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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, COU MM A, S. C, JUNE 13, 1873 and fix the Charoh, If ih#y would support oar own paper "Bal you know bow big TO cent* Hocth Cakoliha, Islington Diet., » . niini ' t August 15, 1812. I P"“J To the tier'd Members of the lAitkeran \ J ( Contention convened in Gilford, H. . , on Mm***, October lWh, 1812 : #fc(M|d u —j Wlisn ukon into consideration the __ a goggeatk state of religion in oar part* nod the tion wjUtt adjacent parte, that it, the lukewarm M’Farlou’s o hom and carrleaaneas in hearing the offlciated in , goopd preached, the little brotherly tbe lore that is among tbooe who coll ortlcred then] themselves IiOtberona, wbeo we con- , >reach6d B ■rior the lore that la contained in -||0# publilft , the gospel of Joans Christ, which fol | oriog ^ constrains aa to lore God shore all cancnt , a i things, and oar neighbor as oorael res, u|# the dei we are ready to say, where is this (m brcJU | lore among us, for do we not instead in a|M J of ft And hatred, prejudice, and many nj^rcnncd to other evils prevailing that are not tbf) becoming Christian professors. ^ ^ erQm Is it not discouraging to the preach the intellect era of tbs gospel to see the stupidity mind f We of their bearers, and not be able to the existent* bring them under proper regulations. tM >bl« instit This we better# to be tbe grand England. It cause of the decay of religion in oar aB d notwitb churches, for many are content with feet*, jt ha the name to tire, and are at tbe same tnoch work in time dead iu sia and iniquity. Otb- Redeemer, ora are laughed oat of their profes ^ moment ■ion by the sects tolling them, they jpf^ted by a would stay iu a church where do jucreoaing b proper rules are kept. Many staud mlUM | W( | aloof from sailing wish oar church, So mi » 0 f t | ]f>T for they nay, they do not see the itae Ut{rfrir of joining a church * inch bos no jj f u,. sbor t oi nothing else As we hare seriously lamented the ot t }„ fl1 deplorable sit nation of oar people, Ritua we call upon you, lit*loved Urethra*, ]jf e „ IM j ( u by way of )*eUttoit to remove this making the i burthen, which lies hoary on our ao fo terminal minds, hoping that our ardent wish S ^ U>W B will not pass altogether unnoticed by we art , told, i yon, who hare it invested in your MUC |, foolerie hands by (he help of God to make aiu j appnive •oc* rules uud regulations as may he ^opposed tlu bmdhMil to our churches. Hales isUad, ami have been observed by the different thoroughly r churches of okl, of ex oommaniem- h aV e been lit big those members who walk dtaor aIM j trumpery derty, ss we hud in i^auUs First pi D g „p sga 'j Bpisile to Mm Corinthians, r: 11; Dot to ^ Iu Hphestaos, r: 5; in 2d Thessalo Scotland mi sums, tri : C; and in Homans, xri: 17. tbeir brothel lu these case* it wronld be well to j|y frieuda, a observe the rale that our Saviour wmt» bad citeo ua, Mart, xviii ^_l,rxi UW J v •“ d " ,p - V tbe hoo»rf | ^Ueot rtea. ' l . of K"°i . disown i„ wbicS h*' < I *\7 hundred Sses*. **** and St this till i, % - *'”J.o*ra ■„ I,. In describni I ^ptaiot, it m».v l* V - other epec.es I ita •»*** pr»(? r ' | ITS. 4rat eensiet of the I ”Lnte*«»f Scr 'l'l - ”L waited neotooccs • eeeond si I - «*«.» i» the * I - “Rev Mr. •—»- knows how to op* peal to their tore of moony. He has, I And, been vary act ire ta trying to introduce bin paper lain the fauittee of my ehurch j has even asked — sad — to subscribe. M. What fallows next f Answer. The General Prayer The •Mutator may one ooe of the four Goners! Praypra in the Book, or offer up on extempore prayer. Editors: R, RUDE, D.D., ColamTvirt. t, C I. MILLER, A.M., Pin union. V's. from my prosaot charge. Some have promised to subscribe, but me so slow in getting randy. “Rev. — has eeeared horn his people and mine 113 subscribers. I think in accordance with the relative strength of our charges, and the relative value of the two papers, my charge should take at knot 73 copies of the Visitor, instead of about It In essential*, unity / in non essentials, liberty; in all things, charity." them to occupy during prayer f SPECIAL NOTICES. tsnees must be made la Port Irdrr*. Bank Check*, or Draft*, lie. If these eon sot hb obtained, • money in a Reoutekei) Let 111 Postmasters sre obliged to letter* when required. « axe *ent to •nbecriber* until Tea order to discontinue k» le- emi all arrearage* are paid, ae required by hw. Merely returning a number of the paper by mail, is not *of- MsmarU—Wo wrote to this good brother ami called his attoutkm to the “very active la trying * When the new postage law goes Info afloat, the difference will only bn 50 coats Actant. All communication* relating to sub scriber*. should give their oam«s very distinctly, and carefully indicate which are old and which ore new su hern her*. Not only the name of the poet odtee, but also that Of the county and State of each subscriber is necessary, in aider that the proper eatrks may be promptly and accurately made. Wu talk, 'vaultr. writs, hut alogya look for something to tarn ap VT« emit mJAmn Ls%m‘ mnasl moral todtowmmUl if I T‘ non tm#MP"Uia* jpiApt muass w ms ns i^puimmtuauisa^s ji used to tbs ftootool church on Bud day, the joyous day of the Lord’s Paptri and wt suppose that those who pay only #1.50 now for One Church Paper will, whs>u they ruuow tbnir subneriptioo, hurt to pay two dollars. There will then be no dif townee where clubs are formed. Prom Si C—“I will not any that we hare no other man oompsiaut to conduct the paper, but this I do ray, via.: I do oot know any ono that I think coaid succeed as well aa you do with the Visitor* Prom Ks—“I thought for a tong time that the Visitor was iu favor of other i should I do not wonder tnu< I disapprove of, this p; I oeediogs; for when oot preach, and in* I time with somethin I ^ fitly read loi.J Scripture: and when they may i> committing to memo ofi tbe words of other I Hkely, are much t>eu* i tPeir own. .And nd third stage, tod thatl gpedmen of mu&culal It is a series of ups aijf me moment the co:i expect* 1 * 1 to stand bo * I so many raw recruit^ regiment admiring I pretty persons and :| forms, and the next! most squat oil tbeir so many grovelling H i this redundancy of tuui is supposed to be a . ) God far more seemly .ff to heaven than « e atvll ancestors for 300 yea: *1 the habit of rendering into be the fourth si can not just as yet e \.Jj: I may conjecture. L<M that in tbe east of Kul cifv calleti Constat ■ that city a colony. )<■ lishtnent of curioel These {teoplc have >1 worshiping Go«l. Th I lieve, any more than I 8t. Vitus iu this part I tirat, to use the wurds I Paul, “bodily excr I little,” but ou the tea I of opinion that if pr. I indeed that it is tl I shout religion that pi I and so, at appropn. | get up ou tbeir feet. | gyrate, and wheel al•< I out tbeir arms ou eitin I their dresses float in I ate called the Jfancin^ 1 Constantinople; and visit that city are fon I fitness the ridicului I it is qnite i»os 1 «>»nplaiut of our St. I end, if it does . [ * WDe _ lH*rfonu i I ftocnom t—Tu* o*n*n o» Itorms Innoi vnu foxoAn and fm IrillA Newberry College, WaZhaOfo S. a, Commencement. .4um That the prayers to the Book of Worship ha used #&, Whet Ukra (dace after the praywf f ,4 a**** Tbe mMagregaUao bring •uulsd, a hymn s|«proprtots> ta tbe •Orman to ha delivered to auug. During: the ringing ot thn-tto sac- huatoto II win not he craditodt wu have pubU*b~l asarriafoa, obitas Hat, church nuorr*, au4 ssrialwl la th# best of our atoll tv in libs rbarrh ty work, sad dillgautly etpsuad sad making say charges, and what has been th* rrsaltf W# mwri rwttoa! 3 If other* knew as wall ss wa da tU** r» v -»i stats of affair* within tba too prominent and imperative, whlto 1 know that God’s word aad Loth er’s teaching deuouucv' tha xtoa that by them But I am becoming mare nod more satisfied that if the rtrifor had such a tendency it wan the foalt of the contributor*, and of those who ought to be, rather than tha paper itself. “I am rejoiced to see I>r. Bittto's ortkka ou Bevirslo. Borne hod forme*I tbe Idea that he was din posed to oppose them.” poesy “Lri OOri; total see why it to. Owr Gwuaeul By aad really utotesL How auMiy of our minister* sad iqymeu restore the Augsburg t .Mifrssiou without say Urrutx'n Lrura Ana —The number* of The lArimy Ayr far the week* eudtog May 24th and list enataia toe foftowtag — Tablic and Private Morality, by Kdwsrd A. W a wsg to. * 4 v to ■'♦jpto f r Jp ■ S'0^^Al*e* p •erito nmywaliierily ta toe Third nod Foots Tarts of tha C> lech tom f Itow many use tha CIsuMy Forms 9 Our tour t The Gtollera of Ctorriah, Good ^W ! A8l Mm f Immiwjf MM M W wMMNMe oiwrM CtoeorieeW Psannsf ; The Late Rape ror** (toymratitlau, ftmrtsOsr; The jt ^giJi)^ggigeMama ooM t ##to*^san sa^* Ap «.. —q* a taraig*. A 9#Ae anjplt^Hs * togy Iv* ' set us A 44 ■ tt, tymOsSmr; Oa Bam* Grawiallsus to the Forms of Annual Ufo, Fraser's Msyastm ; The Bath Archives, Athe ■ran r Tie Btwry of toe f tooth of Thomas, Rod of BtroBurd, A. D. 1*41. fWr*» Jfopetoor ; The Dtouge idtsoovery of the uoti«w Ksbytouisu A Trip to WiDudU. Excurtiou tickets to Walballo, good to November 1st, can be hod at reduced rates. This will be welcome intelligence (o the friend* of New berry College, atul doubtlessly in duce many to attend the Commence ineut. May S7th Pear Brother; I have Jest returned from th*General ByaodL I confidently believe much good will rvoull from the meeting W« all aaderataad each other better, and the very thing that looked discouraging to doom will, if hard ami uncharitable thing* are oot said nod written, be an ad vantage to the Bemfaary, aad unite the whole General Byuoil more does ly. I could indicate how, if I had time. 1 came away much better satisfied than I want. I hope nothing ralcu luted to wound the feeling* of shy will be published. 13-19; and also Paul, Gal. vi: l, and en denror by the help of (kul to remove ouch otiraly member*, who are not ebwrrhly, and pnrittvo, and •11**011 V lUutrumUf With mmm '■wt w l"*lf*B* W vusa wmiriuiuu Pbaaa Taka Notice. of “The Tuiimaua,* by Boloer (Lord Lytotmj; “’luuoaeut,* by Mrs. Ott [jjnstit , mmmI -TW t*n whcuritt#- 0f I *m>ii phkBoa,* by the author of ^ttowtohy ifiaf‘uriiiilf'fi**W' to#ii r 1 ! imt'iltofikE* The otoMtotpliaE price of thia 44 W^riLrihto I a ■^nn to m~i on*** km MMfi SU •‘Sums* |""^to r w w * * *«■ m ji MMr, or fiar #1# uuy oae of toe American #4 mogurmr* Is oaut with Tie lArimy Apr tor* year lJUril t (toy. Boa lag oareleaaly. It stands to reason, brethren, that if sack {leruous were berrft of church privileges, it would bring them to consider, though they might appearolmtiuatc at first, they may when not allowed the privileges of the church militant, also not be admitted to the church triumphant, us oar Lord says, Matt, tri: 19, Matt, xviii: 18. Hear Brethren, we hopo that our farbto petitieu will not be in vain, but that you will make such rules sod regulations to the organisation to the chutwh to Christ oud accursed eltoouj which to aa prevalent among aa, oud U to an tout i t to fm'iiTWi Ijto f W R 2.lh itofiktototo I In r ww jp^'Vjpy’uue^wiw Wot-. awPEhlf f! wi fit|'AT i%A, # ’*‘kf 3 iBMlS'flfe 1 #' fvgwriup ** Byfihdl toklt f-t Mg’ilk 2 kfitol a toto iumwwa rito Erie * ^EE^^to E^Mi^^ri this Visa* carefully, oud ha will ha Mill more surpriaad Our mtutolenu with a foe baausr 1. No hew subscribers received. 2. Old subscribers will please pay up. 3. Not to bo precipitate, we will defer publishing delinquents another week. 4. Thia volume closes our editorial career, unless the Church comes to the rescile. olriUfO be The Vfeltcr sad ths Owner xl Synod. A Delegate from Virginia writes: “Favorable mention was made to the Visitor lu the report to the Com mittee on Church Literature. Rev. J. A. Brown woe the Chairman. (I.) The Theological Bemiuary boa been put oo a firm basis. A revised Coo •tit a tion was adopted sad ordered to be printed. The Board organised omler it by inking affirmation oud craod, sad electing officer*. Rev. Unitor, Tux CuuunrtAN Motexe—Monthly. Vto |, No L D Mead, New Yarik, Boa ail A lev candidate for public favor, which Mda fair, judging from ita Delinquents.. Merely to enlighten all who are interested in tbe continuation of tbe Visitor, we would call attention to the fact that iu tbe Synod of Vir gioia alone there are iu arrears nine ty seven subscribers to the Visitor, and $229.95 due. If subscribers would be honest, we would continue. and that there may be an lugalhermg of thousand* to those who are now woaderiug aa tbe «laik umuuUiin* of error, that they may sing ills praises iu tbe great congregation of His people. Without this, it appear* that ail our labor is in vain to attempt to keep the congregation* togcthci, as the different denomination* are lifting every effort that lies iu their power to draw them over; and it is self- evident that Ibey will succeed with many, if proper means ore not em ploy ed to the satislyiug of Iniugvr- tag snd thirsty souls, and to tbe pre veution to the wickoduess that is prevailing among our member*. As we have solicited you on this important point, we hope that you will answer Iwr complying with our wquast. Having confidence that you will nto diMpiHunt no, we con- dude, beseeching God to be present with yoar meeting, to enable you to regulate things to tbe benefit of im mortal eon I*, and to the pros|«erity to Cbriri** church, that wa may five under his rare her*, and at last lie brought to j*dn the church aliove, wbeta we riiall be able to |»raise Fa ther, Bon. and the ever blessed Spirit in that world without end. Amen 1 Tee 1U eal Cabouxiax, j«t»c, bnriealau.—The tinml balds its ra I an wait W# learn from the puljHfc OU tl|« oue I °fo«r pew* on the otl: I ^ proiluced spe I ®n*cular irritation au< I Two Texts Not Found is tha Eibls. math* sod Polemic Theology oud inducted publicly into offire. Hula ry fixed at #1,000 per annum South Carolina pays oue hair. Virginia #300, Georgia $100, ft W Virginia nud Mississippi toe balance (2.) A plan of miaatooary operatfou * wan adopt ed, at once simple and practical It ato lu the OMignaine, which asaarmliy will give a fresh tm)ict«*, and add Amu-rinaii! 4 fi<i llua at msfr f+t! «vems »* M I m-sm.end^nH-imm •StoU a EEr ws^ra * •*-• »WW^#*ri “ *1*1 '-toSEWiR.'S. E«aa ott the Barit hero pise ter* favorite. Tee Am amir an Faemee, Ao**, flaltimove —This <dd journal docs usd seem to loos its vigoi with age. 1. “We intend to make him feel it* 2. “I am glad he was not elected; he wanted to go to the General Synod.” j ^ tt> these days u ‘g, some of tbe uai *** shall visi °® r churches, they ^ * -Ah ! these a Oeevishesof the W sum. 1 Bynod. to aping tbe foolishest aid trifling parts of Episoopocy- is to say, those things aboat # paey which are the least v<ri imitation. But perhsps we « rather view this pbenooieaM ftjiecies of disease. You knov is a malady to which some o* fit. TFby to the t kmpei rood first 9 Jemmt. Buummni M to trot lu (faMM mbmI Imnmmmm llfir MtyfitMl)# ito 4^ {•ranted on the Gasp#* Oh the Pm ^MtitoJ #>!' fTosi stway • h» road S3. Who adiwiaiiiM ua to to# (km ^^»jfi fhu ESi^i 11 a.-4^, $ iBi n^B ' ter, U little more folly developed We have good plans; w# want worker*. (1) I won surprumd no letter bad boon received from you, aad was glad to it, ua I suppose you have abandoned your bleu to glrtog op the Visitor at the end to th# present volume If you were to give it up, I do oot know what we would do, for we eon oot writ get along without a ehurch paper (A) 1 coo not see why the Visitor should nut ba wlf sustaining and more even 1 am told that IPnr Church Paper has 2,000 subscriber* and the Fftofor only I, 300. I thought of the two, that wa were the progressive party. Thia docs not look like it There to n sharin'fuS indifference somewhere, and It mast be among the minlatera. (3) Next meeting will b# at Savannah, in 1874. jlrmwrfts.—1. Yea! Wa know alt about ft. A delegate tokl ns: “You will see th# notice to the Visitor In the report to th# iWmitie# on Church Literature My ow« feelings would have prompted me to give a much higher commendation, hut you will aamonmmaamm* MfMMi Committee.* Of course the Visitor, or rather th# senior editor, stood but ;BM1# chance, especially os thsra to a mine to be sprung. 3. Wa are glad the Seminary has been established ou a firm footing. Rev. J. Siigh is on a visit to Shep- herdstown, W. Vs., and Cbambera- burg, Pa. . Rev. Paul Derrick was elected Delegate to the General Synod, but we learn neither he nor his Alternate attended. Excellency of r an $1 to utokn to firaar mure. * PETEEto MtHIOAI. Montelt, Jaw*. . Trai jnscrai to mwate. aasnug vhuli over five hundred (krmaa hymns translated Into Rogtksh LrrRiauE OnaanvEE.—It to muu MkfiKjMMI^toruaitom to Ilia UWr.u Cburah In this mutoy tsfawra «ud*v grout diflkulttou, and raw uevwv rkm to the bighcai dNgrra to wirtolaun by prupariy gold aditorinl Imhm, as tma both mtoMtora and pawpfo sail# mura gvuwrally sad *#u»dy ta sup puri to their own pupara to ftwfer •uoe le those to other dRuemtoulkm*. Th# pasitkm U new ocrapm u wwua maiaty, If awl rati rely, |# th# rat*# pii.s#, liberality, snd aastofiah labor* to a fow umn who hurt davutod ihetr time, talsuto, oud mauus to it, with out th# «X|tori*tlou to partuntory reward, aad ariuatod atoo* by the daalra to pvomottog the rtorituul to taraata to mau and th# gtary to God. If our ariaistar* »— 1 w*w ^^v^mawririnri UwraS *U#V Sots non I * srould rapport oud oatoud the tore* *» a man of ran f of sin ff«lar pict\ 1 year, withstand huscoimtantly broI ^ | " ^ hin work. !S * lth tl,e a l‘ostle, ion, brethrou.I t ;1I j ^ncy of sinre-ch Or L : r. 2SfS n l 8na of i*' <* 1 ,sht °°> n ^ bQ ' I •brnt^, 18 ' " “ tm • 'Cn« ‘"“ y ,ake ” 1 ' of Paui - - h Hot tl“ hl “ luor >i«<.' llu«m»t \ R * >l>, * < toe, noS] Z Jw«!f be nio ' ’ " 'be r«.~ | a ti«yy {|,j 8 I • * */who ow« for three years, orders bis paper to be stopped. Tha Visiter. From W. Va.—“I love tbe Visitor more anil more. God bless you and it.” ; * Prom To.—“I have just returned from where I spent lost Friday and Saturday visiting. |t; I toC’t Hi til iMMiNfilk’' 1 -4 V PKt Nora.—Tht* earnest |dra for a for mula to dinoiplto* was put in our possession by J. J. Drehor, Bnq., of Lexington oouuty, 8. 0., who fouud it among the paper* to his father, the Rev. Daniel Drvber. Foexs CK*T^—“iNiruig th# rule to Cramwrll, a kaight aodhia minister had a quarrel While th# dispute was pending, this knight, u certain (Ur Jwhu, fimraod that the minister praraferd wt him, an ha cattod it, ever* Boeder. Ad he oomcdatiMd to hem to Crc»m««il. The preaahct drafod tha chargr, saying ha had but In some of the families I saw Our Church Paper, and asked: “Why do you taka this paper in preference to the Visitor, Ms duty, awd had oul meats! troth* taught hy (hrtd and i. m#rauuu out tmrtfoulur all avion to h.inm-P Afirr C row»*il had Stteu rirrly braid both parttoa, ha arid: oud Hr# la good tt minister; th# #1 at Nleu, was allur-