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ONE LORD, ONE FAITH. ON| B APTI8 M—EPH ESI A N8 IV: 5. COLOMBIA. S.C., FRIDAY. JA'UARY 17. 1873 OLD S FRIES, VOL. V.--N0. 226 A wholes)roe rivalry between these iKwlleM need not necessarily interfere with piety, good fellowship or pro grow. If there to a feeling or ex pressed roroplnint of weakness in consequence of the smallness of the organized body, the remedy to nt hand. It needs but incrvtml zeal, energy, prayer, faith ami work, oa the jmrt of ita members, and the body will not be insignificant loog. The history of oor cliurrh, in thia country, fitrniahea more than one example, of a few minister! and a few hundred members organising a district Synod, and in ten years numbering fifty ministers and its membership running into thousands. The General Synod of the United States was a very feeble body at Ua organization. It had no college, only a gymnasium or high school under the superintendence of the two brothers Jacob*. It had no Theological Seminary, only a few students, taught privately, here aad I>r. a a from a tree and the symmetry marred thereby, but la a few years nature, by compeaaatioa, wUI nature that symmetry. A yoaag person may km a tooth, aad it will km* aa «g ly gaps bat ta a few years natal* will force the adjoining teeth toffth er and fill the vacancy. The hum at the North Carolina Synod need aot prevent our ultimate sureem. North Carolina la not the site around which our wheel turns. North Car oliaa is not the and lato which ear young tree has sent ita tap root. Let us all work together, sod by a little more energy aad a tittle sdditinosJ HkllUike ■ asms i«*i h 'm an ,m am-ms Atssk O Iwi-tjMffs twlu CwCtl Wit l aadl "wfe % HWP work that the North Carolina ttyaod would have ikur ia eouueetioa with as. I was mm am the CNda itvar y going frvm lauirrin* to Cladnaati. The crank of one of the engine* broke, and one wheel stopped. The engineer geared the machinery to the remaining engine, and gave it doable dnty. W» were a little be hind the Ham, *#f we reached dmeim maii. So with mil General Synod, and the work it has to do. We may hedelajed somewhat by the North Carotins Synod, but we will reach the gixd—we wdl soereevl. There le no room for dcapatlm). faith, walk and prayer, la a right rsan, has heaven*! promise of sucress. So far aa I am eeqaainted, we hare the laity to sustain ns, and every Synod teal convention show* that they will nobly redeem their promise. There is s bunkering, on the purl of aotae of our good brethren, for the General Council and the General Synod North. This same feeling was often manifested by weaker powers to he identified with the Homan Empire toiler palmiest days Their application was always use ressful; bnt all that they gained, by Iwhtg thus blent tiled, was In pay Communications, a superiority to all the trials sad sor tows of this life, and ereu the terrors of death itself living on a plane there; and when he had finished, be got up from the table and retired to bis room, and they, without a word, went into an adjacent parlor, aud when they bad gathered there, some owo exclaimed—“Who erer heard anything like that V What Mr. Webster aaid in advo cacy of his sublime Uiought I do not know. No one has ever repeated it, and presume no one can. She invariably took tbe sulks, and would not work. I pitied my brother, and tbooglit of tbe driver and tbe lead horse, and came to the conclu sion that two or three good wheel- horse sort of church members and elders, those who will work any where, are worth more than as many score of these would be leaders, who think nothing is good or worth labor ing for which they do not originate. For the Lutheran Visitor, flaar Doctor: The want of bar mo- y tad united, energetic cooperation ju our Church to to be lamented. H*ay » good faithful heart » m \ very sad, »« ,< *> kiu *r ***** our history for the last decade of years. Our future appears, to many, gloomy *nil unpromising- Meu are discour aged. The t0iie of our P ft P er# •* unhealthy, and despondency fills tbe sonfs of some of our best aud most efficient men. Private letters, once so cbeerftil and eneoUragiug, have a sNteibre appearance though he K they could moot him with the triumphant ri<l*m*tuu>, *0 death, whore ta thy atiagf O gravu^ whar* to thy victory! The attogof death iaaia Aad the atraagth of ala to the lawj hat thaaka be ta God who giveth aa tbo victory through Josua < hrtoi, our Lord.* That It to a pril •vidaut from th tofi enjoyed by I pte. la Old T*| eaold any, “I wot| ta Now Testa mad •ay, “W* are css • ilhng, rather ta trail and utcran smusewv MPa wmmm Aad why f Nat cause of etirsosi woo, indeed, mill Thai was for hto at God's pro •i times Job I live slwnys/ m Thai onuto bourn bourns are balky, aad wilt »*t work or let their yoke fellows work. Nome other horses have trails of charactor suit much better. "’• wenmfiravelling on the highway, and wdmvertook a team with a well- formed aad powerful lead horse. We entered into conversation with tbe driver: ‘‘That to a flue lender you have in your team, sir.” “Yes, sir, he to a very strong animal.” “He u u«t lie a very valuable one." “He might be if he wonfa.” “He looks irtiling enough. He holds a high bead, and ap{tears to be a borne of spirit." r “Oh! yes, he has rpirit enough; but spirit ia uot every tbiug. He has one very bad trait. He will not work anywhere but in tbe lead. If I make a wheel horse of him, he frets snd foMBu sud tries to get in the lead, and when he finds that impossible, be takes tbe sulks, and will not do anything. I have to be as careful of that horse's feelings as I would be of the feelings of a spoiled child.” “Why not keep him always in tbe lead f lie makes a good leader, does he not f* The driver looked at me for a moment in astonishment, and asked, with a kind of contempt for my ignorance: “Do yon know so little An ingenious mechanic invented a machine to register the number of revolutions made by the wheel of a carriage, so that its owner coaid tell just bow many miles it was driven. A stable keeper once had one put upon a carriage that he kept for let ting, and by this means he conbl tell jnst how many miles any one went. Two young men once hired it ta go to a town some ten miles distant. Instead of simply going and return ing, as they promised to do, they rode to another town some five miles farther, thus making tbe distance they {Kissed over, going and coming, Home thirty wiles. When they returned the owner of the establishment, without beiug noticed by the young men, glanced upou tbe face of the measuring instru ment and discovered how many miles they had travelled. “Where have you been F he tbeu asked them. “Where we raid we were going,” was the answer. “Have you not been farther than that?” “Oh, no,” they answered. “Uow many miles have you been in all !" * “Twenty.” He touched the spring, the cover opened, and there, on the face of the instrument, the thirty miles were found recorded. The youug men were struck dumb with amazement at being Urn* discov ered in an attempt to cheat the owner of the carnage. They had told a falsehood, thinking that no one would ever find them out. Little did they imagine that they carried with them, in that silent little box, an invisible witness which would expose their wickedness. So God has put an invisible wit ness in our hearts to record all we say and do, think and feel We never see the curious machine which keeps the account, but, nevertheless, it is there. It goes where we go, stops where we stop; it is with ns continu ally. So long as we live we carry this invisible witness, like the box ou tbe carriage wheel, fastened upon the heart.—Christian at Work. dom show this triumphant stale of ■aiad. This to too true And some times they will give aa thetr reason far not having it, that they do not feel assured at their preparation for daathu Hut that to am excuse. They art mat expected to contemplate death with confidence sod joy while they have ao dear evidences of chmUnn character. Rut they should hare timer evidence*. That they eray have them they should havs higher sUaiamcaU to the divine life; they should net ha aalttotod with any attainments until Christ is formed to their hearts the hope of glory. To with the Lord." I either caat be tor j gift* Pan) mtobre appearance. It is true the envelopes have not the black bonier of Booming, yet the contents par t»ke of sadness. Tbe circumstances brought about this state of filings may or may not have been Bader onr control; the consequences & nevertheless upon us. Instead of me General Synod, we have many, er, acre properly speaking, the ouc tuts been divided into many. Tbe question therefore is, What i$ duty in this condition of our Church f Tbe general cry is, “fe# ## labor lo rt-mU our Church.” However kind this intention may be> and however worthy of the noblest efforts of our greatest minds and best hearts, 1 tor that it is impracticable if even it tere possible. Nor do I think it necessary to the rapid progress uxt altimate success of oor Church. “In anion there is strength” I admit; bat there arc ofteu other elements besides in anions far less commenda- U# than strength. This cry for nioQ smacks of centralization. It iiaa at power, which, if concentra ted, may not always be exerted in the most judicious manner, nor iu tbe best direction to ait tain the high est good. Examples might be cited from history to prove jtbat ecclesias tical power, like political power, may trecotffo dangerous, aid needs to he brokeu by a Higher Power^ In this almost universal cry for union and eonceutradon there k danger lest ot religion jpnseMMi* irifiucurafi aad spiritual ex- errises common fa all tfariattoas swell as it to us faarh «**r privilege to have as it *m|k If «* calti vale, aa be did, f of rbristianitj | which it I* oor p may unite with j umpkant mm»UwhMI That it is our m unite with him fi To do «o we mu at aeter. II# had b| a result of faith an ranee of at) fi blt munga of hi* gj a confidence Ihall tie but the tiegtl ami happier offal our duty to hai dance! If «e B ban rbararter to | measure of our Ij such confidence,] with niisTrr bc*| n*|#*til of our aim row, if we rrewiai it) the rterrtae I f ll AIM kftirta I sill MMMtr’ aad faith w« consecrate ©urwKe# to the sen for ot Goil, it we continue in that aervtce with increased aad iu ereaaiag fevotha, we will have evi dence of pardon asd acceptance not to he doubted. In respect to the infinite superiori ty of the life oa which such a ehns ttoa hoja-a to cuter at death, bis eoofUleece may tie atimdate. In the earnest he has of it now, in hto joys of union and romtautuon with God, In the realisation he has of the favor that la life, and the loving kind news that to lietter than life, he can uot hut be confident of the superiority of hto brazenly home, where, free from all sin ami all sorrow be will have fulness of joy in tbe presence of God ami pies rare# there forever more. And then God haw revealed the heavenly life to be infinitely sa perior to anything to be tqjoyed in this life. Hto word to fall of such revelations. And on this teatimony alone it is our duty to believe in a future life of ineffable felicity snd glory. Now, it to in such confidence of safety ia Christ sod certainty of fa tore blessedness through him, that the Christian may become superior to all the terrors of death. Hnch an periortty naturally and neceaasurlly raaalts from aach enafiihmaa, Where the one exists tbe other will exist. And it to as much s duty to have the one as to have the other. Why should not tbe person who has this con fide nee desire, rather than fear death f The longing of a sanc tified soul for suitable and satisfying enjoyment should fill it with a desire to defmrt and be with Christ, which, than all earthly enjoyment*, to far better. What Is there here to satisfy the desires of such a soul V What is there to satisfy Ibe desires of any soul! In reality, tbe more we have of what is called earthly good the more sensible we are made of its unsatisfying nature. There are no earthly object* that can satisfy im mortal desire*, no earthly pleasures that can fill immortal capacities. For immortal maa, fulness of joy is ouly in tbe presence of God. Only when he shall see hto face in glory witl hto longing soul be satisfied. If we have right views of this sub jeci, and are rightly a fleeted by them, we will be moved to more earnest- ness and diligeocs in cultivating tbs Christian character. The more we hare of this tbs more will oor reli gion be a matter of enjoyment. The gloom and doubts and fear# of many ebristtona come of low at tain meat*. It to tweause they do not cultivate tbe Christian grace# to that degree to which it to their privilege and duty. U they did this they would grow to there over tho church. Schumcker bait five or six stndent* at New Market, V*., whom be in structed privately. This waa, I think, the highest number in any one of tbeae private Seminaries. The General Synod bud no paper except a little 8 by 10 published by Dr. Shaeffer, of Frederick, Md. Tbe fact is, it bad nothing except a few determined men, and all else to provide for. Theue men determined to succeed. They did sneered. They built a Seminars . chartered a college, published a paper—they rone like a rocket, and to this day the flick has not come down. Their work exists to the present day. Tbi* Genera) Bmly is tbe mother as well as the model of nil onr General Braltoa. ll were wise if her children were di- wimlom aud energy of This brings me to my Our that degree to v liege to do, w« im ia evevy tri be expressed. f to be aide ao to sot less evident. ts«e a like char state of mind aa S Christ, an aa treat ia all the at salvation, aud nth to him would lug of a higher of life. Is it not at the 1 deseed fruits of it. Others will wy that they have no desire of death far the reason that they thiok they eaa yet do much for the ghwy of (fad here. It to true them- to yet a greot work to to done few Cfad am earth. We should be willing to set our part in it. We «hoohi not bs near) of his a rviw, or impatient with any thing we may be railed to do or endure in it. But we should be just as ready to obey but rail to another world. We are not to suppose that we wdl have leas opportunity of sen tag him there, or that oor service will be lera accept* hie than here. Heaven to tbe high cot sphere of service as of life, where our immortal powers may be ardent ly, unreservedly aud forever devoted to ©*& ijwwy« Away with all such subterfuges! IwH us rather give all diligence in the cultivation of that character that will give us a present enjoyment of oor religion, that will make this life, with all its trials and sorrows, a mat ter of resignation, and tbe life to come a matter of joyous antieipa- tion.— Cmrtrd /Ymfipterioa. kivate the chria ly thing tike tbe fr, we auy hsv* If we fare God * with a godly ear- fed rest no Christ ‘living faith, if in reeled by tbe the mother. subject more particularly, General Synod in the Struth 1 noticed above tbe dificieocies and the difficulties of the old General Synod. Iu coutra*t let as see w hat, we really ponses*, and make our Mujierior advantages over that firm! organization in our charcb. 1. We have Kosuoke College with 100 students on its roll, a lull corps of professors, a library of near 10, 000 volumes that will compare favor ably with any iu our Church, iu this country, and a very superior mineral cabinet of our 10,000 rare and valu able specimen*. Tbe reputation of this institution to not to lie made, but it is established and its success beyond experiment. 1 We have a regularly organimh! Theological Seminary with a respect able number of students the first year. By the generosity of Roanoke College, both the tiooks of her hoc library aud tbe labors of her Frofes sois are cheerfully tendered for tbe use of the Seminary. 3. We have a church paper that takes rank with auy of our church papers North or South. True it to ouiy a single sheet of four pages, but this is uot necessarily a disadvan tage. Whilst a double sheet give* more reading mutter upon it# eight pages than a single sheet upou four, it often has this dtsudvauluge, that the braius of one man spread over eight pages must uecesmirily be thinner than firhtu concentrated upon four. 4. We have auy desirable auiouut of territory, aud respectable organ i zations iu many prominent places throughout the South, us nuclii around which to operate iu the for mation of new organization*. We need, most ot all, meu, earnest, working, self denying meu, to occupy almost every city, town aud village within our territory ; tor Lutherans are fouud iu them all. 5. We have another advantage over the early days of the first General Synod, i menu an advanced stage of education in liberality aud the spirit of progress. The fathers of that body were obliged to educate tbe people first and theu ask their donations. ‘ These donations were ofteu very small. If a man gave oue dollar the solicitor had to be satis fied aud puss on to tbe next. Now buudteds of dollars are given us often as tens were then. Give our advantages to any body of men, earuest, determined men, and they would ask for no better assurances of success. Many of onr good brethren (eel discouraged be cause North Carolina has withdrawn. It is a cause for regret that such ac tion was taken by that Bynod; but a tree with one limb topped off need uot necessarily pine away and die. Men may lose an arm or a leg and still be useful in society aud accom plish much, A limb may be lopped «hicA the bo**b I leg the MCittin of l healthy function* rfl V it Btrll, Whit* Stnia tick. Goiter. Scrfel i-naaons, Mercun*! B tho Skin. Sore. Ej good leader that was not willing to take any {dace, when necessity de manded it t The very fact that he to above the laborer’s {dace, shows that he to not fit for a leader’* place. Why, sir, that horse has so high an opioion of himself, and of bis ability to lead, that he often tries to take the control out of my hands and go where be please#, whether I will or not Only this morning hto head strong seal (without knowledge) plunged one wheel of my wagon into a deep rot, out of which I tried my be«t to keep tbe team, and it took two hoars to drag tbe load oat again, and the leader was utterly worthless all that time. I could only let him stand and look on. If be knew a little more about wheel horse work, be wonld be a much better leader. You may be assured, sir, on tbe experience of an old wagoner, no horse to fit to be a leader nntil be knows how, and is willing, to work." Here our road forked, and my driver friend took oue and I the other, and 1 have often since asked tbe qocution, Is not horse nature very much like Ammon nature! 1 was visiting a brother tuiuister, and bad spent the night with Mr. A. I was much pleased with my host He was an educated man, a man of pro{ierty, a man of influence, and apparently a man of zeal. I con gratulated my brother on his having so valuable an elder—an elder capa ble of doing so macb good. He did not reply as promptly and cordially as 1 had expected, and when he did reply, it was in very guarded term* “He i* an able man, and could do a great deal of good, but I have to keep him always in the lead if I would get anything out of him. If he pro{K>Nes anything and we agree to it, be will work for a few days with all bis might, bot if he does not originate it, there to no pood ia it In fact I have to make him believe he is leading me, or he will not go at all.” I thought of the driver and bis lesd horse. I visited another congregation, and this time it was a lady that was the theme of my brother’s remarks. He bad one of these good for-noth- ing lead horse sort of people. If any good work waa to be done, and yon could persuade this earnest, zealous, persevering woman, that she originated it, nope could work with more zeal (not always “according to knowledge”) than she; bat if she did not originate tbe ladies’ prayer meeting, if «he did not start, the subscription for tbe poor widow, if #be was not chief direct re#* of the mit* society, you might oouut her No, 0. Wtbstrr • Ssst Important Thought Ing a little minority 1* a larger body, in which a majority vote ooutd cruqj» j our b**t intention* for our Southern intercut* Here, In our own body, we ran endorse our college, oar nrtfi j inary, our {taper, our iWk of Wor ship, Ac.; there, in a minority, we could have none of tbe#e thing# rave by favor of a majority. 1 do not ray that *url» would tie uniform | ly our lot, bot we would place ourselves in a position that would subjeet us to such restrict ion*. n. ii. a When Daniel Webster was Been* lary of State, noon* years ago, under another administration than that of Mr. Fillmore, he wrote to one of the proprietors of the Astor House in New York, raying that be would reach that house on such a day, and begged that some of hto friends should be invited to dine with him tbe ratne evening. There were about twenty or no at the table, and Mr. Webster seemed wearied by hto travel, and, speaking but little, if at all, plunged into a darksome sort of reverie not well calrolated to enliven hto friend*. This at length became ao appa rent, ami the situation of all so un pleasant that one of tbe company urged a very distinguished tnan present—a warm friend of Mr. Web- ster—to get him into conversation. He needed to be jogged to become as lively as they wished. This friend consented, and #{»oke aloud to Mr. Webster, asked him some questions that, in ordinary circumstances snd with ordinary men, would have led to conversation, bnt it failed in the present case. Tl*e dark Secretary of State merely answered simply, and crept into bis cave again. Again the gentleman, frightened by hto failure, was urged to renew the attempt to draw him out. “Mr. Webster," (Mr. Webster looked op out of hto care,) “I want you to tell me what waa tpe most important thought that ever occupied your mind." Here was a thumper for him, and so everybody thought at the table. Mr. Webster slowly passed hto hand over hto forehead, and in a low tone raid to a friend near him : “Is there any one here who doe* not know mp “No, sir, they all know you—all are your friends" Then be looked over the table, and you may imagine how the tones of bis voice would be on such an occasion, giving answer to snch a question. “The most important thought that ever occupied my mind," said be, “was that of my individual responai biiity to Ood!" Upon which, tor twenty minute*, be spoke to them I* tbe couditiou of our Church ten so deplorable! Has it none fcitglooiny prospects T Will it final- ty become extiuet as a Church ? 'Vill the name of the iu (mortal Ln* tberperUk from off the earth ! The few may be £ e Kobinoor, as it originally came the bands of the queen of Eog- , was far from being “the moun tain of light” its name signifies. It was cut, as Indian diamonds usually are, upon tbe sides, the top being flat, aud mant iuferior diamonds far exceeded it in brilliancy. It was sent to Holland, and there recat in the style of a brilliant, a principal face surrounded by many facets, reflecting the prismatic colors from every side, and to now a mar vel of beauty. An experienced workman often speuds two years of continuous la bor upon one stoue; such delicate aud patient work to necessary to pre serve the stoue aud exhibit its beau ty. Even the diamond-dust to pre served with care, to be used in its final polishing. How like the Indian diamond are God’s children untouched by adver sity ! Precious jewels, but reflecting little of heaven’s light Then the Great Workman takes them in hand, and patiently and carefully cuts upon the hard surface. Worldliness yields at hto touch, hidden lights flash out, each cut reveals a new beauty. But the sorrowful heart cries out, Why this long-continued pressure, why blow upon blow for me, while others sit serene, untroubled! Ah, sorrowful heart, take comfort, thou art one of thy Lord’s chosen, precious stones. The more thou art cut and fashioned and polished, the more wilt thou shine in hto crown when he maketh up hto jewels.— Thine to the rare and precious por tion of his favored ones : ohoaeu iu the furnace of affliction, wrought upon by the Spirit, freed from the it ter* on gomg.MjJ] one-haif win*-*-*** a, beeSteak. letabte*. «d of pwely rtpasi ieDOHASD*** k and jftAim <»anteoauce8 of uot a few may be Nwi affirmatively in solving these Additions. Such need a fresh sup- Pty of that faith which Lather pos- *•**<1 ami taught. They need to *f»g with him the 46th Psalm. To ®e it seems that our Church never a d 8o hopeful a prospect as just Onr institutions are flourish- lU & oor benevolent enterprises have a ^'"lendable vigor, our ministry ^steadily increasing, our meinlier- s *P is augmenting, and our papers ... ******* are supported, aud, is, some per- look at the . They never ►■ is the fault the Church f Selections We once heard a man ray, speak ing of a pastor; “His congregation greatly assist* him, for It to at work like a hive of bees.” Of another it was remarked : “He will easily sue ceed, for hto people are noted tor their industry." The philosophy con tained in these remarks to a true one. A working people will make a happy minister and a successful {ms- tor. No amount of preaching, no matter how sound and gfsaljt may be, will accomplish the end of con gr <g.it ion a I and spiritual growth, if there to not energy snd activity on the part of the people. Fall prayer meetings, eager devotion to Habbath school and other interest*, and a busy effort at reaching them that are without—thia will achieve won ders. And this, too, we are sorry to ray, is the great want of the church. Tbe preaching and exhorting are tar ahead of the working. The do uoth ing policy to largely In tbe ns w»fidaney, and tbe whole church raf- One, two or •hedule Comcast. Sept. 90, Wt eo into eiw Train are gloomy and aa * side of the picture, to inquire, whose lauguishiug in ^ >« such person* put oil a hopeful, . tt^ntenance, such us the iothT °! G<Kl wil1 M]y waira,lt ’ %iod clrtle ’ inl,le pu,1>it ’ at j n \ u Ibeir intercourse with men, *iil n corre8 l >on d e, “^, and they 8nn8hi »e in a hundred ^thiziug hearts. are divided. We have &h^ et * ral S Y»°d of the United 7 ;.6 30 7 lOp* lo n Tra» J md Sattfgj; ’ll 55 : :ket Agt. fora in conseqoence three good active workers in a church will supply it with life and help to a great extent; bot if “all tbe people have a mind to work,* they can make it a power which will be irresistible. Therefore, ye that are “at ca*e in Zion.* go abroad aud tell what great things the Lord has done for yon, and persuade men to come to Jesus for life.— Cnited Presbyterian. , u ”“ ’ particular fields of e y nearly all have their . <> r geographical limits , to operate unmolested. #e ab °ve named bodies is great work. Egch has its tons, its own periodicals, binaries, its own hymn own liturgy, if any liturgy “ *2*- e,,ou gb to do, and n» for the most extended w lthiu its ovru bounds. •e connate th and JCXANPj^ , Sapcno^ Many a child goes astray not be cause there ia a want at prayer or virtue at home, but simply beoaura home tacks sunshine.