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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR,
THE LHTHEIII VISITOR
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Columbia, &• C.
Friday, March SB, 1178.
r Editor.:
Rtv. A. R. RUDE. D.D., Columbia. g. C
Rev. J. I. MILLER. A.M., Stosatou. Vm.
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« the «wf
fflrm'l'V'l'iiilW.l T
WMBI.L S. C.,
MARCH
1873.
to hie lot; not only from itoknaso he
mid oat rmllaat a tenet* day du
ring hie whole life <m which ho had
been free from polos; hat In add!
tioo to this ha had to eadaro meay .
hardahipa daring the latter part of loved Sea, aad that
the Thirty year** war. fa 1«34
neee deprive,! him of the j*>w
■peach, aad ha v
from the ministry He
to Liana in |*ticti, as
Prom til
he, nit death
ittiogly «n
eased la the com -*-* nebli
of devotion _
the poet aad preacher of the militant
Church * the uost at
ioh]biu#s If Ood did aat
—
Ohbbbg.
To Club, of five (ft) prepaid sub
ibers, sent to one address, we
ra^il the Visitor for #3 for fifty-two
ibers.
E Standard.—Our good broth
Columbus, Ohio, will hare the
word. We are content, and
that it will do him much good,
we are by no means willing to
it that we “misapplied inspired
ik rwD Wehbr.—We hare
to the conclusion that it woeld
be' iuk spilt and time wasted for as
to say anything additional to what
we hare said to “W.” Our readers
do not trouble the ante Ires sbont him,
he Is not their “Sir Oracle f and to
convince him of baring treated oe
unfairly and unjustly is in our opin
ion 1 utterly impossible. The man who
undertakes this ought first try his
ability on the Ethiopian’s skin and
the leopard’s spots.
]
Please Rktcrmhk*.—W# do not
exchange with Our Church Paper,
We received the first number, hat
did* not place Our Church Paper on
our exchange list, as notice was gives
that the pubiieation of “number two*
would be delayed for some time.
We never received “number two,*
and were quite astonished to learn
from some of our exchanges that
Out Church Paper was issued regu
Immr* Perhaps it is the beat for us
that we do not exchange. It ear*
tatnly keeps us oat of the way of
temptation to criticise Oar Church
t. Pager, and of coarse the “editors,”
beilig Christian gentlemen, will not
is. Haio spoken people
it call it backbiting.
far Churches.
JfT. Jackson, Va.—“Rev. Bjuder
received some valuable
here yesterday.”
MfipfiNHUTY, 8. C.—“I confirmed
eight, all with the exception of two.
Sunday School scholars.” W.
-—■
The Passion.
We are now in the midst of the
solemn season which ths Church
terms Lent, and which is to serve
to prepare her members for the wor
I
hat also of fins
oootage, and of
rimer of a brokei. hemt, h** ♦ 4 :• i
oowfal spam richly eumforied by the
lave of Ood.
iBDiTATiositt ow m rnmoi.
From f^kh Ifasrm l 'maun f Am
f rutti JMO* lliirsliH * ITU IW
U: Lot es first of all noasidor the
was the moarafol, aaaonocemsot at
the bloody passion of oor Lord, who
said to the apostle*, Te know
after two days Is the feast j as If he
purposed to say, tl hi well hsowe to
yon, my beloved dtseniptae, that the
great aad holy footlvsl of Easter Is
to be celebrated two days hence. 4s
then a yearling lamb Is state, so shall
I also, who sm the true Easier Lamb
witeoat Mem tab aad withoot spot,
be pot to death oa the mm aad
consumed in the tv* ef love for the
falfitoent of what the Eaeter Lamb
repreeswts. fa ao other way caa ten
be blotted oat, the strong prtaee of
bell conquered, death, the always
hangry man eater, made powerteas,
heirs orison bouse tJestroved. the
eoasaming fire of the wrath of Ood
qoeoched, aad the hamaa femtly
•d. Take heed, tharsAMf% thsi
ye he not dfenfwl because of my
ii**
imed is
g a f a. I „
I rlwHUmfipM iJtrsfJ srwBllall^ 1U I |UMT*
eeivs clearly the truth of thy Ms
ration la the 43d Psalm: U f come:
la the volume of the book It Ie writ
I delight to do thy wtH,
0 my Ood. Thou hsoweet aad meat
beforehand that thoo art to bo Moot
ed moot ersellv la tsraaalem, aad
yet thoo sort eHhng aad ready la
. L j* pi # jS^Al a*mianmkM'h ,
▼seme a ssmy wssa^He w wr e w* a we-nr^es
wilt be obedient to the henveoly Pa
thsr onto death, even the death at
os, that thoo, by thy
msyeet atone f*ir eiy
Eternal praiiwra he thtae for
eh foithfolueea.
flpqt hero, chrietisn heart, let this
rvo thee ad' a noble esssayAe foe
imitation Meditate coo tonally oa
the Mood and death of
fy, mach, sad often did thy
nsk of hia painful saf-
fitring. And wilt thoo, few whose
he suffered kset> silent, sod
never, or hot very eeldoai, think of
itt Christ has written thy name
with hia own Mood in his haad, that
ho may net even f«*r a moment f**c
get thee. WUt thoo put out of thy
eight ami thy thoughts his love sad
fhlthfotoesa. Augnettoe soys the ao
v of kith reels on
blood of Christ
Christ’s passion is the
Me book of history. In it thoo art
taught the all kopoetaot eveat, the
Nke of which has not token place
since the world existed Heble aad
wtll
The History of the
of
Per ths Lethsma Visitor-
The Bandsgi J ths Pulpit
eftky
E. Somuui, Ml),
I firnmamn,fE
of (led, whieh teketh awajr thy
ami tkooki ef
who is th
He grusleeely esyn to thee, I, a
am he that M stoeth eat thy
KMT W|]P mImi mmA v
thy stae.
Thu History ie too o
mh of
On to
m
fen —pfonmown Oa Va, t
March to, life j
fori I have Joel
the heads of Her. fe. A.
feffo ■nsutootsd hf to
of Mrs K C Rods, to tho
emtfoadd
fee
sto toi
i| okas when ho
Aft toon
1 Here ("hnel si
pat thy trasl in (led.
with David, I wfelfi «
unto the hills foaa
Lord, who
Pu Uriel,
death f 0# te
es u
misaenm itof'liahA fihfo
fotlhCffi*, |.iw T folfeg.Met toto
igo, there appeared
toe Writer two or
ring ths above nop-
■in mu i m imiS S S- ti, m mi UK#' 4 AMU
pur{ «ort of (aoer arucies.
let only te
was seek a boadage as that of
t eon especially, per*
sympathy to such min
isters of the ysupsl of Gkrtot as were
setfieet to it, aad who felt It ss so
heavily open their
faithful to their com
rib ft I* f hiti-fff
Ws take it
eat a whefly
there U seed
V R® pulpit.
os o geoeraJIv, arm if
udtuoutotbmt fact, that
• a fewfios so mm tJL » futn
j fotols® fo tofo vRv MM toteMp^
Ws believe it to bo
V& Moi’aiTurv,
la
1
letry amt than fortorriy, sod eepi
ctofey toon Is the primitive days of
It was scarcely,
If at aft, frit And we think
we risk little in roe taring the
It is a growing bond
is daily hemming still more |
to the mm
many that
ministers of ths Word
~ - ‘ “ tog' T the
ilpit,
\ are
urge
the
rber
letry
ttmm u»
iu w-miim a m muuM onm todHfo
to fMMfoHIJ f foWt* ef Ml
My (need, Ur. L,
If
hy toe
with
thy observance of the solemnities of
Position Week. Daring Lent it is
vetJ much to be desired that our
ministers use the Lessons given in
our Book of Worship, and that they
preach, not on a single verse, but on
the lesson or lessons appointed for
each Lord’s day. Oar people ought
also to read these lessons devotedly,
and thus follow ths Redeemer step
by Step from Galilee to Jerusalem.
If ministers hud people will bat do
this 1 falthfhlly, then will this holy
season bring them an abundant in*
crease of spiritual blessings; then
will:they be able to rejoice at the
triumphant entrance of their King
in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, ami
accompanying him from Getbsema&e
to Golgotha, watch in glad hope at
his grave, and sing, “The Lord isi
risen indeed,” on Raster morning.
! r For the benefit and comfort of oar
fellow believers we have translated a i
most delightful article from the Oer
tkbeindchUut, and thinking that oar
reader* would like to know onms-
thing of the author, we present a
brief sketeh of this true and faithful
witness, who, in affliction, ie oar
Baxter, and in sacred song
itberan Watts.
mesHeerman was born Oe*
1,1586, in Raateu in Lower Siie-
He at an early age wrote first
and afterwards German poe*
He was crowned as poet in
and made pastor at Koetb«a iu
in Ml. Untold Suffering foil
in one battle f Or of
with toe Jawbone at urn mm killed a
thousand Philistines f Or of David,
who with hie eling laid tow Ciettoth,
the chamnion of the PhilietiiMM ?
Ab4sht*. the sou of Zcrniah. lifted
on his arNMir asaisst three hoadre«l
sod stow them. DM net Jilin*
Omsar fight fifty bad tie*, take eight
.foulUMaitaltosUMuto I^Mir SUfc im It L. Ifo
onoareu euies, overcome tars* eun
drwl uattoue, ami have five tri
umphsf Aad did not, without ukttj
in aeceuot toe etvU warm, etovea
timen ooe hundred end ninety two
jttoeT Hoe tool any
| Eaten. saalUiwed up death la
M»*y, i
tog entev 1
(A wbe to
la toe arm* of stoop O
All thel live*,
it has Tm 0«d tto given His
e imget tod *e *rw told tmih
end Is pru|. Ths tad,
ifo j^fo n
had ee eys • hito aw she te ths propew
mmm
with
sgL tgfiofotoi
llwtevy la
far e m
this History.
wf (
m*m ifcr Iwmm mA
K»iog( oC gflocy,
Mii
Mot
ehiy
hava
fofo i
The night
asd goto**} • er
duo# to, if It 1
Hi*-
•f the
>d<M*t «h
W# bed
g We el Ike
foy
fieeh i thy
I toy Ufr a
i, toot qetokly
Dovid t
1A
I
.j .^-j t gjg^p
Ihfol Ifof t h t
dtotdi for!
toe riesptog fW"» ■ hnin, <
of toe nor to given np to way
is of
wely
•arh
ot it
i»e m
I of
1 i kj
that
tove
feou.
-1 * fit
vwf
nflu
: are
brio
r*»«
to
▼ *««
my death W|
heart, set
toy dying to
•)
•fifol
HM toy
to kaww mi
fofor «’**•» *wpw «
Kfohe Posoieu ie also the loot book
of tauBtroetloo Duet thou want to
know God’s thoughu to theo f Here j twenty
thou canst learn them j»,»t f**t* h -
Bhoohi not toy beaveoly Father care
for thee t Did ha not give hia only
Son, and deliver him np to ignominy
sod death when thoo west vet oa
mMMml y ■ vmww wwo j w-w- ws*
•netnv f Should not C’hnat tool kind these
ly towards than T lie who gave him will
•elf for thee, heated thee wttofoto fatty
*d bought toon fern tdo la* I truly ha In toe
1 wi(H MW ilfil wtWItl IHOCPVj ♦ I
ove hath no mao !hst* this.
ian lay down hie iifo for hte Thie
vanai ora bum*, u ay taeo
Doat than want to know how
God looks oa too f Htofele too right
place to laasp ik For what waa or pay It
Htfl only
at
It Is the yloa af the
of the
If
si I eae oak
Th* hiag of day to hMsIdiag his
[t «ha( toe pacts tail the
^ withdrawing toe dark rartodo at
’ f night, we pom vapatly Mtotma *i«*r
| stain*, too M «wh <4 «Uj pua»a e
‘ flood of glmrf da««» o* the aoakea
earth, toll ckflmtisw heMMt fltogui'
Ace the CVoeSar. «ed the hoorea «j
at the lirshwMaiSi rings m
We arm reedy—toil t»‘»
efd ssk
Think at that! Done
„ -t I htMmo I omu m tl t,. .. 4. (.. v am itsu W
VWt s x we *^ee u e
t ssk : -Aivlwv la the add* of rah
bstaV* “*hf to to* mply, "faaf a
gsettoman hhs hmt his watch * We
•a fas it With to gmri grace »* we m* ;
they go ifetoMMh toe miHaaa, and
aw-m m-u-muH * Ikfoibito fotofi th>s» f fhtdtnwr fvBSaao<el
mm felifi * m-m* Iwi »”"Wfolfi
itokAtomfe i r.^tkifu Sii -.jt ikiAi. am
hmofitittTir-rl lit;
gpumt'V"* ‘w '* » w “ wjf gPWw
I ana was thor eorht i ecidendL l*ut oa
Vairk mmm Mtotodl Tbf f itmtwiM b»d
1 *r«ilobli left the (r*itt In theae dsva
m fefje"|»( pet I«w 1 v^e**v » ‘ ilfc * ♦’ *<i'> it
l idKitiiffifo « - ID v ir foiyt ffoi Iwt
f mietpalaiad hy ana* of the light*
feFtfotoiiiJ'MMy- 1
Dr
At Angafon we eteheage eaia,
so maroon the Ha
rnrf in iigfo (ami k^feiinfUii
[HHKMijh ||l^> ^ i.^Sdk-
We now new (Irauitevifle, a heaatl
^ij|l | jj ^ ^ j IfotogTiij fi
weal less*, m to a beo* plane 1 it*
UMivolled Whtor power aad huge
it the Lowed of Booth
hat f 1 dC r LU lolr^l
she ought tail She ear thing
Hm mamt eeedttiuu. Tht
la
and eel
I
to at
r.tatm*
have six
A frtowd wvofakee me, tir me to
* atu wfo^^gfo w mMmfififi^totofefoklf nm^toufiMfiMh foHhfih
S w riii* on it A i f-iiti t 1 Ww-iWjf lu swi w dW-AmiaosJ^*
J Ifofofefir gsee V"4 a ITWII w*y IfwMMfiMfifo
1 MMl fUJ WT*1I. folN) fed
! bfi foil feftd ffitfor UimI fhiife
. IrEaBhiHto*
■oral
krist
»ith
r »•
per*
fat
jr, u»
kity
hris
f, to
reed
and
I «f
I es
Ice to
such
bam.
the master’! pfaodit, “Well done,
thoo good and faithful servant," »©r
anxious with regard to ths retard
he shall receive in the world to come.
None of them things move him. He
to moved alone by such things as, iu
his opinion, will tend to increase bis
popularity. Only think of the popu
lar preacher announcing to s fash
ionable congregation as his teste,
such passage* of Scripture as 1 Peter,
ill: l-d; ITim.H: 11,12; Rom xii:
1,2; sod Matt, vi: 19.
*. The rase loving preacher, who
receives a large salary which enables
him to fort quite sumptuously, to
very careful not to preach the offen
rive portions of the Word of God.
lie well knows that in doing so he
would alienate from him those rich
aad easy -of-000science members from
whom he receive# toe principal por
tion of his salary*, and that bis io-
eome would consequently be greatly
diminished. His love of ease and
good cheer to too great to allow him
to pul in jeopardy the certainty of
Ms salary by offending and driving
aft hia easy of «on science bearers
through preaching to them the disa
greeable portions of God’s message:
so he remains s willing subject under
the bondage of the pulpit.
A Even the true and oonacieottone
preacher, who earnestly desires and
•ntoereiy prays for grace, to be found
faithful in teaching the people to ob
serve all thisipt whatsoever the turn*-
Um has commanded, nut uufreqneutly
hesitates and shrinks, when ponder
ing upon the probable consequences,
to deliver to his hearers those por
tions of God’s message, the bearing
of which they so much disrelish.
Hm tiauiditp to the* cause of his bring
pulpu bondnged.
A man who to not a Christian dies.
The timid preacher to called upon to
conduct toe funeral services. He
fears that he will greatly offend and
wound the feelings of the family and
friends of the deceased by declaring
what he sincerely believes to be his
fate. And mare especially to this
the case when any of the family are
In OMiurctkoa with the charch or in
sympathy with it. Umler the cir
cumstances the temptation to grest
to actually preach the dead sinner to
heaven. The preacher that has a
fashions Me town congregation meets
with n tMkodajre of the pulpit in faith
fully exhorting his people not to be
conformed to the world in their man
ner sod style of living, but to imitate
the Banner in Hto humility of mind.
Wevhtty mtnded and even some tol
erably good people do not like to
hear it prroebed that it to their duty
to give to the cause of Christianity
as God has prospered them. These,
and kindred subjects, prove the
fruitful eauam of “the bondage of
toe pulpit* Webster.
1 not
span
mod
will
is of
bend
the
con-
•wtll
**ch
sab*
itrifjr
1 not
lend
fear
ihst
0 be
a the
hto
at of
to to
the
He
i of
For the Lutheran Vim tor.
Osnml Synod. Sooth.
M'MBKIt (V.
We have already named aa the
great cause which led the North
('arotina Bynod to dissolve itscon-
noctioo with the General Synod, an
inherent weakness in the bond <4
iu unlou. end which w»* attribute
hie to the equivocal political coin
plexMHi of the Stole, and from which
it is pceeumafcfc the Synod wc not
wholly exempt. And this fact, as ws
have seen, inclined the body to turn
a longing and lingering eye to the
North, and to neck ecclesiastical al
liance with the churches there.
We now leave this topic and direct
stn-titHHi to other possible causes of
uiuior iniportAtior; and yet which in
the aggregate acre not a it bout their
weight in tleteriniiiiug the action of
Byisxl. Ami Jlrmt f it is very proba
We that cettoiu proceedings of the
General By noil at its conventions
held in Btsuuton and Newberry may
bar* engendered the opposition of
econo of its former adhereuts, and
On rendered their further connection
with it not only undesirable but un-
ptonsauL Thu* action also may have
been made the occasion of foment
ing a Ui vim on of sentiment as to the
iNkcesaity and nltHty of the Gcueral
Bynod se an organisation iu the
Bouth. It will be readily seen how,
by persistent effort, a body already
enfeebled in its attachment by s pow
erful latent sentiment might be moved
to aiutndoit a scheme with which it
did not fully sympathise, and whose
objects it 0041kl not heartily advance.
Whatever may have been thought by
those wbo felt themselves aggrieved
by the action of the General Synod,
we are well assured that it was
prompted by pority of motive, cou
pled with an earnest desire to pro
tect i*s interests, and promote the
genera! welfare of the churches un
der its supervision. We regret the
unpleasant incidents bens alluded to
nit*’ their consequences; but fiat
jaatuia ruat codam.
Again. In addition to motives
basrel upon mere i*rnonal iediug,
affecting s few members of the
Bynod, it may have been moved by
a laudable ambition to enlarge the
area of its influence by pursnitig a
line of policy that it could not con-
Closely Bound
•latently do whilst an
General Synod. For it
have been thought that so
remained in connection
General Synod, the Utem,
tions within its border w«^7
detriment by being ov«
some extent, by othflu#
fibre and more oomi
euce, and thus a
which, nnder a different"
arrangement, might be
largely increased. It to uT 1
oeivable that the practical^ 1
of this subject were lost,
those who were immeiiatfik'
oerued in their m- -
larged prosperity.
Or it may be that the 1
posed it to be its mission to
“the bright particular atari <77
constellation in the Bonth;
lowing the example of ths
vauia Synod, it withdrew
general organization only to!
the centre of another.
supposition to not wholly
foundation, but altogether!
to evident from the feet then
By nod which was relaetontfci
itself squarely and •
upon the “Augsburg
directly after it had
separate from the General
changed its doctrinal bun*, m,
only accepted the Unaltered
burg Confession as in harmoej,
the Word of God and a es
bibition of doctrine, but s
Apole^y, fb* Catechisms of
the Jamaicani articles, and fee]
tnula of Oncoid, as a fajfofo
velopnirnr a*>d dHence of fee
trine of tin* W„rd of God, «<
forth in the Aurdmig
The new and enlarged
having been adopted, and the]
thus put in au attitude fori
operations ou a new lines!
proceedings are at once
to effect a uniou with its oidi
the Tennessee By nod, that ton
congregations iu Tenoeaaea la]
a basis of uniou was agreed 1
a joint committee represeotisg 1
two Synods, and proceeding! j
reiitly were progressing to s
consummation, when Io! bofei
lies came to a dead halt after)
mutual congratulations;
whole matter to left in statefu\
imssibiy has been pushed to I
plus ultra, What arrested
tions we can not imagine, euketi
Tennessee Synod stood is drasij
the North Carolina Synod's 1
of deglutition, and being
quite ready for the paiufuG
nor disposed to Lay aside her 1
prestige, she demanded tuns far!
tiier reflection before subj
self to the terrible ordeal,
tells us (and he ought to koesjl
aside from purely local ql
there is much agreement ia
between the two Synods. (
and yet thiugs are not always'
they seem to be. The fable
that although a cat rolled is 1
may somewhat resemble that
yet, that a wise and venerates)
ouoe pronounced bis judgment,’
the cat our ancient enemy.*
tabula doert, dv.
Finally. The projected itori
policy may have ooutemplafed*«
w ider range of grasp ami >
and the bojie may bare
tamed from the beginning as 1
intimated, of inaugurating s
composed of all the Synods ■<
South not embraced in other)
organisations. This 000s
foreign influenoes, skillfbl
meut, the charm that
largo boilies, and s diaporitej
gratify instinctive tendencies’
prove powerful agencies in
ting at an early |K*riod it*
astical relations with the
church. As, a part of this P**J
church {>a|>er was undoubtofo’
ganied as a Meetoty to adt
views, and prosecute
pm |Kisc&. This expectatios to* 1
ready been realized, aud we fo 1 ]
formed that it has a
one thousand. We ooofemMri
touishment at the success rm]
has met, when we considei tto*
culties attending such ani
The establishment of a
school, or at least the
of a professor, iu whole <w ** 1
iu one of the Northern Semi*
the church, has no doubt
been the subject ot grave
tiou, and as an accotuphs^ 1
made dependent upon tbe
of a general organizaties.
In conclusion : Looking *
course of the North Carolas*
and in connection therewith «b£
velopment of important fi^*-
its secession, I am relunctete^T*
to the concinsion that ah *** MJ
tlm legitimate results of oj®
viseil scheme to effect a
fully to be developed. Upas 1
saanptioii that theae view* aoM
wi in truth, we have no <
gret tbe action ol the North |
Synod. To be suroalote
sustained iu numerical atom
as a component part of fo*
Synod her eontiuuanoe wsml
been tbe'eause of discord,
eud she would have gone out i
don.) * »
can?
iacto- 10 ih *
£d, both *?<» '
drt^ **3
fre ineffcieocr
ma the
Ttif * nw
evwta I*"”
who h»« e.H
grceof cons " *
kind 1
h#ve candidly •
at Um cm-" 511
the H«W»"
Synods to
with the Dene
together *»*>..
ieeal questions^
in his ortkjfe, e
tinfi 1 1
tion of these By
aware bo* nr
by ctreumstan
<mr interests.
Movcmonfe
relation to the
tbe church d*
to their accomi
our readers to
facts and argn
•mount of cre<’
statements arc
(To bf\
I
p*.
Wm
K
JL
< "■. i
The General
Ihis leads to
of our anbject.
feoce has been
iows that tbe mi
Church embra
Synod Sooth
prominence. It
dearly defined,
upon it with
realize how soli
fa ence. So impe
the obligation u
dies, crew to a fo
but tbe strou
urged against it
a unity of faith
child of the chn
selfishly to opr>o
God has wrong
bisjieople—ouen B "
But even than it ^
rian to cc^miae
ical existenw. < I
towards determi I
BK
When the doctri H.
siastieal bodies
and settled, who
1 feat ly in a tn
when Providenc
a different
themselves lonG
who would seek
uuioti under tht t
Now. such w. I
condition of th;t
tberan Church e
eral Svnotl Sout
an Church in t
general, that uui
ticable and unw
si hie, fruitful of
We have rested
facts stated. Tl
itive argument
position we pro]
I. That accord
Proridenct the
mission 1 chick c
retaining her pi
What that missi
now pro|K)se to
>« general that
the Gospel is
the church of
Christian, nor l»
authorized to fur
ol Christ nnder
that they are sj!
This Is the prin
sions have too.
There must be ;
®**ce before an v
rightfully »e
B °t to illustrate
tiou of it to 0
^simed for the
present orgi
°outiuued inerd
the gosiH'l is (h]
Oo, »g, and GihI
rion by crownii
snoceas. But tin
w °Ht laid out
eru States. Di
tiiis as a most i
tl,e Lutheran Cl
has a special
uo other br,
e hurcb can j»er
efficiently! *ud t
on the pr
^er*l Synod!
how confidently
7,°** Prepared
Master.
A comparison
G* progress amd
t-bhreb in the
m “l Hince that
““favorable to t
K, re old relation
.** ® TW| new on
““t propose to
•neffhlency 0 ) t
result of her
* rn Synod, nor
p ds G»e cause
But »en will
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