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C'f’ THE U: THE RAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. S. C., JANUARY 17, 1873. %\% iTHrifos. COLUMBIA. S. C. Friday, January 17, 1873. I ( EDITOI8! R*v. A. R. RUDE, D.D., Columbia, 8. C Rirv. J. I. MILLER, A.M., Stanntou, Va. In essentials, unity ; in non-essentials, liberty ; in all iking*, charity Jr- =S=i =* —rrr . =-r -:^=K3» SPECIAL XOT1CSS. ict*s ninat b« matin in Poat Orders, Bauk Checks, or Draft*, . JWe. If those can not bo obtained, the money in a RBOlsrTERKn I.kt- All Postmasters are obliged to istar letter* when required. Paper* are sent to snbacriber* nntU an express order to discontinue is re ceived; and all arrearage* are paid, aa required by law. Merely returning a number of the paper by mail, is not suf ficient. All communications relating to sub scriher*. should give their name* very distinctly, and carefully indicate which are old and which are new subscriber*. Not only the name of the post office, lint also that of the county and State of each subscriber is necessary, in order that the proper entries may be promptly and accurately made. Marriage and obituary notices, and other matter intended for publication, should be written separately, and not in I letters, to receive proper at ten sc Clubbing To Clubs of five (5) prepaid sub scribers, sent to one address, we mail the Visitor for $2.00 for 52 numbers. The “Accepted Applicants'” are both at Newberry College. Let the givers remember them in the eloset, and at the family-altar. On their Way.—Rev. O. R. IIol- land and family rested overnight at Columbia, on their way to Pomaria. All well. With Christ—Rev. 8. W. Heden baugli, of Lake City, Fla., writes: have just passed through a very trying affliction. One week ago to day, I was called to stand at the cold grave and see my dear little boy, Thomas Asberry, of 7 years, 10 gioDthsjaud 29 days, lowered to bis Ipst resting place, till waked by the trump of God. The Lord givetb, and the Lord taketh away. -Fearful Execution The guillotine has been busily em ployed during the last week. Nine- eight offenders have been summa- ly disposed off. They have been tterly annihilated. We want them jjo look upon themselves as morally dead* We want all other men to look upon aud to treat them as irre sponsible nonentities. We recom mend the churches of which they are members to do as we have done. But perhaps we had better be a little more explicit. What we have done this: We have drawn a well inked u through the name of every* sub- ber who owes us two year’s snb- ption, aud who has treated our ice repeated call for payment with silent contempt. Such persons are a dead weight to the paper and to the church. I>rop them I Although it is very repugnant to kindly feelings for all erring ones, et the conviction that it is a duty we e to honest subscribers, to the blic and to the church, constrains to publish the names of these dc nquents. In the hope that they Are not all entirely lost to honor and to truth, we will delay the publica tion for a few weeks. If any are un able to pay, let them inform us, and we most willingly forgive the debt. We distinguish between.the Cants and the Wonts. Public Ledger Almanac—Mr. >. W. Childs, of the Public Ledger, pbia, has favored ns with a of his very neat and very valu able almanac for 1873. According to It there are in Philadelphia 14 Eng lish, 11 German, and 1 Independent Lutheran churches. The one church which can not find a home either iu the English or the German Synods, tnust be a most extraordinary affair. It is probably a One Man Church. Littells’ Living Age—We have often during the past year noticed this excellent magazine. We prefer it to the British Quarterlies. It se lectsrion them and other sources the most valuable articles for those who desire to keep up with Uie age. The first weekly number of Janaary begins with a new series, and entirely new serials. One by M. M. Erkrnan Chatrian, and one by Fritz Reuter; and others will be announced here after. Disgraceful.—We evesj now end then meet, in some of oar ex change*, with fling* at woman—who, as mother, slater sod daughter, is man's noblest and purest companion —which are a disgrace to the paper* which pubiiah such libel*. We found the other day in an exchange this: A Christmas toast to woman was given precisely at high noon of last night by a wretch in this city—the sentiment running in these r hunc*: “They sat, they drink, they sleep, they spend, they go to church on Sunday, aud many arc afraid of God, but more of Mr* Grundy* With a few changes, it appUc* far better to the scamps who gave it, applauded it, and circulate it. “Jfra, they eat, they get drunk, they sleep, they get drank again, they do not go to church on Sunday; and many are afraid of the devil, and do not fear God.* Commc kt When f Where t Seat June. At Roanoke. Walhalla, ML Pleasant. Why write about them so loop In advance f Our rsaaou for this is tbs main idea we wish to pneosynt in this article. It is too late in the Irntoi v of edu- South moat be done chiefly through ths^sctlrs exertions of their popits. Ami aa the Initiative tu^hia/tboae of former years mast return sod spend a few dajra, as ofUm>a^xMaibfa,'amUI the festivities and delightful, re- uiiIonianf commencement/M-seaton*. Let pupils of Roanoke,* Walhalla and Mt. rieaaaut, whose eyee^iiM^r bill upon the**; lines, ask the question, each; for himself, “Am l ^showing profier respectjfor, and dia|4ayiug the Interval In the college *to which I am indebted fur my mental culture that Is due from me V And if the con elusion be unfavorable, as in a large number of instances It will be, see u> it, that if sfiared to the ensuing com m nice menu, you be found swelling the number of those whose presence st these places will be accepted at an earnest of bettor thing* on behalf of the self denying men who art toil- iog year by year to establish and render prosperous our church insti tutions. M. PnODKJtors —The General Synod, North, sent a delegate—Rev. Ileling —{the name has rattier n profans 1 sound, and, somehow, it is very ap propriate)—to the Genesl 8) nod of cation in our church, even in the South, to enter into ah argument in favor of its necessity. This is now generally conceded, ami by mauy felt, most intensely telt. The question now assumes not no much the form, shall tee hart instill* tions of learning and educate our people aa a church, but koir can we beat effect our aims in this direction. It is not my pnrpo«c to atteai|»t mi answer to this comprehensive qoes tiou in this communication. It is the Reformed Church, which met at Cincinnati. Of coarse Rev. deling made a speech full of love, agree ment and unionism; it only tacks one thing: there is not n paint iu it. We quote one “utterane** of that remarkable address from the Obeer err: It acorns to me that we are be ginning to sew more eye to eye than oar lather* did. A few years ago our General Hynod made the follow ing declaration: “We refect the immtaaasi I :• *tn -f» doctrine of ilia- not only too large an undertaking for j . ar,t ^ w,, h it the doctrine of . . * . . , . , * , ; coneubatantiattoo; deny any power article, but too formidable to l>« t<l t | M . .s.^cr-aiin-uts Ul one thought of at all by one upon w hose time aud energies there are anch fre quent and heavy demands aa upon ours. There is one feature, however, of this subject that needs, so it oc curs to us, ventiilatiou. It is the want of interest shown in our colleges by its graduates and form er pupils. Many of them, if ac tions are a test, seem to think nothing whatever of their Altmm Ma ter, when once, as pupils, they quit forever ber wall*. Does the dutiful child not return aa often aa po«aibt« to the parental root, after he or she goes out therefrom to enter upon life's dutiest And will not the atu dent, capable of exerciaing the rmo tion oi gratitude, think frequently of, and as often aa may be, return to the institution where he was edu tim f reject auricular confession and priestly absolution, and bold that there is no priesthood on earth bat that of all twin-veri. We hold that God alone can forgive sin*, and we maintain the divine obligation of the Christian Sabbath." We, in our benighted ignorance, thought the Lutheran (Tmrch bad done this age* ago, when it adopted the Augaburg Confession; but If Rev. Ileling la right, we have been greatly mistaken. If any other than a Lutheran teacher and minister bad made such assertions we would have ascribed It to ignorance; but iu the present case it la worse than ignorance; it is wilful miarrprveru l’sslma, bat forms of jwwyrr in all variety, forms of ssq/hssfo*, absolu tion, tye., besides a calendar of Feast- day*. On a futurv'occasion we may give a abort historical detail of the steps by which our metrical version of the Psalm* has been developed into its present authorised condition, w hich will, we have no doubt, prove interesting. * Oar Exchange* Tiik “8tammud*’o!< FAiB*.-Churcb Fairs, Socials, Supper*. Parties, Lot teries, Frolics, and what not, are all the rage again, no# that winter has wet in. Rating ojlltm, ke cream, mush and milk, “for a consideration" and “for the salvation of souls,* with a rare opportunity to win in tba raffle or lose In tim lottery, is “Just che thing" among the sect* in these degenerate days. 'If people would only read their B^fe* a little they would soon find {fir div ine plau of ng money # do the Ix>rd*s ork, which is by* simply giving it for the Lord'* «k# and they would become heartily aafcamed of profess ing to serve God while they dance to the deviP* fiddle. Toe “OWMDEFtyi* on THE NEW “ClIUBUE Pa I* KB.*—-The new Church l\tper, the ap|MHiraure of which we no ticed last weak, is about the *ice of the Visitor, printed oi good paper with new type, and prescuts a good ap pearance. Its editorial jmge contains half a dozen article* on the origin aud reasons for its existence, on tho paper and its |Nirpowe, its object and aim, its creed, pro*|wrt* and price. Its stand point is declared to bs “Tbs unaltered and complete creed of the KvsngelicalXotbrrun Church." and the canon which the editors propose to keep ssaatantly in view is “that the canonical books of tbw Bible are the only rule of faith, and that the Synodical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church arc a faithful and true exhibit km of the Word of God." ll is called into ex istence iu the interest of the General Council, and it wfll, as a matter of course, foster and perpetuate the divisioo of the Southern Genera) Synod. In giving the reason why the (taper exists, one of the editors •Bye: “Only rrecntly a prominent Lutheran wrote to ns: ‘The North Carolina Synod made a blunder by withdrawing Mli our .Southern body, and is cxtfpduig the blunder ♦ • Mich brothers willing to go about and do good. But atop, we act too fast The trill i« good enough, but the “go" is not there. J dakas mime Stbasbubo, vlk—The church in Btrasburg, Va., which we thought in j iu last agony—we hare only two aub- n< riber* there, and one la a widow, but we rejoice to any, a noble, chria- i tian woman—is to our utter astonish ment all alive, and bad, although the thermometer stood on Christmas morning at zero, and could not at noon ascend higher than ten degree* above that all affective oooiiug point, a most delightful ChrUtmae time. Read what “Capon Road* baa to say about it. Mt. Jackhon, Va—A kind friend, | once a stranger, now a brother well beloved, writes: “Our church pro* poets here are fair. 1 think that du ring the present year we will have acoesaiooa of several valuable mem bers." Salem Seminar*.—Prof. 8. A. Repaa* write* to the Zettochrtfl, that of the six students in the Seminary, all but one study German. Unless in canes of rare exception no By nod should ordain candidates for the ministry who can uot intelligently and acceptably perform ministerial acta, comfort the sick, aud pray with the departing both in English aud in German. We are very much afraid that Ivefore long other denominations will in this too be ahead. We stop ou the road too long talking about what is Lutheran. We have too much of dead symbolism in our midst. Scotch Hymns! cated, which place, with ita aasocia- From a Scotch newspaper banded ttooa, be ought to regard with a tea- u* by a friend : denies* and interest only second to that cherished for the home of his childhood f For our part, we can not understand the nature that can suffer itself to loose lateral iu the school iu which it was educated. Every tatioo. We are astonished that the Lutheran Obserser publishes such by starting a’paper " With this stuff with apparent approval. opiuioo, wo think, the great majority of the lies! friend* of the South will agree, the editor* of Our Church Paper to the contrary not w ithstand ing From THK “Got"BIBB.*—Disasters of the year: The year just drawn to a close, particular 1\ the latter part of it, has been memorable fur its din aster*. The Boston fire tame not The “Service of song" iu the Parish < Uurvh here U being supple mented by the introduction of the “Soottiali Hymnal,* a manual of by mu* for public worship, “publudi- cd for «« in churches by authority j * ery Car than tfehsumvernsry of the one who has enjoyed the benefits of a of the General Amenably * This step Chicago flm Tbe hornbic n am floe liberal education in a college or semi is, at the present moment, the sub a | jh*, ptygi Avenue Hotel. New nary, ought, it seemii to aa, ever to ject of much diocuftoiou and com be actuated by feeling* toward such meat throughout the district—some school akin to that of the captive condemning it as au unwarrantable Jew, “If I forget thee, let my right innovation, interfering with tbe con hand forget her cunning." But such aervaiuuM of the good old ecrlesraa Heal forms; whilst other* vindicate it as a rrnovatkm, tuatead of sn ianoratfon, a rrturning to tin* prac lice of the church a* orgautK-d by John Kimix and his brother re sentiment* can not inspire the minds of pupils who never make the slight eat effort* to re visit their Alma Mater. What a small per cent, uf tbe alumni of our college# ever attend their annual commencement* ! And truly, if personal gratification alone were considered, there is motive former*, la these circumstance*, it is believed that the following state ment will be read with interest. We have before e« a copy of Knox f s York, fotloved; then the scarcely less terrific bun*tig of * bouse oo Centre street. New York, iu which right person* were burned alive; then the most mournful Christ mas tragedy at VTiUsmsport, Pa., by which children and women were crushed to death while celebrating with twnoreat fewtivitirs the happy festival; then the crushing of tbe cars and burning of the passenger* on tbe Buffalo ami Pittsburg Kstl- roud. There hare l**ti fearful in nudathms in Italy and England, and enough to induce attendance at such Liturgy, printed in IfiU. ThePsalma trememlon* storms have swept all times. la it nothing to be permitted are set to music: and immediately *| ot , K the masts of Vnithranttrn to feast the «,ea a«a>n on Mean tbe l'w!a» ibr.r an- fimr „ . H | „» apM once so familiar and dear, and bal teen pieces ot poetry, with inatrnc | n w |,irii luany a gnndij lowed by a thousand tender associa- tion as to the tune to which each is fo,* g oru . t„ thr l>..it.>iu »f the new tionsf Is it not worth an animal lobe song. The following are the | tl imr OWII j^. aacigalion them pilgrimage to such place to see again title* of them uteres. “The Ten k ST * |^. tl MO | ^ tllul |liw . |j U|| CommaiMlemrnis of Almighty Ood,» , lml aissstrr^ *f whiri. tbe msur “A Prayer, “The Lord's Prayer," j IMf companies hud practical kuowl- love too great to be discharged f “ VeiK’reator,” “The Bong of Him w | fr , utteudwl Iq one bm.dml and Will it not well repay the time and eon, called None DeuiltttaT “The eighty nine lost Urea, actually re- money spent in such visit*, in order to XII. Articles of the Christian Ke live over again, In the society of room Ikfe," "Thf Humble Bote of a Bin- mate or class mate, tbe halcyon day* ner," “The Lamentation of a Biaacr," tbe faces of teachers to whom we owe an obligation of gratitude ami of student life f Oar pity is excited toward that one who has no yearn tugs after a place that, next to home, ought to be ever fresh, ever green in the memory. Few pleasures are prized more by its than these re unions, these delightful eommiu giiugs of friend with friend, this glad outflow of sympathy that ia witness ed, as those coming up to these an Our Church** “The Bong of the 11 leased Virgin* f — Marie, called Magnificat," “The Lam- Roanoke ( uU-Sok.-The Athe entatiou,” “Tbe Bong of Monro, iwum or rvodiug room ba* nearly one Deuterou. ixxii," “A Ttkauksgiving huodred leading magazines ami |mi- after the Keerritag of the Lords Bup|s r," “A Spiritual Bong " Be- aidca these, prefixed to I he Psalms, them are three doxelogtew, with the heading—“These cnneluwloaa may l«ers, oml is receiving additions con stantly. Ou» Female Heminaei—Staun ton writes: M We o|ien school in tlie morning, January 2d. Tilings are — Contribution Boxes.—All who want.to introduce tbe “Box System,* can.be supplied with boxes by send ing to"Frank Profor, SUouton, Va. They'areJMrnishedat very moderate rates, and, when desired, time is given till the end of tbe first quarter after they are introduced, lor pay- ment. uual meeting* clasp warmly, tender right syllables iu the first line, and ly, the hand of the impil of “sold six iu the ftecuod." The greaser lung syne," or that of professor or number of those pieces are not citizen to whose instruction or hasp* properly hymns, but paraphrases oa tality they are so greatly imtelited select porthma of Script«re. Tbe Bat there are other and stronger following stauxa, being the opeutng reasons why, as sons ol the respect lines of lbs “Bong of the ■ ive schools in which we w«r* rduca Virgin#,* may bs taken as i tevl, we>hould as frequently a* pow men of the style of pastry sible return to the same. But w# “My *m\ doth can briefly refer to one which is n«»< My sprits «he simple, but complex: that we may thus hasp alive and dee ten our in he sung after any Psalm which hath moving along pkosantly. Tbe young ladles are doing well, physically, terest in tbs can#e of edocatiou. and as tbe proper ami legitimate result of thtalinterest, direct our msrgris, influence and MEANS to the ueruiaosftit ^wnwpp mmtmmamrnumw p. ^ establishment and general endow ment of our church schools. The grand consummation of the endowment of our crilegr* in tbs Rrjofeeth in the Lord my God. afif Sh £ti. 2.^, mi. ^ Sit 1 ik Mil - ww HICD m mf PHTTMMr. Andjrhy t twemme he did fepud. H# ImhiMF rmfiilit tyif liihi HjmmI MMiWI* And let the mighty gas." we of our readers will to think l mentally, end it is to be k»|Mil spiritn ally . There has been in a most or derly way, a erne* «t meeting* in tbe school. All the gitU, not member* ot the church, had interview* with Prof. Miller, and a genuine work of •peri grace a(ipeur* to have commenced in thrir heart* A number of them are an, to be confirmed au next Lord'* day. This sad other |irui»| evidences of the Lord"* sp|igpval of the efforts mode horn to rlgrate the daughter* of oar people, r*n4no the friend* of the Seminary in thrir conviction as to the great field of itMrfulnes* here iloti til 1#-** ’ Mi-ur*! so.* i m^(rww i wiew*ww( -amm wshsw hat John Fame, V*A.—lev. Beard write* aa Knox used a Liturgy, hot each is tbs fact ; and ia It we have not only song* of prwitr, ia addition to tin tbst be intend* to visit sad iHtsch s week or so fiw tbr Isn! to tbechuivli ew in Psgc If only we had more Ecclesiastical. LITEEBAN. Lutherans in America.—Wc have, according to PropsP* Almanac—51 Synods, 2,309 miniriers, 4,113 con gregation*, 485,085 members. “No Protestant Churx*h in the country has increased in membership, pro portionally, more tban tbe Lntberau Churrb has." Tbe wife of a German minister bas donated $20 for the purpose of presenting each student of the Philsdelpba Seminary with f>r. Mann's Life of Lewis Harms. Dr. Wedekaid's church, English Lu theran, in New York, bn* lately bought a garsociage for $21,000. This church contribute* annually , $1,800 for the sup(»ort of three min •ion churches, an English, a Ger man and a Swedish church. Tbe corner stone of a German Lutheran Church was laid in Sacra mento, December 13th. The lot cost $1,300. . New Publications. The Bautuik of (’hildkbn. By Bor. R. Greenwald, D.D., Pastor of the Kran. Lutheran Tharch of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Pa. iqiiladel|»bia. Lutheran Book Store. It ia God's doing* that the re proach of the Kngiinh Lutheran Church, L e., it* want of Lutheran books, is so rapidly pacing away. This admirable “Tract," as the au thor himself calls it, is a valuable omitrilNituMi to our Rnglisli Church literature, aud an un answers hie argument for infant baptism. It prove* incontestably that Infant baptism is scriptural and cburcbly. The great excellency of this work ia, that it is a very wmall Iwok—forty* right pages, not at all learned, and to the (mint. We are greatly tempt- cd to quote froiu it largely ; but taking it for grantril, that our min isters will circulate t it widely, >vs deny ourselves the pleasure. The man whom it fails to convince, must have water on Hie brain. Pugin’* Small Fruit Jnstruc- ter, Palmyra, N. Y. When iu Vir ginia, lant fall, at every Railroad- *tathhi flue peacln -i and large lus- eiona gra(>e« w ctc offered for sale. In " and iu * and in “ r they hail nothing but pinder&. We know no—aud we are not altogether in the dark—reasons w hy « » “ h / shooM not abound with fruit* of all kinds. Nothing pays as well as tbe coltiva- ih»u of froit near Railroada Purdy, although written for the North, is yet a very safe guide to the South ern fruit grower. One thing must be remembered : Each degree of latitude has it* own varieties of fruit*. The |wi«c ol Purdy i* 25 cent*. The Quarterly Review. Vol A No. 1. January, 1373. Gettysburg. Content*.—“Feeling as Related to Faith."—Weil handled. 2. “The Mil- Koiuial Kra of the Christian Church." 3. “Church." 4, “Proflssor Tyudal’* Text of Prayer." 3. “The Miuiateri- uiu.”—Not exhaustive, fl. “Tbe Po- Ntiwi in the Church of Baptized Xuu-Coafirtmd Members."—Deaerv- ing of attention and consideration. 7. »*l‘*qmtar Thcoirv* Two Tbousauil Year* Ago."—Now, what is the um» of that; thee are all closed. 8. “LlL erary Intelligrnee." 9. “Notices of jfrt Boohs." Tvs American Farmer, Janu ary, 1873. Good wine needs no bush. American Agriculturist, Jan nary, 1873. An excellent namtier. For the Lutheran Visitor. Bunny Bids. Woodstock, Va., \ Dec. 30tb, 1872.1 Perhap* tbe reader will ask, “The sunny ride of what f" Well, my an swer i*, Tbe sonny ride of pastoral life. I took charge of tbe congrega gallon* composing tbe Woodstock pastorate November 17th, 1871, con sequently my first pastoral year closed a short time ainoe. Daring that time my people were very gene rous, for, in summing up the value of perquisites, or donations, daring the year, 1 Aud the amount is $137. (Salary pretty promptly paid too.) Well, 1 thought, end said, that it was not likely that as much would be realized in tbe same way duriog my second year; and perhaps as large a sum will not be given by my people this year as lent, but if any such thing as retrenchment in this matter has been determined on, then must the work stop right note ; for although only six weeks of the second year have passed, the donation col umn of my memorandum book foots up $122.50. Our friends esme in on Christmas Eve and replenished onr larder very baudsomely. There were baskets containing pork, beef, Lard, fowls, butter, canned fruit, sogar, coffee, etc. Then there was queen*ware and tiuwaref also a nice tea set; several brooms, (the gift of a deaf and dumb colored boy); socks, hand kerchiefs, aud a nice sewing basket, with other articles “too tedious to mentiou." And to day several men carried a sewing machine into our house, say ing it was a New Year's present to Mrs. Miller. It is one of Wheeler A Wilson’s best machiues; price $77. This last named affair was planned and executed by the ladies, who, howevet, were aided w ith the necd/tU by gentlemen. We learn that tbe good jieople of Bethel have assisted very handsomely in tbe machiue en terprise. Each congregation of my charge is represented in tbe amount con tributed by donations last year. Tbe kind donor* have tbe sincere thauk* of myself, my wife and chil dren, for v their generous offerings. And our earnest prayer is, that God will abundantly reward them in,this world with temporal blessings, aud in tbe world to come with life eternal. Peter Mjljuler. do all we can to advance the ki» f . dom of God. It does not matter, •» far as we are concerned, and w* stp. pose the Great Head of the ch*** does not care either, what meattn* are used, so sonls are saved. A Virginia*. For tbs Lotiicrsn Vfotsr. ■mates of South Carolina Synod For the Lutheran Visitor. Measures lot Essential. In tbe l’irifor of I>eceiuber 20th is a oommuuicatiou from “Up River" containing a fine hit against “gotten up revivals." We heartily condemn such measures and such a spirit, yet we do believe that there is some pro priety iu uriog this expression, just as much so as in saying a man made a good crop of grain. A man can not do this without divine aid, and so iu a true revival. 1 was rather shocked at the burlesque on that, to me. precious term—revival. Then* is also a good deal written by brethren in favor of a uniform church service, and occasionally bard thrusts are hnrled against those of opposite views sml practices. Tbe oft repeated terras: “Lutheran, un- Lutheran, and Church ly," are freely used. We, for one. are sick and tired of it. How are we at present to secure uniformity in our church aomoet Which service shall we adopt f that of tbe General Synod, Booth, or that of the General Bynod, North, or that of the General Goun- cil, or that of onr Missouri breth ren f or must we use all these to be truly Lntheranl We are growiug old, aud have been watching tbe tnovemeuts of our church in several States for years. We are not much concerned about measures, so men become true Chris tians, whether by catechizing, or the anxious seat, or any other measures, is all tbe same to us. We are now enjoying a work of grace in one of our congregations without using au*- of these measures. We have unmistakable evidences that God’s Spirit is at work on the hearts of sinners. The weather be ing very inclement, we go from house to house and point auxious (tenRents to the Friend of sinners. We seldom publish any accounts of revivals in onr charge for reasons not now necessary to give. We can not discover any greater spirituality in those churches where chorchly services are fully enjoyed thau we find in other cbnrches which either have them in (tart only or not at all even. And we have noticed in many cases among our chnrclily brethren that church discipline was very lax, and in ternperance and other immor alities tolerated in couimoiiing mem ber*. 8uch things occur too among fhoae who are not so chnrclily. The term “Uotton-up" applies just as well to our church services as to revivals, when used in the same way. Either or both may be used, and no doubt have been, to the glory o( God and tbe good of souls. Let us For the Lutheran Viator. Christina* Festival. Jfr. Editor : In the hope of sting latiug others to like praiseworthy deeds in the future, I will give yoi and yonr readers an account of tht Christmas festivities hail in the Lutheran church at Straabiirg, Va. The pastor (Rev. Campbell) tiusely j notified the congregation that it would afford him great pleasure t» have, the church appropriately dm rated on the day com memoradve of j the Saviour’s birth, as he int< to have it open on that occasion fa] religious services, according to tk ancient custom of the mother chuni j Th« project met with favor, esperisOi j among the young and vigorous por tion of tbe congregation ; and a far I days in advance of Christmas, »] party, few in membership, butstrosfj in resolution, proceeded to the Woij of a neighboring creek, and procured an imposing cargo of forest ew?[ greens. The principal material ing now on hand aud securely hosseiij in tbe gallery, tbe church was* and lighted, rope and twine, in ad infinitum, purchased, and than a score of willing minds, twice as many busy hands, engaged in breaking tliebonghs,! adjusting aud fastening them the Hues. And thus until was eve, at intervals, the work bravely prosecuted, when the finishing touch was imparted, the temple of tbe Lord, with symmetrical tree, elegantly wi festoous and wreaths, and quotation in the rear of the commanded the admiration of *8* a thing of beauty and of life. For the benefit of any of churches that may not have in a similar work, I will now gb*] general outline of our manner efl cedure and decoration. A small J or cord of sufficient length to around three sides of the edifice 1 across the front of the gallery (i allowance for heavy drooping)* thickly covered with evergreefl bor rihr), so fastened as to the tie, and all running in one tion. This rope was carried the to(>s of the window slightly drooping in the centre rf* window, but heavily between where the large circular space* relieved by hoops nicely and trimmed. The same work continued across the end of church back of tlie pulpit, bat: the front of the gallery it was#M heavy, and made to oorresffoswj the wrestling of the chancel The pillars on the gallery spirally ornamented with tM material,' as also the cbai pulpit lamps, reading desk, frames, and dais in the rwtf ** church, occupied by the choir. The frescoed alcove the pulpit bore tbe iascription' in large letters of evergreen: Word was made flesh” Oo tbej ing desk stood a miniature s’* tree, tastefully ornameuted wi# The Minutes of the Synod of Carolina for 1872 has come to hxo<L and iu them I see several mistake which concern myself. 1. My name is attached to Grove aud St Matthew’s churcW*, one of which belongs to Rev. Ifcjj. man’s charge, and tbe other to Her. liongh’s charge. True, I was with those brethi** last summer, when I collected soa* money for our Synodical Missioauu; Society; bat I did not divide <* disturb tbe pastorates. I build up, but I do uot poll down. 1 dosst think myself snjierior to Synod, Un subject to it. The Apostles subaut led to aud carried out the rule* 1^ down by the first Synod that met, aud I do not think myself grest er than they were. 2. 1 then collected the autounu which are credited ou tbe Minutes u those churches, to wit: From Pan Grove $8.50, and $16.25 from St Matthews. But 3. 1 paid over to the Treasurer «i Saturday, when the uiissiouary mos ey was called for, $o2 iu all as tel lected by uu- at other points. Sea deduct $24.75 L«*ui $52 and $27.26* mains, of which sum 1 can not find aaj ackuowledg' ment auy w here ou tty face of the Muoiics. «4. 1 w i*h to lie art right in tbit matter. The $27.25 a*»* either u the bauds of the Treasurer, or sot If not iu his bands, then this luooq is where it ought not to be, asksj uot acknowledged iu the Minutes, 5. 1 w rite that no reflections mi be cast on me; and I am convinaf that is merely an overright wind the proper officer will correct, nor I have called his attention to it E. CAUG UMAX. 1(> *ign8 flowel SToU. *?« 3100,1 ' t^cMOr« fetr fret of * ho LeSffW **cnp tM> |1! ‘ n idea o form , ...nr*!** of t1,e ' 33 » *" I,Ktaiioa «o aoj ioo« “> P°‘ f ° r ; Christw* 3 iocensely cold, *u i »„d in con-c .ere keP‘ ***'1 course upon me All tk* - ducted in aceordai. appointed by tin- c Notice wa» Riven ‘ P. M. in the intent school, w hen a dr would be made, an exercises take pta The afternoon teachers aud older j paring tbe tree f"i Scores of wax tap] to it, whilst tw« from teachers to to teachers, parent! friend to friend, h dant boughs, or lay] At the time appom| densely crowded of you all ou tip toe ai dearer view of the it stood majesties! ij a goodly tree of in; Presently the woi 1 tapers commenced, lighting some val elegant gift, with that would provoki were offerings of t] tbe last taper kii dame, tbe tree w sparkling jewels, 1 and fency articles picturesquely rnniy I emerald foliage am gazed intently and tbe lovely object foi when music, with it broke the spell that] E. Painter presidiij aud assisted by a farored the andiem selected pieces of the distribution ot| preparatory to wi appointed, to deiii fortunate donees. ‘ Then commenced of spoiliug a beau) Init a few moments ed tlie praise of n\ was removed, the wa* announced, page for delivery] time to detach t and present them, this connection, fo that our pastor wj His congrega tion pjj sod trimmings of an overcoat, and la time, an elegant I mote it be. The presentation pleteil, w'e were aj *<Mue choice music pastor made a *£«„] iug thanks to his I kind reuierubrain e appropriate reuia r» partfoolarly to the to the day, the pn] gious observance, facts and truths a] and which should u The interesting se were closed with aud benediction.' w ere conducted w and decorum whiei habitation of God 8ur «l that child, returned to their Christmas night tit ejes had seen and ah will not a*milar circumstai certain: “^‘en shall we , Wgy ne’er to sr VV i‘ en "«llp«iivi rT^yund us for«*\ l l , that world ll8 > dear S we all there Happy forever.' u way be opjHn '“""oui.ication a PPllcatioii. *' is meet and p r " as should bo ol N vspooi-||,y by cliris - * 'Hto roligioas l,av * slwaya had . 1**111 "loumrativo of history, w, • •luuar,-, 22,1 „ r ,, ' Jul -V. and tho, "«'Hior i ,bloep., c | ls , had T" Vb ° f thl , ' h, 'i' solemn , "' u,,i "g Israel ot « >hc h.« Zt rt <*' *■**>' (i. i U,s l >en satioi», 00 «nu. sho hn 1 ^aaoiiK "•■“a!*"? sl davs ^ a, ked re> — 3 TZ't, l