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COLUMBIA, S. C.
Friday, November 29, 1872.
Editors:
Ktv. A. R. RUDE, D.D., Colombia, 8. C.
Rev. J. T. MILLER, A.M.,t»n ntou, Va.
pf*
reader will be iutermted in Mr. Ooki-
beck's pungent and able critical*
review* of new motor. Send #2 to
Robert Goldbeck, Chicago, III.
Iiraimard* Musical World Norem
ber, 1872.
It coo tains more (ban the usual
amount of Arab, aptey, pointed arti
etas on musical antflecta. Tbe edito
rial, “Women and Music," la a very
readable and suggest ire article.
THE LUTHIRAK VISITOR CfLUMBIA. S. NOVEMBER 2#. 1872.
tbe Lord wfetb Uwu
•"“•Mfffffis***
I
SS»>
its vital
tin
rilfit la
work! eras Indebted to
foe tbit re*torsi too of a paw
Mittl fur the pn Miration of tbe paw
Ward of God. Tl
with an alloaion t#
strength, grendear,
taw aad learning of tbe Ckarefc of
tbe Reformation
/a unify ; in non essentials,
1 .liberty; in all thing*, charity."
For tbe Lathe ran Vial lot. count# to bare
Tbe Festival of tbe Reformatteo ia the a son- plana
.j . , | SPECIAL MOTICES.
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eat. , , . _
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Not only tbe name of the post offlee,
+|mt also that of the county and State
Of each subscriber ]* necessary, in order
that the proper entries may be promptly
and accurately made.
Marriage and obitimnr notices, and
>tlur matter intended for publication,
ihonld be written separately, ami not in
mainess tatters, to receive proper atten-
ion. '
Change of Address.—Rev. I). M.
Henkel, from Richmond, Va., to ML
Pleasant, Cabarrus Connty, N. 0.
WikcHESTER, Va.—A call has
ibeen extended to Rev. W. P. Ruth-
rauff, Akron, Ohio.
I POMABIA, S. C.—Rev. o. w. Hoi-
laud has accepted the call given
him by the charge formerly served
by Rev. T. 8. Iloinest.
Personae.—The first lecture of
the course before the Young Men's
Christian Association was delivered
on Sabbath night last, in the Episco
pal church, by Rev. J. Hawkins, of
the Lutheran Church. Tbe lecturer
itook for his subject, “Epochs aad
what they Teach,” and handled it in
as masterly manner uud to the edifi
cation and pleasure of his large and
'appreciative audience. These toe
lures will be kept up during the
winter, and it is hoped will result
iu much good to the community.-
Shepherd stoic* Register.
Queries.
»mimnnnir r*mr.e n
unbaptized T”
Have sketched out an answer, but
must wait for waut of space.
“2. Has tho Lutheran Church, as
ui Church, ever published her view
on this subject! If so, please tell
jjine iu what work I may find it.'"'
The Symbolical Books are silent
as to the salvation of children 1 who,
without any negligence of their pa
rents, die uubaptized; but leadiug
Lutheran theologians bavo given uii
equivocal expression to their view*
about the salvatiou of jnfants.
Examine Gerhard, Loci Tbeol.,
Vol. 4jj Locus XX, DeS. Baptisino,
238. Krauth: Baptism, Augsburg
Confession, and Conservative Refor
matio*.
j . New Publications.
LittcWs Living Agew—The number
of the Living Age for November 9
coutaius the following noteworthy ar
ticles : The Higher Ministry of Na
ture, from London Quarterly Review;
On Prayer, by Prof. Tyndall and Pres
ident McCosh, Contemporary Review;
France and the Emperors, Saturday
Review; An Hour with some Old
People, Macmillan’» Magazine; A New
Theory of Volcanoes, Spectator; with
the continuation of that excellent
serial, “The Burgomaster’s Family,”
translated from tbe Dutch by Sir
John Shaw Lefevre, and of “Off the
Skiliigs,” by Jeau lugelow; besides
miscellany and poetry. The pre
ceding weekly number contained val
uable articles on East Europe, Our
Great Grandmothers, or Sketches
from Montagu House, by the author
of “Flemish Interiors f George
Eliot's Moral Auatomy; Gardening}
The Colonies and the Geneva Award;
M. Gambetta and tbe Conservatives,
etc. The subscription price of this
84 page weekly magazine is $8 a
year, or for $10 any one of the Amer
ican #4 magazines is sent with the
Living,Age for a year. Littell & Gay,
Boston, Publishers.
Musical Independent. November,
1872. ‘
| We are glad to welcome back that
excellent musical journal, suspended
since tho Chicago fire. It has been
purchased of Messrs. Lyon & llealy
by Mr. Robert Goldbeck, the well
known pianist and teacher, and will
be conducted iu a really independent
manner. The present number con
tains “Will it pay to take a Musical
Paper?” “Richard Wagner’s Early
Years,* (by himself,) “Queen Hor-
2 use and Partant pour la Syria,”
tutorials on Musical Education, etc.
'Riereare three new pieces of music,
by Mr. Goldbeck: Song, “The
sdng, “Separation f piano
D^Cturoe, “Abtecuce.” Tbe musical
“City by Iks lea.”
: Messrs. Editors i We write this
tatter for tbe following reasons:
1. The projier observance of this
festival has done good among ns
It has caused our people to have a
higher appreciation of, sod love for,
tbe grand old Evangelical Church,
and it made them more contented
and happy im their spiritual home*
and it did liitich td convince others
not of onr fold of the historic gran
dour, the profound erudition, and
the world wide influence of Lather
anistu
2. We publish these facts that
other* may be oonstrained to “go and
do UkewtaaT as we are convinced that
at least one sermon a year, of s
strictly denominational character,ju
diciously and carefully prepared and
earnestly delivered, will greatly de
velop tbe life, character and energy
of our ehurcb.
THE DAY ANTICIPATED-
Onr German brethren, hailing as
they do, from the land of laitber,
and with hearts aglow with the
spirit and the doctrine of the Refor
•nation, selected the last Monday ia
October as Reformation day, at
though it was a little forther ro>
moved from the historic 31 st tbaa
the first Monday in November
Rev. I* Moiler, the devoted and
efficient pastor of St. Matthew's Ger^
man Lutheran church, chose for hie
text, Rom. i: 16, from which he
showed, in a most effective manner,
how the truth in ita purity , hail been
restored to the church through the
agency of the Reformation—hsw it
had proved Itself to be “the power
of God* unto the salvation of thou
sand*; and so far from being a
cause of shame, should lie the glory
and the praise of all under its lie
nign influence.
»l was In
of Christ
that if It does the
tended to do »o the
and to the aoets of
wMtkn of Its anther wiH be fret!
to
te the Church
of
Church end ffttachmeot to It Is the
favorable Ihi in wbleh our Charrh
Visitor—to re-
weekly vtoit te most
of the AomI » of the CH—eh, ee
of
pBjPI. Ita
ral aes la
might i
by the
at the
In N<
I. The work of the
not complete until IS
mgmdfl •lam I j^ J h
eWTHl iwii|»*H?H4 €§*|PPIF*Bdm MRP *9*
nt (tH* ttiitiinl r iHUli cnT
dotn It Is not eomntete istil the
w Iuilt? hnwM* Otf t-faur
sovereign (?) Postil down to the host
Irishmen, to roe versed.. It te sot
complete until
ft
-w- wwr.1 ■ ■■■ OiMIt B mi»B TUP ui iu
century onwaid until the Reforms
tiou commenced. From this he drew
n glowing ptatun* of tlw* fearful
magnitude of the work which the
Reformer* undertook, ami of the
triumphant manner in which, under
God, they accomplished it.
The closing thoughts of this ser
mon contained wise and timely coun
sel as to how we should cherish,
retain and utilize the fruits of the
Reformation. We have heard this
discour*** spoken of as one of tbe
ablest and most profound efforts of
this accomplished servant of Christ.
On the first Monday in November
tbe English churches in the dty
observed “the nailing up of the
ninety-five these*," At
ht. John’*,
Rev. T. W. Dash preached an able
sermou from Exodus xii: 14. Tbe
preacher used the great historic
deliverance of the Jews from Egypt
inn bondage as a ty pical represent*
tiou of our deliverance from Papa!
bondage, and be chose the ordinance
which decreed au antaal festival in
honor of Jewish deliverance as a
text from which to memorialize our
own religious liberty. He further
discussed—
1. The necessity of a Reformation,
owing to (a) errors in doctrine; (b),
Abuses in worship; (e), Corruption
iu morals.
2. The agent or organ of tbe
Reformation, Dr. Martin Luther;
his fitness for tbe work ; bis deep
and fervent piety ; bis profound era
dition ; his great moral courage, &i\
3. The character of the Reforma
tiou: not extreme in doctrine or
action, but eminently conservative
iu both. J
This is but the brief out Hue, from
memory, of a masterly discourse, to
which no reporterial description could
do full justice. The peroration was
eloquent and impressive In a marked
degree. Some of the 8t. John's pea
pta are beginning to recognize iu tbe
growing popularity of their new
pastor, many, of the intellectual fea
tures and polished manners of the
venerable man of God who erst
while, with a strong hand, brake
unto them tbe bread of life.
Iu the
WESTWOBTU MTREET H Til KRAN
CHURCH,
the Rev. W. 8. Bowman preached
from Acts xvti: 6: “These that
turned the world upside down, are
come hither also.” The theme of
this discourse was, that next to lbs
original introduction of Christianity
into the world by Christ sod his
apostles, the Reformation of the six
teenth century was the greatest rrlt
glous revolution the world ever wit.
ue&sed. It was shown jiow universal
faith in Christ
2. We are aaworthy of the asms
of Lather and th# Reformation if
we are unwilling to make the aasM
sacrifice*, cminre th# asm# hard
ships, heave the asm# danger*, aad
manifest (he asm# zeal for th# truth
te I, i uL ^ te'ite ite# SMIteSff S ■fedte.
wl flvd^fl l BlirffrlCTilrll IMP
of three hundred aad fifty years agm
Yo«re, &«v, MEHRornarm
a* am* «-
Fat the La Hurras V tails*
Former Bays, aad Ire
Newport, Mime, i
Ortobrr 38th, 18TX j
fhmr /hirtor ; Perhaps an Item
from the outskirts may not |«ro
uninteresting to th# many rerntor* of
th# V#*«tor aad frtrods «4 Latberaa
imu generally Bring remotely situ
st#d from tbe grand centre of the
Church, aad deprived of many «f
th# advantages sod privileges poa
•coni la those portions of country
where tbe Lutheran Church
long tarn rstahtashed, th# church ia
Mississippi in her sggrremve work
pengressss iduwly, bat ww believe
a mauDvr which well acrucda with
the spirit ami prartmr of Lulherao
ism To an observant mind, the
i bnrrfti
i Ha midst by eon
to
la our Hoath
the W
Charvh. aaflwho think
who have
a sympathy Are th# Church here in tin
He treated with a msartMjs Ijffffd
*1 in Its pres# at con sect ion.
Huk# iu organizatKia to the per*
ent year, the Synod of
hu* «t<Mi*l kU«*»f from say general
Uuly of thr church, sad in
moisted ivsaliUoo, has door little
more than aiaiatain its orgsuitadou.
Being weak in umustrrmi fone au«l
Mnsnrial rciatious, she has not been
able to posh forward the work m ex*
tension to but a «a»aU degree. Noi
being of safflemat msgaitmle, her
strength has aevar Imra sde*|oate U>
the work before her. Humous work
has do! received the attention and
support it should bans recriied tn
<otiae<|iwmce of the feeble power* of
tbe church, iu tU inripirncy iu the
.State. All th# pioneers who came
to the State, am) labored so faithful
ly to jdant tbe <>harrh here, hs%e
gone to their reward, sad the only
means of supplying their plsees in
I area who see content to Hr# as
the tain MUM* here mast live—am
aad at great sacrifice.
•s#nff s<>
litre WNUt
to tredd
ir-
fur the aecomawtoatrea of
sod pay a aniary that will
them entirely, as ministers
from ah read are apt to expert, and
of which areal 9* them inquire when
applied Is dfnaraal fhsrgea ia saeh
forsiittoa ns flhto r#mote aretioa
Now tho wny to opened, and tire
day for a brighter era of oar Charrh
as the outskirts has dawned, la
our present feUtfons, bring In aarea
with the General Hywod, the t*ha«vh
win now eoutribufc its qaota to saw
taming the grofesaorwhip of the firm
Inary, ami wfll perhaps furnish mnm
stodeatA to Runireke ( oliege.
WRh them finis ladder os, we are
eonviaerd Ml s brighter future ia
before an, and we have reason to
believe that are the lapse of s dread#
the Church ref the ReformAlren ia
Miretasippi will sUod fair, aad, fis
she has ent dour, oocnpy a high
jglJ^BlMpgggtttsa among sister
a itevafied Hfi of srevlw to God, as
laborer* la Mu vineyard, will tie im
pmPPii njM>n inr ftiintiB m lac fowil
by the father* ot the Church, and a
well qualified ami effkienl ministry
will grace onr ^pripits and a fold t he
wonl of God mightily to the palling
down of stronghold* nod building
ap the waste places of Toast.
Alt hough, at the mate time that
we ore so much to coeourage no, we
are swore af the fact that all tho
churches composing the- Hyaod of
Mississippi are not at |»rcaent in as
pnwqieroas a condition a* we desire
to see them- Home of them have
nut been served by a regular pastor,
and have not hern in such a state of
spriritoal health ami vigor as has
been desirable
But during tb# present year even
those ehardkes have hrea revived
aad built «p by having had tbe
core ol th# Holy Spirit to
to do onr work to which we have
been railed by Jemta Christ
And now to th# Triune God be all
tbs praise for what He has done and
will ran lino# to do for His Ghnrrii.
■real A. ail.
ii i# flfr dto' -
Far the Latham Visitor
Propi—l* tor Onr Asadamy.
Mr. Editor r At the last meeting
of the Bvaagntkml Lutheran Hyaod
of Georgia, it was resolved that
tn onr Ht
tbs
of a
ol high grade, to be taken
The
bring this
the eh arch sod the
generally, through the columns of
» Asthenia I'letter; sud to
to all compsting local!tins to
a so*neats In sites and atunsy;
the result to be submitted to ffyhod
for its or tree. Tho
we understand thorn, i
Any city, town or suitable plans in
fireiratg end* so instils-
bold meeting* sod make
to build such Aradsmy, aad
have them gnsrsotre, (If aoreptod
by Hyaod) that the atuonut idodged
will hr doubled if possible, by th#
church Tbaa we will say by raising
foMKIO they con build a filOjnm bmiae.
Th# ,S» nod will thus give sod receive,
aad the advantages will be equally
divided between the town, city or
place sad charrh. The advaatageo
can lie hast sera in figures. .Suppose
such a school in a city af 3,000 or
even 1JMI0 uihaUtasu There would
be, an? M pupils from abroad. Thane
would bring to th# place $300 a piece
per sanum. This would bring info
cirralatlo# $13,000 ia addittoo U» the
yearly circulation oi the place. And
ia a place af this size, it to presam
able that 3b students would stay at
burnt that woakl he seat away but
for the school. This would retain at
hoses another $13,000 Thu* the
advantage, peculiarly cooaidered
would be au addition of $.10,000 an
anally. This would give the school
100 arboUra. It may have 200 and
then thr added sum would be
doubled, aad became $00,000 |**r
year. Tbe effect upon the society
may be ereti in those plot## where
......u .-tejtetej 1 ! terif' , | - Th# Araismv
VOQfU fllnfl » \ fHrFjpl 1 »fl lloW i
time, which woakl be a greater ad
vantage still. Wo hope that mini*
ter* will have au eye a|«o» some
soitable locality, and urge the i«op)e
to a consideration of the sal^ect
forthwith. \V# know of severs! fdsoes
now ia need of just such on institu
tiou, and large hearted sad geoerous
■*en among their inhabitants who
need but have the oubfoet presented
to them, and they ore mgwH for
action. We think it woald be well
for ministers of our body to insert
the sultsUMkcr of this in oouuty
I tapers, and then follow up tbe pub-
lira tiou by addresses on the subject.
J. Arrm, I
J. F. Maroart. i
tbe miaisterisl work was with awn 1 Idessingx cwnw«|u«vit upon a srrles
witli limited advantage* as regards of awetingx carried on during the
Com.
that very important qualification of
ministers— a thorough education—
either literary or theological. Hence
It may be seen that where other de
nominations have established them
seasoo foe |»ro«raet#il efforts. And
to the liest of oar knowledge th#
spiritual onoditioo ol the entire
Church la better than at say time
during sntat year* |st*t. Protracted
selves and possessed so|ierior mlvaa aavtings hare been hehl in all tins
tages, and with which tbe small
branch of tbe Lutheran L'harrh ia
its infancy here have to cope, it has
been beyond ber limited strength to
measure pace. And when w# take
a retrospective view af the church
in iU dork boors ami struggle* and
toils and trials, we foe! encouraged
when wo view tho
Though much prrjadte# sad
tion have stood as barriers to tbe
progress of tbe church, they have race of
been slowly and eaatioosly removed, love has
churches tlit* year, am! though there
have hern tin great ami signal itato
ry gained ia point of tiumlier*, great,
and we boliete* lasting goes! haa
been ilour. Goml att« ntkm has been
given to hearing th# word, aad the
cltorcbes hive enjoyed the preweuce
aad |tower of th# Hjiirit. Discord*
aad distraetioiift hav# been brought
into ItarrtWhy ami tireuchea hav#
been IhwMI by the (lower ami iirfla-
pfeaebing, ami brotherly
DNon* prevailed.
and we now ace a brighter future j la all the churches in a hieh aux-
awaiting her. diary miidbnary societies were or
Th# great utility am) actual wwm gatiizc*! laflt year they have l»##u
oily of uniting with the Houtbcni reorganize^ ami tvjiort larger contri-
General Hy nod became apparent lo but ion* than were re|W»rted last year,
the minds of thinking men of the Th# report af tbe Treasurer of th#
Church—ministers and laymen—and Misaiouary Roctaty will show a coo
the time having coat# for effecting siderabfo kocresoe this year,
that union, the Hy aod of Mississippi Ho, * Man viewed and reviewcil in
now no longer stand* alone, but in Us favoraUr and unfavorable as
ber present connection sbe to twtter perU, lfi#4pli«rrl» tu the far away
able to employ and husband the sunny teg ions of Missis*ip|$ may bo
strength she posaesara, ami has regarded as ti<^fu). ami fjk# day
placed herself in an attitude to re- seen not for in the ‘distance when
cefve greater.
As a Church we arc mote church
ly, and have greater attachment and
love for th# Church and ber distinct
ive features The brethren of the
Church arc waking np, and seem to
manifest a deeper interest ia the
welfiirc of the Church and a greater
leal In piety. Th# m*v**ity of an
efficient and educated ministry i*
becoming more apparent to the
minds of all.
# Liberality towards the Church
for in
“gknioos thing*'' may be “spoken'*
of her aa no smalt peri of the “City
of God.* Then, brcthreu of Missis-
Kippi, penmverc, omttauu.- steal!fast,
and trust to tbe gfl^ aad Idrased
He«*l of th* Chorc^
lag jwmaretl that ‘’Re which hath
liegitu a goad work In yon will coo
tiaae it aol# thr day of Jesas
Christ. IffnlsteTs, be faithful and
buttle for the right. Conn: not your
trivia! aarfMk'#* as loo great. Die
charge\«nw duties. de|i**ndiag npt>n
and church ntterprises to greater, ita pntrat >*rea of Jrbmah! Let _
and a willingness of mind to “honor ever pray that H# will ptosper the
For Ita- l."(lirt»» Vtsitur.
October 27, 1872.
iff Ikmr Sir : At s«i in forum 1 meet
tag of the Vestry sud Wantau* of
Hi. John's laitheraii Church, the
PreoHtanl was requested to obtaiu a
cojiy of your Sermon, delivered this
(Sunday) morning, and to ask yoor
permtssiou^ to have the same pub
lished.
It afford* in# great pleasure to
coaimuuicate this desire to you, and
to foia in the aame.
With eonsuleraUiMiH of respect,
yours truly,
Johr. U. Steinmkvkr. Pres.
To Rev. T. W, Dost), Pastor of 8t.
John's Lutheran Church.
CHARLR8TIIN, Oct. 31, 1872
To Mr. J. H. Stein meyer, President,
and foe members of the Veetry of
St. John's Aatoerws Chmrch, Charles
too, H. C. !
Dear Sirs: Your request with
regard to the Kertuou of Sunday
morning lost was quite unexpected,
lint is complied with in deference to
your judgment, and thaf of other
fncml* who beard it.
Res)ie#t(nlly, &c.,
T. W. I I(»hii.
Woman • fiphers, Claim* and Duty
“Yet I* she thy r>sa|MUMimi. n —Slalachi
lit 4.
Tbe first )N*ir were lit# immediate
miraculous workmanship of God.
“And did not He make one V says
tbe Prophet: one mau aud one wo
man, and thus one pair only f “Yet
had He the raaidu# of the Spirit,”
and could have created millions of
pairs, and msdc them all “living
sou to.” But one only—“Male ami
female created he them the one for
the other, ami neither complete with
out tbe other. As a sinlesa pair, they
were alike created in bis image, aud
were coequal. And, however much,
since weeping trom Eden throat, the
on#—the woman—has felt the “pres.
sure of an alien tyranny with its
<lvan*tic reasons of larger bo: < - and
strcffger ainewa,” theverdiflfi of thmr
Maker, In stern rebuke to man to
still, “yet to sbe thy companion.”
There to undoubtedly mnefa frivoloua
speculation concerning tbe respective
prerogatives of the two aexea. Wo
as over against the man, bos
had, aud still has ber champion*}
but from their championship she
should pray to be delivered. We
hear ranch ibout “Woman's Rights,”
ia some quarters of our land. This
implies worn on’• wrong*. But what
arc her rights and wrongs, is a qoea
tion which neither the harangoe* of
unfeminine wouton, nor effiminote
men have sneeeeded in defining to
the satisfaction of the pob»ic.
But whatever the specifications of
extravagant agitators, it may be ad
mitted by the moot conservative,
that woman, in the purest and holiest
aspect of her womanhood, has not in
all particulars attained her full min
■ion or position in the social econ
omy.
But the admtoskm, aa a growfog
conviction, has taken aa unfortunate
direction, in confounding a prafoe-
worthy “sspiratfoo for being all that
she woe intruded to be," with an oq-
holy sod insane ambitiou fo “fie trtail
men are. 9 Thus, she unwisely trans
fern beroelf from tbe position of a
“helpmeet” and natural ally of man,
to that of a competitor and an an
tagooiat. by aeuming the attitude of
a usurper of bis prcrogativen.
“There to s asore excellent way.”
Christianity offers the only true rcm
edy for whatever rcmainiog disad
vantages attach to woman'* social
position, and in tbe wosdfra it ha*
already acomnidiahed for ta*r, gives
on earnest guarantee of what the
may confidently hope aud patiently
wait for. This is the propoaitiou of
the text: “Yet i* she thy e>«-
pattion."
~ 1 Hi'Pi'"
show fo
with
pecoliar
unanimity Itoat “that of man
tal concentration, that of
moral impulse * Man ia a
of thought—woman of
man of logic—woman of
insight; man aignes aad
duction*, whilst womaa
conduaiooa by aa
and penetrating perception. w^T*
i* all intellect nor all moral «mff|a
ty; but HhyL
bead, aud woman’s in her bmtt*
"Man dreams of fame, wtrfU >
wske* to Hrcs.*
The advocate* of woman's to.
object to this distinction as m^mh
discriminating against the wwa^
Bat why to this offensive te the*)
Simply because they entertain %
toe prevalent fallacy, that iote&et*
al brillancy or attain meat is mp
rior to moral exoelleney, and tfo
goodness is not the highest aad mhj
tree greautem. This false sop^
tion would make Lucifer superior a
Paul, or Lather, or Newtoa, stum h
mast have surpassed them eaek *
original mental gifts.
The Lord estimates character *
cording to a different ^mlinL
There is no intimation that kit ^
ever rests with complaisance on th
gre atness on mere intellect of p*j
ion*, however brilliant. Yst he fim
look upon tbe heart. He
“The heaven is My throne, aed fo
earth i« My footstool; bet te
iuan wtii I even to him that itj
|K»or, and ol a contrite spirit, mi
who trembled at my word.”
broken and i contrite heart, 0 imt
thou wilt n »t di-Kpiee.” “H
are th# pure iu k«-irt, for they
see God.” Who shall asceofi
the hill of the Lord ( lie
hath cfoau bands aud a pure
Without moral parity ami
virtue, all temporal prosperity ls|
sham that only conceals our unto
Woman'* sphere, in so far ns di* edness aud sure decay. To
tinct from that of man, most be de
tenaioed by the design of her crea
tion. And that design must be
taarnd from (Jed’s testimony, in hi*
word, and iu her const it ation. God
said in view of man's loneliness and
need, even in Paradise. “I will make
a helpmeet lor him,** that is, a* de
clared in the text, a companion, one
not tin* same with himself, but ex
tctly corresponding to himself—like
him in person and description, and
*«ij/*l ip him os a coogenial counter- am j most honest statesmen,
par! «n nimwn. •• VDinsai a distinguisi
necewnarily that of a just reciprocity.
Tbeir employ menta and happiness
were tw> co related and mutual—
neither lieing independent of tbe
other, and neither superior to tbe
other, although an undoubted au
thority was conferred U|K>n the one,
with a oorrcs|Kmding snboidinatiou
of tb# otlier; but it was a subordina
tion |»erfe«Uy consistent with' tbe
tbe bead and neglect tiie bean a
impolicy as reckless as its impietyi
bold. This truth Providence is sto#
impressing upon ua iu these dq
crate times, when corruption r
in high (daces, and
“They aisy take w ho have the pa
And they msv keep who can.”
It is solution of this moral quo
tiou that must so largely enter hi
tbe future destiuy of Ibis land
weal or woe. So judge our obi*
distingmabecr son oi
Carolina—Gen. Wade Hamptoo-
who, iu a recent address at F
City, Maryland, ou tbe im
to tbe South of the proper
of her sons, is reported as
declared that “he did not belie**)
merely mental cultivation, bat tk
the moral setise must be educate
also, that in the struggle for
this moral sense is degenerating,
equality and mutnai dependence of that he depre«»ted the pursuit
the sexes. For as 8t. Paul says:—
“Neither is the man without the wo
man, not tbe woman without the
uiau, is the IjordT—that is by divine
appointment, or aocordiug to the will
Of the Lord.
It was no doubt intended that
each .should aid the other in loving
ministries and constant fellowship;
aud that they should do aud enjoy
much in common whilst walking to
gelber in unity, and working to
gether uuaelfishly, though with dif
ferent capacities. Thus the one was
desigued and qualified to do for the
oilier, what ueither was qualified nor
intended to do for him or herself.
The scripture record of their cre
ation, facts and long ex(»ericace, or
ganization, aud the diviue law of
adaptation, combine to teach that
tbe first banian pair, though having
the same faculties, were not consti
tuted with tbe same mental apti
tudes, nor qualified to lead the same
pursuit* and obtain tin* same suc
cesses. Though every faculty of the
mind is represented in both man and
woman, they are found in different
degree aud combinations, whatever
classification we may employ. The
same text books on mental aud mor
al philosophy are equally adapted to
both, yet are they not identical.
They have traits in coiumou which
distinguish them as alike human;
and they have differences of dispo
sition which as clearly distinguish
them an male and female. There is
iu Itotli a union of lb# same faculties
iu such preqKirtions as to roustitrtte
a character,peculiar to each; and
though much alike, they possess a
difference that God ue%er meant
should be ignored or violated. Simi
larity not sameness—resemblance,
not identity of personal traits—is
their diviuely given qualification for
companionship. “They twain shall
be oae,” not by a niergiug of individ
uality, but by a perfect adaptation—
the one being the complement of tbe
other. Each being fitted to assist tbe
other without interference or colli
sion, it was His design that they
should iu harmony develop tbeir re
spective functions in tbeir respective
spheres. , . , +
But in the practical ex(M>rimciit of
tin- social state, as far as tbe icoord
go#*, what do history and philosophy
riches to th# neglect of this
education, aud urged the edaotos
of heart and soul.” Aud a I
"filer in Berlin, the Capital of
German Empire, thus warns opf
tuuely ou this general
“Without faith and faithfulness,!
prosfierity aud happiness are
fleeting shallows; without religa
all human activity perishes ia p*
tiigacy. • • But profligacy is alv* !
a forerunner of great changflp
has destroyed empires and tbre*
down the most solid walls. It
in the debility of the noblest po** 1
idleness, sensual slavery, poverty!
the midst of extravagance, ato
respects nothing. Where the reli|
foundation is wanting, everythin j
built ou sand, and history tells
and again of the terrible
w bich follow from the decay of
and purity iff life.” But on j
foundation can public integrity
social purity rent, if not on the
solid basis of pure religion?
where shall religion have an ,
if not in the heart and borne of
man, whence its influence shall
felt throughout society ? Why i
woman depreciate this her
dow er, or consider it inferior *<u
intellectual gift ? It i* the bii
by which she is especially q<
to be the educator of » noble
hood. Is it uot her glory that aft*
by constitution more loving
more religious tbau man f it is
heart, with its wealth of
tender sympathies aud brct
charities, which give* her a
distinction and superiority.
This unchristian heresy, that
heart is interior to tbe head, te
tered by tbe vanity of man,
with an unpardonable self*)
whilst,conceding moral doiaate
woman, jpretends to a higlier
neuce, in the power to rule «»
marts of trade, aud engage ‘ u
varied conflict of public life in
phases. He too ofteu deem* * J I
item of small consideration, a
matter of course, that she
make home attractive, aud dailj^
timpute his imyierious wants,
he learns to esteem her a* *
convenience, if not a plaything
idle houis, instead of what sh# 1
is, his guardian angel, giviog
noblest impulse to his bead
pi
ICO to
she
rsode** ^
the
Sb* «•**•
theory,^ 1
a nd she the
vantage on
at
p* D ** ti0 ° ** j
it to not the
but who fo Te *
in u>o*t folly nl
It to not «*Wj
nor power, d
«iid with rei
“God is tow.
tire of pore at
maii is u AOPe ,
to tbe Father ot |
she rata* in » *
own, whilst not
ticipation in I*
aud social 1>*»
affection, abe »*
(iian of the ahil
as a general rul
' during the l
it* being- Wh
*be therefore h
if be were bc*i
could make b
- fhshion him at v
fore an artist i
Does sbe not m
you ever known
eminently good
devoted and n
who did for him
Whv then ah
* u*
for the name
already posses*
dominion, whic
as constant iu
the rays of lig
night through
rules and feed:
oar hearts with
Woman's supret
through the ;
sceptre of her p
ness and goodm
the fabled magu
As to the re
tbe past, we al
never had an o{
her capabilities.
hr the veriest i
was so degrade!
reuder life a bu
sirabta ; so that
mothers have Im
death their ov
on the plea of
little ones inig
! hard lot. And
greater indel
revelation, s
Gosjiel of Ch
tbe s(>iritual
has etnancip
intolerable eu
Christian reli
troduction, p
lioration of
progress was
Its author, J
woman”—in i
which he im
voted women
frtauded him,
provision mai
he was suffer
fixion, plainly
the sex. An
an abiding h<
foil exercise i
But womau'i
her deserved
by the same i
tlj e progress
the same deg
Pacts com
in this conn
auxiliary to t
tiou of feinu
served social
the 8axon el
citus states i
among tho«<
overcome bn
Bomau arm?
inviolable re
foouut regai (
highest iucei
sure guarant
Be adds: “
there is son
^mnt in the
disdain her e
“I$n ion.”
Thus th*
a oomimnioo
twpc of her
u »ey hail to*
~ f-hrist, and
solitary in tl
11H tions. An
influence of
ltl its pare L
form, they hi
the highest il
Opacity in
humau cultui
UHhmy
are tJ
ssiieti
and i
Germ
n - •
r
ik.