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THR LUTHRRAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. S. C., NOVEMBER 22, 1872.
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COLUMBIA, S. C.
Friday, November 22, 1872.
Editors:
A. R. RUDE, D.D., Columbia, S. C.
. J. I. MILLER, A.M., Staunton, V*.
vtdksBKBcats,
In mmtiaU, unity; in nonesnentials,
liberty } in dll iking*, charity. n
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.. w Woman’s Sphere and Duty,” by
Revi T. W. Dosh, iu the uext num
ber.
A Preposition.
“1 was mortified to read in the
syuojpsis of the South Carolina Syn
od’s transactions that they were com
pelled to decline receiving two 5'oung
men who wish to study for the min
istry, And is it possible that our
people will not educate young men
when they offer themselves for life-
service in the Church of the Refor
mation! ami that, too, when their
Church iu the South is languishing
now for the want of faithful, educa-
-ted shepherds! 1 can not bear to
think of it. I have thought that,
perhaps, you might make au appeal
for contributions for this purpose,
L e., to send the two candidates to
college. I believe the Church will
respond.”
“I have beeu on my individual
resources for six years, aud am mak
ing my own way now. I do not
know certainly what my condition
will be for the remainder of my The
named. If you wish to make an
effort through the Visitor, acknowl
edge #5 from a
TwEo at once responded
with $5, saying at the same time,
“I think so too j it is a disgrace to
our Church not to support these
young ruen, provided they arc wor
thy.” I
Darius ouce, wbeu eatiug a point*
The threat Fire in Beatoa.
The Are king that but a few year*
ago held high revel* in the South, it
this year displaying his red flaming
banner la the North. After having
devastated a large region in the
North west, after having almost laid
Chicago iu ashes, he visits Boston,
Massachusetts, ami consumes with
his fiery breath the wealthiest dis
trict of that city.
The fire broke out ou Saturday
the 9th, about half past seven o'clock
at night, and kept on burning till
about 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon.
It commenced in Winthrop square,
aud spread rapidly to the Bay or
Harbor. Stores, granite building*,
all the telegraph offices, bank build
ings, and many vessels, steamers,
etc., were burned. The wool houses,
the paper houses, the leather tod
shoe-houses have become tbe prey of
the pitiless element. Many lives
have been lost, and almost the entire
business portion of the city is de
«trn)«< TK* ro*«i Urn is estimated
at two hundred and fifty million dot
burs. There is untold distress, sad
thousands have been mined. Its
mouse losses by the Insurance com
pauies; several will be compelled to
succumb.
When Sherman, Sheridan aud oth
ers from tbe North ravaged the
Booth, and swept through it with
the torch and hands of robbers, Bus
ton was unmoved. When we called
on her substantial men to help ns to
rebuild our churches and school
houses they would not hear ns. I jet
ns return good for evil. Let us aym
pathize with them. We have kwrat
how soothing and cheering kindness
is to the smitten ami afflicted. let
ns out of our poverty help those who
need help, and if brethren of «»*r
own evangelical faith are in want,
let us hasten to relieve them. Let
ns prove ourselves worthy sous of
tbe sires of the Reformation, and
act the part of true disciples of lltm
who preaches: “Lovu your enemies,
bless them that corse you, do good
to them that hats you, and pray for
them which dcapitefully use you asd
persecute you; that ys may lie the
children of yonr father which ia is
heaven.”
For the Lutheran Visitor.
Newberry Conference.
Conference met on Hkitonlay. Hep^
u, the «•>*•■»■« "" :,
Wy#e was
respectfully urge him to continue hit
relation with os os pastor.
Resohed. 3. That are iocremas his
salary fifty dollars.
AW/re«f, 4, That a copy of these
resolutions bo prssoatod to oar pas
tor, sod that they ho pahlished la
the Lutheran Visitor and Luthers
Okserver
1*1111.1 P OAEONS*, Chairman.
OnutoB
For the Lstheras Visitor.
Coratr-fltoa* Laying
Tbs corner stone of Lather Chsjiel,
KvaageUcsl Lutheran Chsrrh, Ps
tersvlUe, Md., Bov. L A. Kano, Pas
tor, was laid October 29th. The Is
trod uctory exerciaos %
by Bern Wire sod Bowery, Rev. D.
Steck delivered the tan
Pastor, assisted by the visltisg
brethren and the coagragatioo, laid
the stone according la the sol
and impressive fbnu of the Hook of
Worship.
Cap*. a. H. Mm(for, Aw. A. KL Bade,
and other*. I>BAB Bbbtbbkn :
In compUsaec with yonr request. 1
herewith submit, “for publication ta
the Lutheruu Visitor,* the M3 of the
sermon preached before the floam
Missionary Hoeiety of the Booth Car
olina ftyiMMl. October 12th. \*VJ
I am frwtersally years,
J. D. Sbibbt.
lie Am sf
mmtUmji MJiwfum is the m iAmt of the
I Thp# the chureb Is Urooght
to 9 high pstill—, and all its mam
here to the possession, through faith
ia Jesos Christ, of so inheritance
butler than Canaan was to the Jews
-yea, they are made heir* of Go4
sad jmitsi hskrt with Christ
Bat* notwithstanding tbe UTmroh
Is so highly honored In tbe merry,
sad fkithfalaewMs and loving kindness
of God so abundantly exercised to
wards it, ami notwithstanding all its
faithful member* are heirs of a
y ttfirritoaer, there rematmeth
ysi rery asd Immd to h posmemssd.
Though the Earnest servant of Uod
may have dam- msch, sod may have
ia his possession spiritually,
still Ihert. gssnmiueth rery much for
him to do whilst he is in the flesh
with an fepuy uasabdoed eaemuw
about him. The armor mast "till be
emy must be em
i he can enter into rref—
d. .. s la XSS*S' Vttjf
f * *ww
Util
Bat It Js. more e«p**<-tally
KvsiigrboSr Lutheran
we will spaak. For it Uod
inch ; to ft Hr ia now manifesting
is Sjerny ami grace; and of It
will rcqatre much.
Boon iftm tbe Apostulic age the
pars Gasps! of our blessed Lord be
aa to ba obscured. From the gold
■ IBfilONS
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iTlLJMSML rsiisssmi spasB
to Imp- pinwnr—d. .lushas
In tha s—leaI —
msry of the
of Israel ia tbs
Tbe sacred historian tells as of
estM|—ala af tha oMMrm of la
under the Unsdershlp of Meats
Joshua. East of tha rinr
Nihon, king of thp
Og, king of Bashaa, were
did Moses, the servant of
the Lord, sad the children of Israel
smite.” Westward of the river thir
ty one kings were
sod their fertile lamia were given
««#» the #n*re of Israel fss i
From the land of bandage Uod
had rood acted the Israelites through
the wilderness, ia which they had
wandered forty years, sad at length,
by a circuitous route, he I
them to e lead fimseing will milk aaA
i* f r ■*
af their
-Oh
armies, and gala
granate, remarked, “O, that I had os
mm
,many lopyris as there are seeds in
this .fruit.” We wish that there
were as many Drehers in tbe South
Carolina Synod as there are persim
mons iu Lexington county. Who
else will respond !
The Libel Upon Rev H. Ward Beecher.
ji VVe Imvo been receiving, but not
exchanging with, WoodhulC* d Claf
«»’* 1 Weekly; but it bad ceased to
come, which we did not regret. No.
Ill, November 2, come, however,
unexpectedly, and thinking it strange
we opened it, looked over the con
tents, and found in it the vilest and
the most foul-mouthed accusations
of the Rev. H. W. Beecher, whose
purity of life and moral integrity
a life time bears witness to. The
friends of the so crnelly slandered
clergyman took the matter in hand
The two females, WoodhullandCluf-
lin, were brought before Commis
sioner Osborne, of New York city,
on a charge of sending obscene mat
ter through the mail. Bail was fixed
nt $8*000, in default of which the
prisoners were locked up in Ludlow
Street jail.' In addition a warrant
for their arrest was sworn oat by
Xt. C. Challis on a charge of libel.
Tljc article in tbe Weekly is the
most outrageous attempt at defama
tion we eyer read. Low indeed mast
the women have fallen who could
think, write and publish such au ar
ticle. ji
We notice that the circulation of
wToodhulPs <& CUiJUn's Weekly has
been prohibited in tbe German Em
pire.
It will now be found out whether
a corrupt woman is as free to murder
ft man’s reputation in New York as
she is to take a man’s life in San
faneisco.
f
At Last.—Mayor Hall, of New
York, b$s instituted libel suits
against the Himes, Wild Oats, the
Nation and Harper’s Weekly. The
Mayor holds that there is no justifi
cation for the publication of defama
tory caricatures, and that it is mere
ly a question of amount of damages.
Whatever he may recover he will
give td charity.
Vs. B. 1*.
Jll fi’W. iJCTrk* tiu
nrer, Maj. J. Epting,* MvP'kSPtQf
delegates were present.
The Treasurer's report Iw-ing read,
was referred to a committee.'and
found correct.
8t. Paul's church, Newberry C'ouo
ty, was chosen as the pis*-*- fur the
next meeting of Conference, to b«
held on tbe first fifth Sunday in
1873—Rev. II. 3 Wingard to preach
the o(H k ning sermon, and Her. P,
Derrick his alternate. All other ap
point me u t>« were continued a* made
at last meeting of Conference.
The subject proponed nt the pre
vious meeting was discussed at some
length by the few who were present.
THE DIHA PIN HUTMENT
produced by the noil attendance of
so many clerical members, and coo
sequently ol ^he lay delegates also,
h«»d a very depressing effect ou tbe
entire congregation. Is it possible
that 6 of the 8 clergymen, and 13
of the 21 lay delegates composing a
Conference, would have excuses lor
not attending the same meeting f
We hope each one will apply the
test. We beg of you to never let
such a record fill a jmge ia tbe Min
ntes of Newberry Conference again.
To tbe lay delegates we would say,
if your pastors can not go to Con
ference, you, each and every one,
should be sure to attend.
Secretiuv.
at the advent of
with the blgjfih hopes and a«piratiuut
hi his boaom by the doe
Urtasa ot the Cress, was, by degrees,
hi the diai mystiriam u4
eventually in
the deeper fisrimsw of pofiery, until
anareeiy a tretir <4 the pure and
truth. aaiMMtneed by
Chriat aid hi* apostle*, had exist
la IhrtMrt* of men. Papery,
Uke a pall, had enveloped tbe wotW
ia darkness. Chsrrh sad State had
berates eskarr iriiT ta the monatruos
aaaumptis—of the satoerat of Rosae.
In the laafwage of another, “The
very luetrspsli* of Christendom waa
a mere dew of horrible nuelcanaeaa,
yet fiirtifoi with strength »huh
there was — poser to overthrow....
Theohagy and religion bad dwindled
lata *chalafltftc eaphiaUy -md woo
eeaas, spot—phal tradition*, dreams,
sad dcgvafflBg ewpsnrtitioua . . . . j
The clonOT §saerall> had detgener
ate*! into Ipmaatcbank* and arari
BMP
to the la
i|uisitfoa and Che flames whoever
ventured la depute their authority”
A Maw of in had usurped the aa
thority sf Chriat in the temple of
Usd, “awd sat grioniag upon the
igfod bosom of the < hsreh. which
faith, tha Lutheran Church has, by
tbs UlesMag of God, sinos the days
of the Reformation, beeu “lengthen
ing her conla, strsugtbeoiuf her
•takes,” and enlarging her borders,
until her Confession, •the boast of
Oormoay and pride of the Reform*
tion,” has been reodered Into French,
Spanish, Portuguese, Belgic, Slavo
nic, Hebrew, English, and various
other languages. In each of leu
successive generation*, it has beeu
read and received by tens of thou
sands, and now it represent* tbs
faith and religious training of about
forty live millions of souls!
IX in the providence of God, tbe
Jews had done great things in van
quiahing armies and subduing kings,
and thereby gaining possession of
the “promised land,” may we, uot
ia the spirit of pride, but in oompar
laon of the moral |»ower and chris
tianising influence of the doctrines
of the cross which we profess and
teach, and in grateful recognition of
God’s unspeakable grace—may we
uot truly say, The Lord hath done
great thing* /or as, whereof see art
glad t
But notwithstanding the fact that
tha bleasaing of Uod has, Ui such a
signal manner, attended the efforts of
those who ooufesa and teach the Gos
pel according to the C-onfeaaion of
Augsburg, and have caused tbe Goa-
l«el by them to be received aud em
braced in almoat every’ land under
the hcaveua, and to be confessed by
more prof dr than any other Proles
taat creed—uotwithstanding the con
quests of the Gospel under the ban
ner of the Lutheran Confession,
There remainrtk get rerg mnth land to
he possessed. Though much has been
done to spread tbe Goopel, much re-
maiaa yet to be dour before the
our* a!«*a« of the Isor+s homos shall he
established ia the tops/ the mountain*.
wad akwff As tmUod share the hilit
and mil nations shall flow into it In
this work we most uot relax our
hand, nor withhold oar strength
F. m mi raged by pw*4 Meanings an*]
successes, ami strong iu tbe pure
faith of the Gospel, we »bonld gather
up srw courage, aud go forth to the
work which oar ham la Hod to do, an
til Uod Md* us lay oar armor down,
and aeeords to ua the everlasting
crown.
By far the larger part of the
human family still remaios eovclofied
In heathenish darkness and supers*i
Fur the Lutheran VUitor.
Resignation Considersd
At a joint mcetiug of the Councils
comprising the Brandonvilie pastor
ate, tbe following action was bad:
Whereas, tbe Rev. John W.
Trcssler has, during the past four
and a half years, most acceptably,
faithfully and successfully served as
pastor; and whereas, be baa been
Bui noiwithstanding the l*r~4.u«
had been so sue**—'** 1 **» Ibeir wars
»na U»e Csnaanitea, and had row
qucred no many kings ami van
quisbrd **> many armies, their work
was not yet completed. Many bard
•kips still awaited them. The Lord
tells Joshua, thetr loader. “There rt~
matmeik yet eery mmeh hsmd to he
possessed.' He gives him a partn u
lar account of the country yet uusub
dued, iutendrel for the Israelite*,
and wbieh, iu due time, they should
ma-iter. The LordOod ba*l le«l them
forth from \ u lory torietory.sud frimi
(mtiqooat t*» conquest, until they had
guiued great |-s»ae**»<Hi*; twit Uw-ir
work was not yet flmabetl. They
iiMihl not lay dawn llieir armor and
eiiler into quiet aud full pu*M*-*«ioii
Ol the land tram which they bad no
recently driven out their enemies.
They could not yet cease from their
tod* aud enjoy reat, for then; was
more to be done la-fore they nhouid
ha\e acrociplisheil all that (tod dr
signed should be done by thetr harnls;
for there remiinetk yet rery meek htnd
to he possessed.
Between the temporal couditrou
of the Israelites, the church of G«d,
at the particular time contemplated
in the text, and tbe external oondi
tfoo of the ohurch at the present
time, there is s *Uikmg similarity.
By the hand of Uod tha Israelites
had tweo led ont of tbe booM- of Fg\ p
liiin IwoUage; and from that time cp
ward, through ail their murmuring*
and rehell ions, through all their un j perstiiiotia, Isrnel’a Uod" raised
faith fill neon ami idolatry, through all
their wanderings and fighting*, with
unerring wisdom and paternal love,
Uod led them by u way they knew
m»t, accomplishing hi* pnrywwww. fol-
ftlling bis promises, sod working
out tbeir deaUoy, until we now And
them, after so many long years,
weary mare lies, and Woody battles,
in the po**o*afon of the land of
Canaan.
that is from above, will render thin
country most inviting Indeed.
Bosidea all this, it is wm ft moot
promising fltdd for mhpionasy opcf*
tfou*. Beside* tbe natural advan
tages which it po*ae*aes, inviting not
only tbe cupiUlist, and those seek
ing either competence or a pleasant
home, or even a priucely palace, we
have already iu almost every county
and town, even where there is no
Lutheran organisation aud no Lu
theran minister, either those who are
themselves Lutherans or tbe descen
dants of Lutheran parents. Here
aud there, throughout ibis Southern
laud, our brethren or our children
are scattered as sheep haring no tkep
herd. In hundreds ot places, doubt
less, the nucleus of a congregation
oould now be gathered op, bad we
the men and tbe means to send them
out, that at no distaut day would
rival in uumber aud zeal many of
our older organizations.
. This land is ours. It is tbe land of
our birth aud our home. It is also
endeared to as by a thousand hal
lowed association*. Aud in the
providence of Uod it ia committed to
us to occopy, and cultivate, and pos
se** it. The Lutheran Church in
the South has a great work, peculiar
ly her own, to do. A great res|iousi
bility is cast upon her. Her work is
peculiarly her ova, and uoue can
do it so well a* she. We only cun
reach that work—we only cau ef
fectually accomplish it, Shall we
bravely assume the responsibility
and meet the obligation a* good and
faithful servants t or shall we *hriuk
from the duty aud ignobly cast off
our responsibility Y Great indeed is
our responsibility iu the sight of our
GotL But do you think for out- mo
ment that God has given u* a work
to do which we are unable to per
form f Much indeed is required of
us; aud if we have a mind to work,
we can do great things If we suffer
ourselves to be satisfied with small
thing*, we will never accomplish
much, but if we resolve to do great
things, and are faithful according to
oar ability, God will do great things
eveu through our l'eeble iustruineutal-
ity. Then, if this work i* ours—if it is
committed to us—if we only can
effectually reach it, we must do it.
We must aw ake to our resfioDHibility
—we must assume tbe duty—we
must work for souls, for the church
and for God.
This is our
hail almost (wared to |»al|state under
the Ureadral peemmurr. I Hnstiamty
bad bees driven to (be wilderness, lord Jesus Christ brought
ami hid asmjr in the unfrequented immortal it v to
places of ike bumble and despised.
And that gssprl which Haul of Tamil
had given la the wtiHd iu so much
parity and transforming vigor, had
become choked and smothered under
the Iguovassp am! patrren-nre whk li
overflowed tb<’ fuih. There* were
those who Aghml and cried for the
alwaiainatiosp and bypurnaic* that
were boldiqg sway over the belief
diM|»Mttioiui of men; ami here aud
there* a nobb* voice wa* lifted oj. for
God, aud truth, and righteoit*«»eMH,
loit only to he »tifled in dungeons or
in flams*.* Jusi a* the Hebrew*
Imt poorly Mipplied with the
of grace. Although npw*re!«
of eighteen hundred years have roll
ed away since the command wa*
given by tbe Hon of God, Go ye into
all the world and preach the Gospel to
every couture, still much remain* to
lie done. About sixty generation*
of man have lived and died since the I truth a* it is in Jesus Christ f
duty. The
•« w £ mm ny
highest
life and
light through tin*
Gospel of the Messed God;
and now, though we are approaching
the chare of the nineteenth century
of the Christian era, three fourth* of
the race of man are idols tors.
Without ignoring the claim* of
the heathen upon aa, or our duty to
do what we can to send them the
(»u*|*i and the mimion sry, that they
may he taught the plsn of Malvatfon
and become heir* of glory, the duty
of thi* hour is to direct your atten
tion more- especially to tbe Home
Missionary JMd. Nor shall we allow
thi* field a range coextensive with
were held ia the moot cruel l-ondagc the Nsrional Government nnder
instrumental in the liquidation of ^VAud thus ha* (»«*l dealt with his
the debt that wu* still rrating upon
our parsonage ; and whereas, he baa
been instrnmental in the erection
of two new Evangelical Lutheran
churches, and the liquidation of the
debt incurred by their erection ; and
whereas, under God, he haa been
nstrumeutal in leading into the
communion of our church over one-
bird of the entire membership of
the charge, therefore Ire it
Resolved, 1. That we do hereby
church in all time. The chureb, in j shine, ami I
many respects, la constantly repeat might sproqt
ing iu history ; and God repents hi* \ into the glory
mercies to all bis people ia every age. sign, d Ami
Though they who have catered into
covenant relations with him are
ofteu guilty of murmunug* and re
bellion, though they are unfaithful
and idolatrous, though they are way
ward and unprofitable servant*, jet
lie leave* them uot, nor forsake*
them. lAke as a father ptiietb his
and were witabh- to throw off the
galling > oka of sm iiude. aa was su
unexampled religion* tyranny w(**n
tbe best portiou of m*nkii»d under tin-
papacy, and kings and emperor*
straggled in rain to throw ft off.
Bat as God mined up Moor*,
by whose hand He wrought womb-re
ia tbe sight of Pharaoh, amt even
lordly rsNupaUcd him to let tbe chil
dren of Inreel go forth ftvwa their
bQodajps an when the Church waa ia
Smpal Iwodage, amt mantled in apuc
ryphal tradftiima sad degrading mi
up
the immortal Luther, by shorn He
would Mgabi Itbntaie Hi* |reopt.%
reform Hi* church, ami again give
to the work the legacy of an no
aback led Christianity, an tttttOaspMi
Bildc, and a preached gospel. This
precious legacy, God’s own Trwth.
*o loag “closed op in tbe iron grasp
of the papal apoataqy,”and “shut op
in the mast/ tomb of the dark ages.”
talker broteht forth, aa another
ha* well mil “to day light, and san
moist air, where it
tender to Bro. John W, Tresahrr our children, so the herd pitimtk them th*t
sincere thanks for his untiring seal fern him Through the ever vary ing
and arduous labors in behalf of tbe and changing aoeoe* of this life ha
church of Chriat in our midst. bads them onward to tbs acoom
Resolved, 2. That we do uot now piiabment of bis own isocmuble
to enter and occupy, to cultivate and
ponses* them. \
Not only i* this field extensive,
but it is an inviting one. It enjoys a
most aalohrious climate, embraces
the nebeat and moat varied |»rodoc
ttous of tbe Western World, and
ir»t*» lib-, anti bloom
tor wliiob it w** d«*
by tbe grace of the
Almighty, it ba* taken rt*.t in many
land*, sad spread out it* lira riche*
with living blossom* and precious
fruit, to rejoice tbe earth and glad
den heaven.” Tllo* has Ood put u* ] destined in the providence of God to
iu po'UMWUoa of our noble heritage; ] iarream repblly in wealth and papa
ami now we at-ek aalvalfoa. Hot in i iatiou By the hand of iudwftrv,
our own works, but in tbe * uuuda ami waste places shall be rew^labaed ; cot
mercy of JaansChrim. tagea, villagea ami towns will spring
AsctpUag tbe Holy Mcriptunw of up almost as if by magic, and thou
HffiOld aud New reatameai* aa the saint banded manufaotorica will
oaly infeilibb- role of faith u»d |»rac utilun iim waters of oar creek* and
tica,
which we live. Whilst the whole of
the 1 uited 8tatos not tdready or
copied, might legitimately lie claim
ed a* Home Missionary ground, we
•ball ronfine twirw-lvea to the ter-
nlorv in.ireimmeillately at ourdoorw,
and whilst in contemplation of whnt
ha* I wen aocom|»li*hed in the jmst,
w* have great rea-MHi to thank God
mud take murage; we shall still find
that. There rrmn>neth pet very mock
land to be paastmsvd.
Tlie field that ought to Ire wholly
occupied by our General Synod, (of
which wa form an integral part,) is
embraced in the Son!hero Stale*.
Whilst this territory i* small, com
Vurrd with all the Htatre, when
romimred with our ww?foa»ii*tit-al
•treugth, it is extrusive. Yea, the
field is a large one. embracing six
^twta* in which we now have eerie
mmsUchI organization* in oonnectioti
with our General Hynod, beafth-a
other My uod* amt ciiurt-hm w hich wej
hail a* «w» workers in the same faith
witii os. And there- are at least as choice is such that it precludes them
many more States now in tiling hs from uuiting with some other branch
Maker, and by Him to be made meet
for the inheritance of tbe saint* in
glory. But how can we more ef
fectually glorify God than by labor
ing in His vineyard, and by doing
whatever we may be abb* to extend
His kingdom, and to bring blood-
bought souls to a knowledge of the
\nd
il this extensive and inviting land
promises us a rich rew anTfor ail our
toll, shall we not enter it, cultivate
ft, and passes* it ?
But how are we to possess this
uncultivated and tmelsimed territo
ry f How are we to reclaim our
brethren who have gone out from
os, and bring them into the fold
sgnin! How are we to win other*
friwn the paths of sin, and bring'
them as trophies to tbe feet of Jesus!
Il must lie done by sending out
mission a riea with the Bible in their
hands, and grace in their heart*, to
tell the story of tbe Cross aud uufur
the banner of Salvation by faith in
the name of Jesu*. The doctrine o
Justification bv faith .done must lie
proclaimed from hill top to hill top,
and from valley to vs 1 ley. The same
Bible and tbe same Catholic Confes
sion which were preached and con
foseed in the days of tl»e Keforma-
Uon must be sent by the missionary
to town* and cities, even where the
name of tat her may be unknown.
Our brethren from older organiza
tion* must be gathered together into
new organizations—churches rtiust
be Iwiilt—Christ and Him crucified
must be preached—tbe outcast* and
sinners must he taught the way of
life and love.
As long a* \\0 continue to do so
little, our losses will lie great. From
°°r aide* congregations are constant-
ly goiug out those who are in search
ot homes in other sections of our
country. Many of three locate in
places remote from any Lutheran
orgsnixqjion, Mid they are practical
ly lost to the Lutheran Church. If
their k>ve for tlie church of their
Oar
to# mueff contracted, aad
qoootty evity cbnrch interest”
in (fee background.
None loot more than w« by ^1
grace, nor would any pain aw*
rjflcfeacfthau we would. W***!
promptly to occopy *
inviting position* which are*
ly offering themselves to |
tion, flourishing congregation*,
attractive church
spring up in variqga
members would not only
iu their own eotnmoiifou,
same doctrines which be
shackle* of Rome would
exert their life-gtriug po
sinners wherever they waa
claimed in the spirit of tht
Author of Salvation,
souls that would ultimately 1
would be added unto
Thus would we
church-life which took it* rim ft]
incarnation of the Son a# Qs4,\
distinguished tbechurahlathe)
mng of Che Christian Eta,
trickled foeWy tktoagh the
and darkness of the
which burst into now life aai
during the Reformation, and
has been gladdening tha
million* since. And as the
giving stream colli an, God ie-j
fled, grace is exalted, i
man is saved, the kingdom ef I
is enlarged, and sin and he!
draw.
But u icomnpliah this aside
—to poaaeAA ilw land—to give
bread of life u# our
away from ua. aad to gal
wandering :ual the lost into the I
of the Redeaiuc,, *c uod aat
not raly the wntteu Word, tea
must semi it by tha tmnitk et \
living ministry.
Jesus must go forth sod greed I
Word, aud treat with
Christ’* stead, aud urge thea
be reconciled to God.
Bat, tin supply our exiatieg
gregatimis we have not a
of ministers. The cry for a
comes up from different
Tbe demaud we are onsMa
ply. How then are we to
out-poet* and send mi
the various point* which we
to occupy ! If we can not m
demand for ministers where
ready have organized ootq
bow are we to meet the d<
the mission field ! These are
dpti riwnria rnma 'H-moiiO (bo
of the Christian church, still tbeir
labor and oieaus, and influence, are
unavailable to us. Iiut worse than
all, some who go out from u*, and
whom we do not follow with tbe
mean* of grace, fall in with fatal
ciroriata, are snared with tbair false
doctrine, and are finally lost J. Thus,
•here i* a continual drainage upon
©ui ecclesiastical strength- our anot
her* are decreased, and their talents,
dhotis and inflnenoe are exerted in
behalf of other churches, or an- ren
dered entirely
^| • iiuVHtion and exercise. Too mug
accent of his raaiffnation hot mn«t dsakrnm ----- ~ *&• Augabufg|livers Tfteae, within imresasd iu-i hava we suffered by the taiaeiaule
Mtisptof bis resignation, but moot Marie™, working in chore M feariBi CoufMoa a* tbo axpoaont of II. i toiligrerca, toactifled by (jfo wisdom\pnhcy wa bars hitherto adopted.
consideration of every lover of,
aud of every faithful foHorerf
Jesus.
In this matter the ehurch is <
siblc. The reaedy is in tbe
of the church. The great
from heaven instructed Hit
ides, when they saw the field* i
already to harvest, and the
few, to pray the Lord of the
that He tconld send forth laborer* i
His harvest. But tbe churck
a PT i 9 the remedy. If it does
i* recreant in duty. The
therefore is before ua, and wit!
Pray. We must awake to oar
and privilege in this respect,
must bring ourselves into
with the missionary interests ofi
church, and kindle anew ia
hearts the flame of love to God,
to our fellow-men who are
iog for the bread of life- and
ing for the waters of salvatioa.
must it be merely a sickly sent
alisin which inspires loud
to the God of be$veti, and
bursts our hearts whilst we si tig.
‘\Snlvsrton! let the echo fly
The spacious earth around,”
and still neither the prayer wH
song finds way to tbe purse,
much less to the favor of the I
and answerer of prayer. Suehl
and prayers are of no value
missionary cause. But whet
prayers to God in behalf of
church are accompanied with
offerings, and those offering*
such as have cost us really a
five, then we may confidently
for the blessing of God upos
work and in auswer to our
To extend the borders of our<
to “lengthen her cords and
en her stakes,” to possess this j
land inviting ns to its cutout
must not only pray, bat labor, i
not only desire to see the wori^
missions prosper, but we uurtM
tribute liberally of ©nr means to <
end—we must sacrifice to God 1
the prosperity of His church.
We must first pray that God
put it into tbe hearts of pious;
men to liecome ambassadors
Jesus—heralds of the “glad
of salvation. We must speak !
such and present the claim* ^
chorch to them, and win
this noble and heaven-
work. Then, when they arc
to give themselves to the work *
the ministry and the service of
church, if they have not tb*
to qualify themselves for the
work, tbe church should not
to furnish them the mean* of
tion. A “ d
judge* «‘ ,em
workman
ashamed, andl
authority and
ipetr- 1
the
also fan**** 1
forth into
jB » the
may C** Z* 8
the
ia
the glory
of
the salvation
To educate
talented youi
of recoucil
missionaries
„p waste pi
men to be
means should
to the utmost\
highest
s tr u mental
after we have|
our sc
more
giving of oar
Ood’s own bo
stewardship,
of the
Ood to those
Ibis respect
candor, can
withhold
»f we have
session,
and the
Apostle Pai
spared not ]
ered him u|
not with hii
things *” 1
us tbe best
upon us, ho
us any oth
the same lii
If you have
which is tb<
possibly br
withhold fh
sion, if his <
hand! An
life ou tbe*c
be willing t
are, ease, ei
need be, ev<
the promoti
world, wbe
plays of bis
beeu manifest
wen 1 Under
tion it is esti
was devoted
to religions
the Christian c
noble iu its sp
is more extei
want* that it i
all nations.
It i* not fo
much you ait
cause of Horn
Saviour
ce.pt coi
question
twt-eu h
Iu view
great M
ie pret
your lo 1
scieuce
Says, «
week let
in store,
Solomou
be made
s shall be
the Lor
blessed
Under
were al
Lord er
to bring
a* auotl
rule obt
of the S
of a cu
' Hi* cot
ow whe
the trei
nevolen
ohara<sb
we *hor
to the
will ena
give, ot
too littl
regard
un porta
the me
someth]
will be
. gr
Ah
eve
too
from a want jqairing au educattoo, and of
tbsm literary, scientific and tfcrij
ical preparatioo for the self-<
work of tha tniuistry of J
las