitable to that itoNirtaol exercise/ —Cannon’s ftotofi Thsufogy. But as w« dome to snlargi> vet more on thto subjet, we will reserve farther reflect i at tide. reports 5?J mifiunMtoat jHTgatioaa wd the past ysar, Louis Wfi* dj HUuhto By Ut41. l»er- ubsequeut j of onler, and solemnity elevates the severing man of prayer the manifold heart, and inclines it to devotion. 5. Why ninst the minister am] Hie yopng By nod j congregation worship together! ministers and A Mirer.—Because ohristiau wor- *h«r Tin ring | not <»»ti*t iu benr miaaian mi Sl fh ** aud reoriving tire til the CfUVfii «»tT»menta, but fftto lit ptilli^k and blessed servant of the word, tbe holy 1‘aul, was; and Luther was accus tomed tii sjhmkI every day three boura with bis Uod in private prayer. We must continue in prayer for onr- w lves, and in prayer for our cougxe gallons, tltot the word may U* given us, which we are to deliver to thdiu- resalt of my observation and expert, i*nee. that the cause of Christ will flourish in any community jnst ia proportion a* God’* people see ear nest, frequent and lie Bering ia prayer. The pi'uiiitivo uhristians attett tat-i together j* r prcyii and thaaksgiv. ing, they Ua«i times, and stated hours wbea they w.**W repair to the tempi©.aiid pray puhiody. and daily occasions when they wou.d retire to some Hc<ipe»tered sfoit to pray pri- mtely. , t*M Fetcr anil Jobu were ou their way tii the temple to pray when they sou the {Kior lame beggar at the gate which was (silled Iteautifoi; they bade him iu tbe name of dess* Christ of Nazareth arise sud walk, aud lie leaping and praising God, went with them into tbe bouse of prayer. Thus does God honor the work aud bless the souls of His pray ing people. What ou earth affords the chris tiuu heart a purer pleasure than prayer J We go to thto duty with uo forebodiugs of evil—with uo dread of trials or difficulties. We came m away from it with no remorse aud uo regrets. t>» w« cmmtttcr wrtiar a mmii IHirtiou of each day is appropriated to prayer Y What a sod and cul|»a ble disproporttou there Is lietweca the mercies and blessing* we receive, and the thanks we render for thfoi: and how mournful is the contrast between our wauts aud our desire*, and our ejrpre*swn of these wauls and desires at a Throne'of Grace, My brethren, tbe church needs our prayers, for Ziou languishes, and there are but few who come to her assemblies, compared with tbe mul titudes who remain away. The world needs our prayers, for it lies in sinful ness before God, condemned and ready to perish, and no promise nt its salvation, hot in answer to pray er. Our families need our prayers not oulv do tin* Scriptures pronounce a curse upon the families w r ho call not ii|ion the name of the Lord, bat if wo have no altar of prayer in our ‘ families, and never.lead our chihlreu and servants ti> a private altar, it i* not likely that we will ever -lead them to the public altar of the sanc tuary. Frayer is also iu'eded for all professors of religion, that they may Ih* kept from sittiiiug and from falling, and from bringing reproach upon the church. . And, dear brethren, I would com mend to your consideration the Sun day school as a subject for prayer. IX) we consider as we ought this important department of Christ’s kingdom—tbe part of Hto church upou earth which most resembles Hto heavenly kingdom t We should pray in private ami in all our meet iugs, that the Lord would into© up more useful, enlightened, pious ami instructive teachers, and that, the children may treasure up the truths of the Gospel, so that when they grow up, they may be better able t<» fill our statious in the church when wp shall-have passed away. Brethren, our lukstor neetls rntr prayers. Scripture iu forms ns tiist while Joshua ami the men of war contended with the Amalekite in battle. Moses assisted them by lift ing up hto hands in prayer, and when he was no longer able to lift them up he was assisted by Aaron aud Hur. Therefore while our pas tor to administering tin* Word of God, let us hold him up in prayer at a throne of grace, that his preach-* ing may be effectual in pulling down tbe strongholds of Baton, and that you may enjoy the pleasure and profit of seeing tlie work of the Lord prospering iu his hands. Do you not desire to see *l*t^ church profi|*r! Thtu UH i»* that her penue mu\ be as a fim and her righteousness like the waves of the wbi Ait wSfej rL wli»t •k-ws* 1 t*» -Hlio* <h»-- ffitb «■*«©“ Vour **y »» 1 out , .up" let tbe nl the fit--, - to say, “Know ye *h»U know Hun fr tbe greatest- Ho» JuucU Umj Invert UitHK but the twenty foy every mo meu t olj blessing**- Joopb, until the break The Psalmist conj while ou hto bed watches. Jesus cl lxrunse they m hour.” I jet «* can not devote mo 1 have more ear need _ xercise more /«»^ jet us no longer re duty, bat our greaj [•ge to comniune prayer. LFTHl Miami Hynod I Rev. L. Richter the Presbyterian l'\ correspond^r (we are still tbe gaij Members who has [ble recollection of I tberan Ghorch hi*t| »e have dtomisscdl tens to other. Chm twenty five years, i-riod of time we jr Go from other C re are still the gi ?ipts hsva beeu of the dismisKiom fiothiug to (be coni Synod pledged it) lo co-operate earnej it procuring $100,ft powraeut fund for je. The Alleghany iber 4th, in 1| Tomlinson sal put; Rev. Kistler,] iton, Treasurer, four ministers the past Sytu auit-bes were builj egations were orgij iries rewired asij #ngcR and Reitz ach. 8«*f — lutkeraH Obecrrer, Munlier of Lutheran.- [itbout church orJ anxious to In* g;^ *■ He asks M oid ake some provisaj ltuo of our minimi ho do not live at in some wily They number soirl ‘0 families ; and so| r ge, having growi °hl enter the cj |,J| rc is, therefore, fial, although therJ from the fad leae People are jkioi j asou why they shoi the Luthera’i t ij iake u *e of this ma| | a segregation,