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THE tl'THERAX VISITOR. COLtJIBU. 8 C told Philltppi 8» 19- Sorb I^dtkMNT deed symbolism.** itseasAf it it called a revival f If they maoifeat such a spirit they hud better duff their clerical habit, la justification of Mn-ir expressed leutiwetiti In opposition to revivals, they will no doubt urge, that they are not opposed to revivals, but ottlj Til ^TAJtDAftD.—Tbv l.tttkrrnn Visitor win jNkratot in spsaktug para Idea. In the number of January 31 at tl># editor, in reply to oaa »»t our •‘Soda* says: **We moat ova that v« are afraid of BitubolioaJ Lutheranism, because thr l ,7/ eth." Well, me, vra 4ew%*NMto% ; aaderataad that igun w« know i faff wet! what the apaplkt, jarere* when be eaya that the letter kill*, but how to apply (bat aeuae to the matter in luod, la what peep levee o*. Nee oan va persuade i >tir<kW s #.« that the Vistfmr mc«Ai to *ajt that faith can not he pot into vurda with out iniUngeHug the llfpef the |«<> pie. We give it up. The »Sfeud*Tif given *Ht n|/ (mo easily. It hi right In refoaing to “persuade* Itself “that the Ffcltor intMui to say that feltti can not be put into words Without endangering the life of people." What the Fbi ter means to say la tbta: To many the worth impart neither spiritual life, nor Joy In bettering. And why not f Because the wards alone eon- tent them. The ebrissiun must have hie, and the Church most have her creed, but the ehrtetlaa asl the Church must aleo have feith. and it maat ba a Hrtog feith, sad < tonal moat dwell In ibr heart of the owe aad la the midst of the other. There ■mat be love, holiness onto the f«>rd, aad good works. The J#w« in onr 1 xml's day held taut to the law, the prophets and the saying* of them of old time, yet they rteeivtd not Christ, nor «ttd they obey the retro MMMh Many to awr day pew fees adherence to the s-riptnrr* aad to the Christian Booh of Coseotd, and yet— we grieve to nay it, hr they are our brethren, and we love them trwty—they are neither roM nor hot; and this It is which we meant when we wrote what per ptoses the femhrf ordinary lug that Skated la going among those nnciviti aad baa (how. The grand, the baaoti fhl, tha|p%r. *| flit thrilling picture of the slaughter of hr i pleas teat* for i 'bred* Mho. te not mow by thorn only admire the •a retoftorae charade* la In v ariably cy fouad meaner of earn ing litem what sea theae otouoxious Lei as eeo all the atUmdsa of a revival, aad from ub the <» Aswan* umsa. We wi l. A protracted amelia^ lag «v«r> day and evening aad months, aad ; aomet whose eyes *Mfe beaaty of worldly nMy iipprn nUtoi U •nttrriy aalAeh! i puraait of that whtoh to bo I moot nomurlooM their nleo* of peraoua gathered in frotn a great distance, and sometime* iwtot**p> Mans and Uad oaadart on the part of the tricked and profane oecar. 4 Parsons are ofkoo arretted in their wirhodoaoa and go to praying, aad are directed to Christ by the taUilatrvs, ufed by faitb m Him asa eonrertod—burn again, bereave cbtta t mas and suite with the chcurdb, aad »me uf the young me* afterwards buneure MtefatoaM. vw 1 It M Hoasctaaiea customary to ha ve a ascrsidi bad or a daaiiaot my gvavafol slaws* Me* of a gbrsMOg «tof) tremai right*' w* . sag IM tf | MHmH was past ap my -utmnrb nanrteefy, i qtiffetelfy of the dead of Charleston. Btit blessed be the Lord who bronght life and immortality to fight, onr spirit looks beyond the tomb to the plage of rest that rein ai net h for the salats. The departed and we, not oiie bat many who mourn her, had ortp Lord, one feith, one baptism. We, she and I, did not always see eye to eye when there was no “Thu* salth the Lord," but in faith and love and hope we were one. She was always to us, to many others, ami to all who loved the Lord, a prudent, a kind, aud active friend. She showed her faith by tier works. She pract iced self denial, to give. She was earnest, active, and a work editor at ths AwMAnrww Miserere May ha t«s abaadawtly rewards* few Utos ana smaagsi hto many bsmafm 1*1*3 act*, and may hto asafed Mb tto lung •pared la awr tortorewd tohtotoAb It to gvafllfebig as tmw that feha t’rmnf*tirwi Ureters cawimaes in ns rupy tha aaam Hfwrwl aad ferangrfl aar* peasetaai whtdi hna vhmrnsMMrinsd Mi la wrnty stags af Mg fNttreyk " U.Ui ft Is penpevty fin wvpamsat nf e »•- aid Osmral My and, Ma torn to **t* sfewd a amdtomi fer tin fetn hater riMAfeP : sf views atsmay «C! these wha. ihoagh dMfevfngwa saw yatoefa, io| hear (hr IxMhsree sms* It to f. Tha mots hers of tb« chunk he came interested, j»ra\ more earnest ly, and a ork far the church. t At tha close of the meeting, ik>um, sometimes scores, sometimes run hundreds anile with (fee cbarch. t Of thane who uaite with the dkuswh. asaaa, and it siay be a good fstfitau, forsake their vows aad dis grass iMr ntembersbip a after proves to me that it to «»<t ionsl> Iwdh to m* haw gindy t s«*d is* a»ea. ta ms ttppnutly dtopfefeg a “Symboli III. Many will live ooaetoteutly aud die bi«aKlag Oad for the revival la which Diet ware converted, and aemetlmas Lametae annn*tera, and I wanes, the word as taltlifnlly as ft was prcuri*ed to them Now let us sea. I» the <f|i|»oattkin to the poWrHiWmo nf the meefing lata dava and wewhs f If an. then the per son* atuat condrma Ileaehiah ta hto aulewii^ PBtoMfr ak recorded iu 2 I hum , chafUer 3tKi>. After the expi- ratiau of the tune ap|*ointed by the Leofl, had ex|dred, we are told, fa verse 33, that the ttkale gumlly took nowa- ari •* keep of her arrea days ; sad they kept ether areas dwp* trith g!mines*. An*l in verse M, Ms there teas great f*g mi Jermssirm. Mead also what tfttuk place afterward* in chapter 31. Moreover the transactimis at Jemea- tom, a* recorded in Acta, are too well haosret to he oywictllwd ia detail. l*er> hapa the op|HNutk*i may be to the pmuractloi of the exercises to a Isle hour of thv night. If <Kk read Acta xx : 1-12. Here Paul preached till mwinfgltt, au1 then having been in- temipied by an acrident, he (go)»|*ed. hrr. A. tL R* the time fer whir the Lutheran Li out, 1 will say tbi tilled when that not opposed to «! and eoatroversie* •far takes graatwl labor most and hi lain sane of tha «l mmlm tn - oa pure integrity, I I me too. r mm «salfaMMt*g*f tfeadfe nMMRpaM *4 nf grene In wfrtoh Iht ehareh j nil ha nuehsiid op ts maew sar»«m aa. and naals ha ewateited to t*<*4, - •hurt a rveiapi TW nett paper | a wMwahars nar eewtaMM a deann •than nf the very tldnga fee whieh ej 'kjrrv nahewfed aa pray* *" to* ikl %* “fasmscaam** “animal excite Mat..* lM Mhaentefi) wnrahlp,** “Metb ) Warn, 9 **ne •■ut.ai*' l*e**cli retagum," ©r. She followed her husband, who led her to Christ; she taught her children to love Jesus; she worked with her hands for the diariple*; she—but that we leave reverently for the Lord himself to declare on the great day. The husband mourns her, the children mtow her, the cbarch will feel the loss more and more, and we—stood at the grave, and the Spirit whispered : one fellow worker less on earth ; one more to welcome you in the spirit land. A few darn —and we will all meet. Ecclesis.. Ll'THLi. I the Pennsylvania serving mission eon I ring the past eight which lime he ba> tbousaud dollars less General ConnciT* //J Is connection with till od. the Mission Coiui J tinned to austuin tit Heukei during the pa city of Richmond, V to he obliged to atatJ «tondiug the favorabl-; ntto the early hap ij wcore a lot aud comm to» of a church edir ^ the health of li: We are offended, had be gut ing he In but alas, we come wonderful the Visit* belongs 1 whtoh wiibdr Synod, and k era) body so *nit« with. May God h nan ispMtvM uf aa agwa**M*lHto>tk ItMiMlMp hww UHweiwag t aa 1 pswUy **S *awtswMMki, ayv, aesi ■MPMS^SifeMto* Swltam tfefedWt i tnldtoMi sfwsfeaetoi, w*d ana mai aa stir ta Ma Aapslu She hmsmmm heart. Bat hat* wfe* mm. Xbas appewmsse tha aad lha i awr lung wards «f fdfemdfmJhnyauXh .aana^fe a rlay-s naaMhito-nas mmsmhrns sack irnits a*.n i«w*mg* are The ninth feature gives ns pil for we must all admit its truth. Ba to seek a remedy for the evil, to * posing and denouncing all revival to surely unwise and un-Scriptonl Upon the same principle, the Cali chiaas woald have long since lav been destroyed and every palp woald be vacant. Silence, ths * Jenoe ot death woald reign to eng; church. Philip did not so ream Chtttng. Olobsof five (5) prepaid sub- re, sent to one address, we mail isitor fer $2.00 for 52 numbers. lane* that ware wlvwratm wf what they now dawaaaae, aad perhaps ware auwverted ta a revival, (le v till ywu that “what* they isvar- ad revtvsAa tor) were mere toys hut essarveaa# ad aapetmr wtodom have Hope Not.—“It to rumored that an effort will be made at the next meeting of the General Synod to change the doctrinal basis to con form to the Genera) Council." We hope not. Nothing but harm can boms of it. Onr General Synod stands squarely in the Angsbnrg Confession. All Lutherans can unite Jl -s duty to tender lnJ tbe committee and ul «*y there on the ;| The importance of tin fer to toe Church to | BMjre apparent :| ^ to team from tl-J of Sfaunton, th« ] o f the Virginia S.\! visittol and pi J brethren there, that 1 yuod will use its ntj in °^toiniug a laborei 1 at a* early a day a» era* ami ^ Mf tu ill toljftCIttfjfy, » Opened. -J "***■ of tW. Philadelj 10 Pra,1 kliu Square ha] pleted, the bnilditig y*** wi Monday Iasi build ° f vi8itors, * h< **g and were in vi a feratpfrMMS colls t ladf ** wbi'di a .1 ,es fron ‘ the differei % oity attended. * •22Z**.[nkSkm can fhe huiklin< accommodate sixt n^lv r00m 1 8 ^ Verv »nd com fort abh ^•>„ tion8 *cMi * aud Sunday s ( rtksrgs has ssmffltMi-- wary feawlaty $<3? JKV fr-iwa $*T life S«*d tS* Mfe smww >$haa saw »**• shaabl ha la a> ia u* Mw *Hwh and awsharwalv'e i ii saary **dhg ftsilh is sadhMtog, •Maw awl dawth fer aw isusfMwwl •atag*, las* «• th# prnaacwtlsn MMnsgWwg nmNw thaa a tredie —awwa thsMfedivsswsKw at tssssar^ Tn* Kiruntuxi for the use of Containiog Lessor with Ixnsaotu* fe Chareh Festivals Volume I.—On t Our Lord, by Hev. Phitoklelphto Lnthen Ucatioo Volume 2. For Bible clause such, we consider I lion Boohs, on i Titos has evidently labor, valnable never seen before, upoa the tMUue profession that Siaree made. He never started the tioa as to whether the Rth etiuosh might not be as great i cal aa Bisson Magas. This «»< of Philip’s busiuess. God i Ixmi of the couecieuoo aud so may arrogate to himself to judgment upon the “thought iuteots of the heart.* Psal plained bitterly of Hymcneufe etus, l)emas and Alexander never thought of suspeadii chaagiug hto mode of preachio Out he ftwgwtSea that rwal of mtpsrmsm have re. It wvmld tw a mark Sum* low .tsiw whlah mmw awsMed hsv r e eSDer* 1 .twngnv pwuet is w it eatwe lu tha case «d wsaumwl fereLdtoge who explaaaihws, that nit si, ths swwgeagMlwaal ad fhe susauol mess- feUofrship with ns, but be would have to study the Form of Concord find the Articles of visitation before the General Council would aeknowl edge him to be a true Lutheran. Littkli.’m Utikci At; here of Hie hieing A sportively February fit! sry 15th, eoutaiu t noteworthy articles; English in lrtdaud, 1 Lecky. Macmillan* H Emperor Alexander ar of Russia, British t/ua> Heroism, by C. King Magazine ; Borne Cork) elxiBI, Fraser** .tfasauriv Ooixl Wort* i The Th The Standabd.—The editor of the Lutheran Visitor talks like a man tha* is In earuest and that lovea the Lutheran Church, but be aometimex expresses himself in a manner that must toyfoakusm, tf any I ujwry llavival, In tia ysrewoi prove prejndicial to Lutheran Sometimes hto words may sug gest what he does not even mean, as when he accounts for indifference and sluggish ness in the Church by against similar desertions. U simply consigned such creatun the devil, and weut on thtmderk Melauctbon calls his preachiag. 1 the Baviour says the “tare* wheat" will grow in the asms to the end of time. It won! wretched policy, on the part farmer, to oppose ploughisg sow ing, because he found tart hto field, and justify himself k guing that, by plmighing and ing, he would be held atsoonn for |>reiMuring the soil iu which might spring up. It tojiot mot Uonal to oppose revivals becaus the existence iu her of -too much “dead symbolism." Devotion to the pure confession of our Chnreh to often stigmatised aa symbolism, and those who understand the word must be led by such expressions to think thqt| in his estimation, all coufes sionaf fidelity is void of life. Such statements from professed adherents of the Augsburg Confession are pain y, tseunty foL We assart the Standard that ‘touch statements" are as painful to os as to him; bat nevertheless it to true, that our beloved Church suffers greatly from “dead symbolism." No one Who knows anything about the Lutheran Church dares gainsay us when we affirm that many who pro fess to reoeive the entire Book of Concprd, and who will neither fe) lowsliip with nor recognize as Luth erans tboss who are satisfied with the Augsburg Confession alone, yet are entirely without a religious ex perience, have not the assurance of feith, have not a lively hope, and do ndC w*lk with Christ. Many who hold to baptismal regeneration, ths Mijazine / O vine; Dr. Cal together with it Little Borens II from ths Piatt lh ter, and of “The here creep into the church. To the tenth feature there os« no opposition by a Christian. Those who oppose revivals sre stanMy crying “look at ths «< quenoes," meatting thereby tha* result# follow a revival. Now l OmMi a toastsr wees ; tool *tukl » or* nwuld tor sotostvtutrl t* wa|«twre but- las who* * wirsl claims f I'rmoti he its *t*Moral ww* feu th# tktMth, Dr, JwhMtoU .-4shura to Mitts (im« m stsus wf tousgwre, ekfevlwu, us otoMiutoy | esmmtt to Ufoi* This is j*«l s hat wivf) (ailhlai ssiwlMaff Mill s*a wf Ifes Lor*, I* «b» pulp* aa*i sm% uf it. Are hto isMsto wMMMMl portnnity for tl subscript ifm* 1 of this 04 page or for $10 any $4 magneto*') to AjjW for » yea*, too, Publisher*. however, that good results This, I think, oan be demon! iu the history of our cousin the revival# and the revival •sot, there ewilvw ahuerptSa* As erheto wtol peshsfet* wtotovw toress totofMAp MfhuikiMfe^dMA j*itotoPtotofeif*Nii 11 MM r i to re jo Mt P >t S } r i r c *toft Mtntt UVI pff *p j MNP 1 toy am nw iwpunaii. fit Of hi •ip nests i« * i ni aummp mn 1 t havi hot r# f r