The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, December 20, 1872, Image 2
THK. LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. 8. C., DECEMBER 20. 1872
topy be sent to the fhraily of the
tieceared.
R- U. Baxowir,
P.M. Mnj.xa,
W. McK. Mt rkku., . Com
W. J. Wihoath,
T. L. BtnoiR,
There resolution* boring been
unanimously adopted, the mooting
tbe assurance thnt He will bkre the
nprigbt In heart, m wall a* font*
tbo nln of disobedience, nod that He
will assuredly punish tbe transgres
sor, on my lest birth day (I wes
eight) two years old,) I celled my
family together, sod instead of e
great dinner, I reed to them tbe
28th chapter of Deoterooomy, sod
tried to explain it, end to impress
upon my children end my grand
children the duty of obedience to
God j and then we ell knelt down
and preyed together to God.” And
thus he talked for some time.
Was that not a beautiful scene t
A gray- headed man—eighty-two
years of age, on the verge of tbe
Yomb, reading and expounding the
Hcriptores to bis children and grand
children, and praying with and for
them, on his eighty second birth
day f V. D. M.
ed Lord wbtititod, “Sea**
turns, for in fkem ye think
during the day In
Friday, December 20, 1872.
blessing* which tbe birth of Christ
has brought to them, and re tire r or
to awaken in their hearts grateful
fove to Him, who said: '.Huger lbs
UttJe children to some onto ns*
Here we also edd a word of nan
tina: Do sot done the day with at
tending a ban, unlees yen ceu dance
as David did. fie danced before the
ark of the Lord. Is sear a phi I on it
Is very mack to bt doubted, whether
the meet elegant young lady, as wed
foil, tjhugk tyiffrtjfr till tihfuf guesgsAjyngnsugmi
***** W*eWUF SO .ViSFII’t | 1 wSOmmutna . ' *" “ *»" ****
eaa honor (bruit and keep Christ
mas acceptably to Hiss wtth •forward
pres/.” Oer eapertenot
fallibility too plainly ts i
tber argument Wa err <
judgements end opinions
oar fellow men. We i
thoughts, in oar Mings,
pathiea, in oar afcotianx,
Editors:
A. R. RUDE, D.D., Columbia. 8. C.
i. I; MILLER, A.M., Staunton, Va.
adjourned.
J. M. LiPPr.i i. Vi
J. E. Coorica, Secretary.
brick, and (igkic in style. Bro. Phil
tippi has befoH him a most impor
taat work, and the success be has
achieved thus far is highly eocoara-
f* Arl “ ,r » kl “ W., rigiilly reflect
iag the doctrine and cult us of Luther
aaism, would add much to our influ
ence and strength in those parts. We
are confident that the enterprise will
succeed, for in the hands of such s
quiet sod yet jSiligeut workman as
brother I\, it can hardly fail. In
reliance upon the divine blessing his
labors will he crowned with success.
When we mr$ coofdmt of employing
Qof* mesa* «a*f of bring engaged im a
•corf haring /or it* end the glory of
Jeans Christ, we mltrays jmom ««
etrsrvf of rocrwo*. A A. R.
/» essentials, unity ; in non-cssontiols,
■' Wtortp; ta all thing*, charity*
Orders, Bauk Checks, or Drafts,
bio. If those can not be obtains!,
M money in a Ukotstkkbp Lvr-
All Postmasters are obliges! to
r letters when required. -
rs. are sent to subscribers until
uses order to discontinue is ro
an d all arrearages are paid, as
d5 ny law. Merely returning a
r of the paper by mail, is not *uf-
to the left ' Wo art greatly afraid
that aoeb worshippers wifi ho told
by and by to “etons to tbo loft,* urf
then they will bo M tefl* indeed
Permit ns also to throw ont a few
That* la a nevgjp|M i published m
If indulged la Unit won
tations of wrath and
would not on|y destroy
Mr. Editor: Tbe best hit at “got
ten up* revivals of religion that I
remember to have seen, came before
my eye a few days ago. It is a
lamentable fact that men-made re
vivals have in a large measure ta
ken the place of revivals of divins
grace. I hear the phrase aontinoally,
“Our people are going to get np a
revival," sod when it comes, si as I it
is gotten op by our people, sod meu
glorify themselves instead of God,
aad do the work of the Holy Spirit,
foam the middle »«k Its pnliHabers
aad proprietors afr of the Haas of
mea who persevere on old fog)tarn,
flpflltam call (IMS the world la ad
aud if UP* 1
Heaven, they * : -
rtarva**-’’ 44,11
to make a P
don't preach at d
over tbe mountain:)
visit sick rooms,
tbe duties of a oouj
could not getacitj
be dissatisfied, so ,
thing ete* r Still I
have no money to
sod then I mighj
preach as wall a
may lx promptly
amenattfOMina* nr mi m utrfi-mi- —■ — U. .... .a.-.., mi nni h ,.. ,nOy
course near it raeryoauy experts
either to make or to receive sack.
<>«r advios Is: Do act hay CM*
as* gifts us credit; tt is dishonest
to give sway what is act year own.
Do act spend yoar money foolishly.
Do not forget to glee s gift to year
beet friend, who is none ether thsa
Jesus Christ. True, yoa eaa act stake
Him a present directly, but you eaa
do It indirectly through the ehorefc,
which ts libs bride, and that m giving
to Christ himself.
for the Lutheran Visiter
Whs Csa Answer t
l.\ vin.a, Ala., I
• tk^, ft. at. I a
mmy netuung
n.h* ]0ni U' m-Jsuk I t .
• Dec. 5th, 1872. f
/for ffrsw Rude : Is it not time
that ws should bear from the Ex rani
tire Committee of the Georgia Syn
od, iu rwfecroce to their correspond
'cnee with the < entrail ('ouimitlew of
the General riynod, relative to the
appointment of a suitable person to
• -ferial* ss travelling missionary in
Georgia and the adjacent States f
You will remember that provision
• as made to that effect by the Geor
gia Synod at iu last meeting; and
the sum of #500 was pledged by the
pastors, in behalf of their re*|*net«ve
eburrhe*. The amount pledged for
the churrbes under my care has
bees made up by Milns-npcioo, sud
my people are ready to |*ay it over
ts the Trvmsttrer, according to the
Itrovtslou of fty ood, as suou as a
suitable missionary esn be obtained.
They are anxious to see the work
carried out, and arc willing to make
any reasonable sacrifice for the \mt
morion of so noble tin enterprise.
They have done their part. and are
auxiwna to know what others have
dune, es;<eciaRy what pros|iert there
is fot ubtamaig a suitable mission
•rjr Tomes teal*. J. V. If. ,
Trihate of Rsspset
*** L.j Faotlty Room, )
1 ; v , Roanoke College, [
December ft, 1872. >
At a meeting of the Faculty of
Roanoke College the following pre
amble and resolutions were adopted:
WhkSkAb, It has pleased Al
mighty God, in His inscrutable Prov
idence to remove from the scene of
his earthly labors and great useftel-
ness, our friend and colleague, Prof.
John G, Frey, and
WHEREAS, Though laboring for
years in weariness of flesh, under
the encroachments of disease, he
was nevertheless, even to the close
of life, actively interested in the af
lair# of the College with which be
was identified and to whose prosper
ity he contributed so much, there
fore b# ft
L'tsolced, That we bow in submis
siou to fiie sovereignty aud wisdom
of God manifested in this first afflic
tive dispensation which has befallen
us as a Faculty.
«rn wilt
memory, as a zealous, faithful anil
efticieut colleague.
Rusoleed, That we tender the fami
ly aud fricuds of the deceased our
heartfelt condolence iu this our mu
tual loss.
R&oloed, That we wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That, io respect to his
memory, those resolutions be spread
upon the pages of onr record book;
that they be published in tbe ftosa-
oke Time*, Lutheran Visitor and
Staunton papers, and a copy of the
same be sent to the family of the de
ceased.
By order of tbe Faculty.
\ J. D. Dreher, Secretary.
mot wish the aad comm
our tempera, words aad
meet as iu the great 4
make a mock at piety, aad bring
ridicule ou the church of God. But
tbe anecdote will tell for itself.
An Ohio puper tells of a circum
stance that occurred in that State,
which, it says, speaks badly for either
the preacher or tbe people. A re
vivalist of considerable reputation
went to Iron too to start a revival,
lie was very zealous, made every
preparation for the work, got ready
a doable row of mourner’s benches,
and tbe people turned out well, and
listened to his earnest pleadings
for six consecutive nights. At the
close of each service he called earn
rally for mourners, but none came,
(in the last night there was an im
mense audience, and the preacher
fairly out did himself. He shouted,
stamped, pleaded and exhorted,
but all in rain; no one came to the
mourners' bench. The preacher, at
last, worn out with exhaustion and
filled with a holy indignation, sat
down in ntter disgust. There was s
{muse and suspense. At this critical
juncture a tall, long faced, auxions
looking man in tbe congregation
arose. The susiiense was intensified
to4o H Last year •* d»4 n«4 get
tbraw artirfes out at tbe «—-■%* ll
ts too riow. too ofaorrv. and two foggy
for o*r sue. It is grand ou mm
essentials; but It bus so 'fended
know I eau be a <
and succeed* well.
“I don’t feel a ca
and the k>ve of soi
heart. I want we
So it was, am
years have roiled
of Uyaee remarks
has been the retail
The one who want
when old, has, by I
lion to businefw-
scareely allowing
ly bemfirruce, which It would be
highly proper sud blessed to the Ube
rw! sud gyserous giver to ramsmber
during this Christas** TWsr aru
ft fetgs tV AfetTKlgttj AfefefeMitt i ftbdk : rM |. Jf
mmmW "• es.se umw>v^if!g -.to •fewpsrto, #.‘toPfirWBfiprwewP#
Hemmmry, tbs /bjmrtn/ AfydfossCa,
If you give u Christmas party,
present tbs DsndT* Tnaair) Box to
your gustos, and ask all to ram
tribute, la rowelsstoa ws wish each
and evsvy out sideward Chnstssa*.
though It Is berwfeiug very ftopular
With the UM), whs im MI d*y seek
tbrtf owe. while plHsudiog to ssrto
Christ sad tlis ebwrrh. ta cry pease,
psues, whsu there is m peace. God
beljsag ua, we eifl ws« «b» itf Ki
psrisues has told so tbs botiowuswn
of such peats. It Is wot tbe pssersl
Christ.. It Is tbs tom* at •leaf ears
With a nervous s
and overtasked br«
time to enjoy the \
ten; bat spends <
meat at his office,
which perisheLM i
in merchandize on
deed, was able to
and bis sued took
laid op for many
week he was burnt
There <
sionad to preach the Word; but for
the humblest Christian who wishes
to lesrn the why of sslvauno.^ For
whatsoever is written to God’s holy
Word was written for our htstrue-
tion and benefit. *
When Martin Lothm* wuseloisteril
in the monaetery, and there fowni
the word of life hidden away, like a
rich diamond in a heap of rublmh,
do you not think God iuapiiwd him
by the extraordinary outpouring of
His Spirit to understand aad ts ex
plain the great doctrine efyutojjh*
Ron by faith, which Lather trrssirii
with more fervor than be would buss
done the ooetlieto diamond! Aui
was it not a like inspiration that in
spired s Wesley, a Whitfield, s Bax
ter and others!
Let ns not suppose, my brethren,
that by simply reading and area sa-
deratanding the Word of God it wdl
lienefit ns, unless we pat tote prac
tice and useful application, all that
we learn therefrom. Let us frequent
ly call to mind those passages whir*
have warned os to flee from foe
wrath to come, and from the dangfoi
that await os. Let us often think «f
those texts which will keep us foam
doubting God’s willingness and
power to save ns. Let ns ever km#
in mind those sacred passages which
will lead ns to the cross of Christ?
aud point ns to His great love to
all Hie believing children. Beheld
for Ik UttoM ViMlor.
Bit Eighty Second Birth-Bay.
eahorriptimo. W# are my math to
seed of food*. We urud out toll*,
bet very few pay any at teat ton. It
is not downright dishonesty, hut
culpable cureleaeueae iu moot rue**.
Ilow would it do to publtoh every
week la the r«e*for, the names of
tbo** to «k«w tod* are went t T»
make our meaning plainer, wo will
print n few each t
"nui mprr ort*
Aug. B, 1872 Ibv. Va #AOfi
“ ** ** M. •* 7JSX
Bov. X ** Mr*, a, W. Vn. Ifofts,
Dor. id, “ W. a, A C. fofffo
ton fire!
thought he ought h
the gospel, but h--
be poor, and he tj
by which to be ij
proved a failure,
he confessed tha
appointed and up
preferred wealth,
from my own coovij
C»od cursed me; e(
took toiled, aud I
very wealthy man
owned thousands a
died and left his h
Now not a foot J
was his belongs c
of himself. Strati
iuheritonoe. A p:
of Baltimore, not
years ago, “Not
merchants out of
begin a mercantile
ao J degree of couJ
old merchant, and
In our pastoral work nr meet nith
all rlawM-* of individual*. At oue
Mwe we come in contact with a pro
tons man. who ha* (lid the fear of
(rod before him: then we tuct with a
godly man, * ho live* for another
world. Now we arc thrown into tbe
cuaipauy of n nominal professor of
religton—to* is also a mem Iter of t he
»bunh, I wit his conduct ixiiitradicta
hn» profrautiou. II* in ready enough
to talk about the tcmpiYral interestn
of tbr church, but the spiritual in
terests seldom engage hi* ram versa
ttonal powers. Nor is this strange,
for be in a liquor seller, aud some
times |da) * cards, and engages in
other dt*ref hi table things. But here
if* another w ho loves the t-hureh, be-
rawar be love* his Go<l. He is ac
quainted with the <1* sin lies and
history of tbe church
uecuuMtoas to tbr church by rouflr
aantanu. Hocernl other* werr provi
dentially hindered from ruaaerttng
with tfoe cbwreh m this ocrados.
Thu congregation In flourtsblng.
There tan regular increase in nsu
hers, and to the life of the oottgregs
ttou growth In mauifost. A toitbfnl
and diligent use id the dm itch or
fo»*ed menu* to attended wtUf ibe
biswaittg of (tod m Ibe edibcatmu of
bn people aud to aw increase of tbe
number at bln saint*. Old ttw-m-
STfiDBffof MEETINft AX I) ItEtfoLU-
• :\ tj TIONS.
At a meeting of the students of
lioanoke College, held in College
Chapel, on the 4th inst., Mr. J. M.
Liddell was called to the Chair and
J. B. Cooper appointed Secretary.
The death of Rev. Prof. J. G. Frey
having been announced, on motion,
a committee of five was appointed
to prepare appropriate resolutions.
The Committee thereupon submitted
the following preamble and resolu-
titions:
Whereas, It has pleased Almigh
ty God, in his infinite wisdom, to
remove from our midst onr beloved
and highly esteemed Professor, John
G. Frey, who, amidst all his bodily
afflictions, ceased not to labor for
onr instruction, but with Christian
fortitude remained faithful unto
death—as r a token of onr respect
for his memory and io appreciation
of our loss, be it therefore ,
Resolved, 1. That iu the death of
Rev. John G. Frey we feel we have
lost an able Professor, a polite and
Christian gentleman, a kind and
faithful friend—one in whose life was
so beautifully portrayed tbe virtue
of perseverance, and one whom the
summons (( Come up hither 9 found at
his post of dnty.
Resolved, 2. That while we sin
cerely deplore the decease of one so
true and honored, we would not
moorn as those without hope, bat
look for eomfort unto Him who “do-
eth all things well."
Resolved, 3. That we manifest onr
respect and esteem for the memory
of tha deceased, and our sympathy
with the bereaved wife, relatives aad
friends, by wearing the usual badge
of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, 4. That we accompany,
in procession, the remains to the
place of burial
Resolved, ft That these rosolntions
ehareh tot, will be mail) for mm
paary to February, 1873.
nod be is
-piritual}) acquainted with Christ.
No «otuL-r ibat be love* to ram verse
a
alwMit the spiritual as well as the
temporal iiiinratr of tiie church.
And we are no more surprised to
ser that Mian at a prayer meeting
•Mol willing to feud in {water, than
we are to find tbe other ulisctti, and
unacquainted with tbe privilegva
and btoseiuga of the meeting for
prayer and prat** Aud thus we
anight go im to tell about the various
character* with which are meet in
the paatoral work, but we shall Im
ramtont to etosr with a pleasing iu
ct'lecti, recently related to us by a
gre) beaded woldicr of tbe eroas,
now in his eight) third year. As
iwarbyui we are able, we will give
y«m hfo own language, lie was
•jmskinf of God's gooduesa and
mercy, and as we encouraged him
to go forward iu relating bis export*
taws with the tear* counting down
Hi* ebrefta, sod hi* heart almost too
fall for utterance, be said :
“God baa to-en good to me—yes,
tie baa been very good, vwty good
iudrad ! He baa blessed me in tem
poral thing*; bill 8>y richest experi
ence of God's iomIihmw and mercy
and love have been of a spiritual
nature, t have knt much—-1 have
tout sixty or seventy thousand dol
lars; hut 1 don't mind that. 1 still
have a plenty of this world’s
goods, and I bav« a good assetraaee
of m\ aroeptaare with God through
faith in Je-u*. O brother— I can’t
tell you hew uocli I love my Ged.
Yes, my (tol I I love Thee, Thou
koowtiuL (litre, for a few utuanun,
bt# heart «a* too foil for utterance.
CoKVrmvAflttoi from imrttmt
known to na are always raftri
We moat bar* a reoremrahto naan
^jso, that ninety
lbar Brethren :—The A|>ostle Paul
aays to Timothy, “All scripture is
given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in
righteousness." These Holy Scrip
tures which are in the possession of
each one of ns, and which lie open
before us to day, are known to be the
true and faithful word of our merci
ful, covenant keeping God. And they
have been handed down to us for our
instructiou, and to guide us iu the
way in which we should walk. Let
us then, at all times, read this holy
titesaage with that care, that diligence,
that prayerful ness, that trusting con
fidence, that abiding faith that will
euable us to drtiw from it those in
structions that will lead us in tbe
path of duty, that will make religiou
a Jay and a comfort to us, and that
w ill increase our love to our heavenly
UMm MIfe of aoo awtorribara
mask always he paid tor to mlvaare.
W* coo HI raw tb* paper for six
month* If we bad only w hat tb# dm
booeat brira of tbe boarer aad vit
as last ti fowl never been in a more
promoting state. Activity, devotioa
to the rhttrvb, sad general tatnraat
to tbe work at ftba Lard are •vidaaetw
at prosperity and epintosl healthful
a erei, and all these cbararteriat Bt.
A Rift to tbs Clmd
Mary toad writes- “Tbe tlWtor is
liiMor a wood work far tbe rharrb to
^wria w west r rre WK*a.atm w-*a esa
Tbe i barvtily order of sni tor jar
•cribed to tbe Isaak of wurabtp is
otmrrvrel regwtoriy to tbto cmgregs-
ttoa. It tore prefocwl rhurrb love,
«>uu Uie renown tk
f5 «tod utterly in h
^ nation, he die
°«t an interest it
treat ati
lis tost hopes ti
^pGxed and nee
°°Pal Church, tot]
°* what you call <
rit al piety, I know
ckMMla win roll sway, the saa of form
pertly wUl shtae brightly very area.
I think I are It bonding thrnagh the
that is taialtoprat. We were rrfrrab
•d by oar talscaoana and worship
with there chritllaqa That tbe cna
gvegatkm la Latbrraa can he koowa
A word of caution may not be oat
of place here. Do not desecrate tbe
occasion, and unfit yourself for keep
log the day with tbs Lord by surfeit
iug aad drookenosaa. Lake xxt; 34
Christmas day abowld be a religious
feati vml, although not a Sabbath. B*
gin it to private. Let the increase of
praise from the altar of tbe heart,
and the pray er heard by Omaiseienre
alone, tune tbe soul tor tbe day aad
the feast. Let the family derotiooa
be longer and fuller than ordinarily
Use the form in the Book of Worship,
and read tbe laaaoo* for the day.
Attend divine service ia yoar charch.
If the minister can not be with yoa,
let the teacher, or ooe of tbe otteera
of the church conduct the atrrice.
We, of course, take it for granted,
that to Lutheran eommuoiuee tbe
teacher* are Lutheran*. Other de
nomination* manage that matter
much more wisely Ihau we are in Ik-
habit of doing-
OUT Soutl
en S devoted only
toss of the higher
*hd what have be
*** todures. The
Some em
f, | eeu the probabh
i M °°oree, and ae
<‘icelleot way ; i C |
itica aud enters.
As ao iost,^ |
Miluor, who was,
J* he formerly w
^ Boudder, the
*o India, tor
** * HowYork
\, tlie foreign n
^era have dout
magnify the
le * They look*
mourn;
^ toith enough
they are Christian* to tv t<tool Iron
ibetr works. Let M he borne in
tatod that a ramgregsUoa may be
Irani) Latberaa rmhoot tbe olrnrr
vane* of its sperm! feaian s of war
•bq*, bat ta all wire are opposed to
fore we woold sag that a ribwrvbly
scrvtoa dare out wa /redbrrwator a
ramgregala*' Neither to tbto wbdly
a ONMtor of ladiflbrv-ora-. For the
refi# of wailoimit) to oar chureb
Father.
There is nothing that any of us
can either do or say, bat that the
scriptures will give us a clear and
unmistakable precept how to Pro
ceed, and what to leave undone. Job
says, “There is a spirit to mau, and
tbe inspiration of tbe Almighty giv-
eth him understanding." And this
“ inspiration ” comes through tbe
Word and tbe Holy Ghost.
The Apostle says, the Bible is
"profitable for doctrine* All tbe great
and essential doctrines of religiou, on
which our solvation denends. are
A. 1* Wire, Kdgrfirld Go.,
Dr. J. I* ffehwlre, taxing
ton Ooooty,
A. aad ML, two anufil per
( ItAKl KWMX, I tor ti, 1*71.
My Door DmeOmr t ! heartily aym
bigbre gramad apse wbtob to reat
Uto argwmnnl.. IMrito worship to a
wren to growth la chriariaa life.
All ahowld tbrfvfare ewgag# to It. It
to wot mevriy a moUra at prayer, or
singing, at of bearing, tret all of
Ihrer watted to awdt a asaotwr aa to
emival'f * m-t forth p - -wf-m te
are* tor lot area awd * rareapirto rer-
ths two jiMing man «idiiag la atody
for lb* luiototrv. Aad. a* aa v*ravel
of tbto, ask yoar oppitoatiaa of the
•Ubi« tift. to the food being now
rnjaret for this parpure. • - >
j. IJ tk, Jiu
be pablis'ned in the Roanoke Timas
and tufheran Visitor, aud that a