The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, July 25, 1873, Image 1
ONE LORD. OVI FAITH, OVX BAPTISM."—EF HE SI AX S 17:5
COLUMBIA, 8. C. FRIDA
Selections.
pittm for want of morel auhs-oa.
Tn havr, to Md, a—I l*» Mttr, —rang
S—d {NwlU'r chnsttoe cro virile*M
«e Ik» thing* that |i«t il life and
foipmunications
•* the Lutheran Visitor
fjdto, u Tmght in i
Dr. franklin on Prayer.
Im ancient time* bo warrior’* equip
■seat wroa complete without a shield ;
»t «m bit principal means of defence.
With it be turned aside the awrift
arrow a and Aery dart* of hi* enemies,
warded off tbe sharp sword thrust or
protected himself from the shower of
•tanas or other mi—ilea. It was
worn upon the left arm and proved a
meml effectual defence while the
wearer faced the foe, bat formed not
the leaat entering far a coward's
far a oropto of weeks Wall, >ror
bay is g—ng tkiwagk the mm me ripe
rteBae, smd fay —d^fay be will regard
It a* yaw da ant, as an atmttrrably
•noMah Udag, nod «mk1m where ta
Urn world Urn ha was The troth la
»#e to*® 1111 ,uteresuu «* 8 * ,I tr**
said Miss Verton.
wpeteiak and her wonderful
; 1r
® adc a ur - v face - jl<1
^ ^pire female warriors and
* jttch as Deborah, 3o#T nod
gSjy would have made far
pppmtbau women, and although
ot moral courage that
:( ^ppto the perfortuauee of un
^mUeand unpopular duties, and
ta- to adhere to her own
^ricuaoaof right in the face of all
LgjB&o, as well as even a degree
jfflpieal courage for emergencies
regard for the supernatural. All
will admit that few ever surpassed
him as a shrewd observer of life and
of human affair*, or m a profound
Inquirer after the causes and priori
pies that lie at the basis of groat
events. Let os observe his language
in the Convention that sat in Phils-
delpbia in 1787, to frame our Federal
Constitution, when be rare to sup
port hia motion for daily prayers in
that body. It must be remembered
that weeks had elapsed and the Con
vention had not accomplished any
part of its all-important work, and
that irreconcilable difterem c seemed
likely to defeat its purposm alto
gvthvr. It was in this state of things
Sl^s a era. . as .._■*.** ^ a a a ■
iadivtdaaily, as much at <
to Israel ef eld, far t h is «a
As shields were a necessity la an
carol warfare, they varied in size,
shape, or material, according to the
actions or resources of the people.
Ia the earliest sgea they were made
of the bark of trees, osier willows,
and the skins of animals; but as
nations advanced ia wealth and civ
ilisation, shields were made of brass,
steel and other metals, and often of
great beauty of finish, though none
the leas a means of defence. They
aught almost be looked upon as ex
ponent* of the degree of refinement
to which s nation had attained.
As weapons of offence changed,
those qf defence changed, and shields
gradually diminished in sise, but
gained iu beauty and adornment,
until, at last, they became merely
arasorial bearings, to display heraldic
mi a Uivtam Bad— k
Ids In the taaaMw'W waft,
lit, 1 haunt Mg. with all
I *nHf (4rflh§4 fftffWHfe dpi
but more than all the *fefj darts of
the wicked cam,* by wfafeb the nil
wBw xlrel ■ ©Ware vWW —((Hr wP^p
•vw, the value of (be promt— Is oo
devatu—I aisl felt. It Is ask, the
yfo* it may be desirable, are
asek to be admired and com
LfcJjDS woniau, yet that courage
igdesases her to view the bloody ,
sacs of A battle-field with mason
ip serve, and to execute such deeds
U tkoseof Jftel and Judith, is, in
L apiam*, a blemish, and a very
aksrabte gift. I greatly prefer
i ge bring Btttb, the placid and cob-
Ld Sbanamite, the devout Mary,
si fa benevolent and useful Dor
Lto these sanguinary heroines.".
•fist is true of .women iu general,
L a the ordinary walks of liter
Lki Miss Verton ; “but the sub
Lid aspiration are not to be
Updby the nsual standard. These
Lea are eminent exemplifications
life fact that, iu the selection of
Lmiaeats to accomplish fJis pur-
H»-be those purposes great or
Ld, punitive or beneficent, far
Mag in their effects or confined
• me spot and generation—God ia
» respecter of persons or sexes.
k w3Lhave all the glory Himself.
Ir does not choose to confer it upou
Lhacf—d» indeed^, whan. the.in ltd the ground without his ants—, ta
Ifanmtt&’ao able and efficient one, it probable that an empire enn ri
fe are only too prone to bestow without his aid I \V« have brow sa
ps it their homage and admire- surest, sir, in the sacred writing*,
fe’ | that ‘except the Lord build the
“i have always shuddered when house they labor iu vain that build
Linig tbe history of Jael’s valorous it.’
mid Jessie; “and could uot “I firmly believe this, and I also
pbet sympathize with SLsera as believe that without His concurring
P abject of such treachery. Al- aid, we shall sneered in this political
►qb I know he only received building uo better than the builders
| wfl-Bwited punishment, still I of Babel. We shall be divided by
pW have preferred uot being the our little partial local interests, our
fa* a inflicting it; but I suppose projects will be confounded, and we
p floes not always consult onr ourselves shall become a reproach
pfaKwe about such things.’’ and a by-word down to future ages.
P® 1 Btttromeuts are not always Ami what is worse, mankind way
pi k execute His purposes,’' hereafter, form this unfortunate ia
l^l her auut—“as in the casus stance, despair of ealablisliing gov
wisdom, and
I iu»l L. i . .I, |MI J
“S ww wa
mtty gA—g| |fe
Cbrt—'s -w—rot. —
—tty — a«s grasyi—m
a# bis wady ftatlaat. I
him,* (tiro, sill s 83,1 bat there —4
was not gwiaeii; as, child *4 tlnd, be
aAsitml wh.»te%»‘r wropro b# lev sled
"’tfaiaro. wbea it «fwafc» «f U«,
rogbl always ta imfWy tbe esistro—
«f • yavaaaal Gad, at «ba— wlH law
In tibi 1 'MMttijllkiNlM
•ball ant destroy May, If it sead
tbee ary tag to tby F»tber> feet,
weeping ta tby fhsvloar% baas—, d
shall he In Ikrr Another lr,llnimi
(bat “all thing* work toprobvv hr
y—w) to tbe— ba4 h»ve Had, tbe
called s—ard—g la His |—rymse
lb—\ slap praying, sad praytag
Hhields are do looger used in mod
ern warfare, sad as we have uo prae-
tkml illustration of tbe protectioa
afforded by them, we loee much of
tbe force of the Psalmist’s exdias*
Uou, “Thou, O Lord, art our shield. ”
Many paaaages in the Bible that
make mention of tbe goodneee or
greataeas of God are beautifully il
lustrated by tbe modes of agriculture,
or warfare, or the peculiar customs
Mtafe. It
Mev. A ft. K lap—, a Mtlvv ei
Ck—th Usniss, a gvmlwate of Val*
Cotfeg* ilMlk and always a roaadrat
of the Booth, aww s ml—Isa ary of
thr Honday —bool I ab—. • litre t "I
bavs hero working tm a —th pa—
easy ta verify, and every reader will
srk*owhdge the 1—mea wbkh they
are —traded la track Kr mark able
M s— ut iIwm am. iuti
—wvsaw*. wsn *•»—up*— — sawra V^ssw:
fwv—*4m wbal is related, abd ewru-
«aUy belirrod la the Kaat, of a
fern— Mohammedan ; namely, that
dartag bis roaAn—sat la tbe prison
of Bagdad, ebrre be died, be read
over thr Kora* are— Ch—ad fian;
“That w e may are, —ye Dr. Plum
cr, what rout be done ia becoming
acquainted with thr Bible, let u*
tea, nod we need felly to understand
throe ia order to appreciate tbe
beauty or force of snob passages.
When Abraham w— sojourning in a
land who— inhabitants were contin
ually at war, God spake unto him,
•Fear not, I am thy shield.” And
ao, all down through the ages, be
was the shield of all that put their
trust ia him.
He fed Israel from bondage, often
del iv cred them from their foes when
every help of man was vain; sus
tained David, when hunted as a
partridge on tbe mountains, or hid
den in the dens from the relentless
Haul; protected the timorous Elijah
from the persecutions of Jezebel.
Indeed, the Holy Book is full of
confirmation that God has ever bean
a sun and shield to his chosen peo
great numbers ks marb tgauranro
aad dedication of true religw—» ta
•tnwtkis They now carry cm their
religious w—wbip by thsa—eleaa, aloaf
from ll— wbita people, aad tba great
eat part of tbetr asrvie— onaskds fa
singing and an—eilm— la rwaaiug
round in a ktad of dance, wttb Hap
CMMi
Jlwaf f-njV m —ns— aS w l—S ma
—dkllatfe' feai Iff k *■ Oa—iff rt a—iiSim a .. s.„. j,.
w^sWa wfe ——e —
mimriy T mmii tiBffb^^ffwdl innnmf
t«t* t*mb § H t» m ***** tit
Imm Urt»g *n (k mmiTwrm* l« mm
Bataab Asik I jL ^ k s ^ ^ „
—ffww sH ewbr It
few— tbe bearlh oa—ty to God. Tba
hejot clowAMAm I vt ploaor ereo
though it dlapb——a G—L If aayr
—> A— k —tiH at *»— uni A. ~..a —
t—r S V W ■ i oeff wi i hg swg — —ff —Ufa ft —a—
They are exceedingly food of aingiag,
aad all kinds of m—*r, aad they do
indeed sing very feebagly, and sums
times very thrilliugly. Bat they are
really ia need of plain aad seaaibla|
trucking ia tbe simple trwtba aadj
mOlSOUIlM.lHlaUiwS Mmm MWk* 1 -.... ■ S K
pniirijH^ of on f iHWMrti |pi*i«|iff R i
•Let me tell you what I wiiuronsd
on Huads) sftrriMx—, at a plaro
where I bad beard that great sum
here of them were acmalomed to
wiWTi nit migioiiA ffirmw fftffwi
where 1 called to arrange If praeti
cable for organising a Huaday arbodl
arm>ng them. Com lag suddenly upon
them I witne—ed a — that grieved
a— to my heart. A targe crowd of
them were dancing ta a rtrefa round
a young woman, dreused to tbe odd
—t ami moat taring rotors, to tba
moat fantastic style, having «a her
bead a red striped bandana band
kcrchiel set up like a t urban. roly
the four corners stood rot like towere
or horns. As they danced roand
her, an obl man, w|— seemed to be
their leader, and who, I afterward
learned, rial med to tm a roaytorer,
wouhl step ap behind aad loach tbe
statuary maid, and then start tod
with a mournful lament, wbea the
crowd would clap their bauds and
cry aloud During this • met lew—I
the woman would whoop aad yett,
Jam plug aad raasiag round, until
exhausted aad falling down to a
k.kw.,hMl«Wf 1W C«WMUB rnwho tod U, rym bonwd
u rot in the Iw-lctian persecution,
roaoro aad Adlb, or to esfdare the •*** who ref—atod in a |—bUc asaem-
met hinds Id whnrh pr—id——v rslrr My the very words of HcnpUare with
B.1 W mu m • h.wg <MU tm te “ <««*5 •» « he lud bmo
tW M» wt J~>. « k, tm *~a»« -•«*«»• “T* <* Xep
«grisc* tjiud —ran—le a—ag men Mian, that by reading aad —edits
la tbe mtr—4— of baaltof be dtooov* to— be bad a—de his soul a library
cf* th*i r ntstiluhrd l»* ** iw» hia ^ Ohrbd. Theodosius the younger
•imaro — Avi—i - — u bis **• ftovUtot with the word of
tip— mi —were to prayer, that be a—de it a wfaet of
.ud unj re»incn»Uoo wflb tbe old bisboiu as
• u . U ia If hr had been one of them. Angus
j,n t .. I*- etthroi > --•■ th— says that after his conversion he
^ ta«d aa to rHisb ovto Cicero, his for
«m«*i ih*i to will brfCg it (e p— mm favorite aatbor, sod that the
In tw miauirti affauw «f Lfe be me Bevtpturea were hie |—re delight.
ttmm 1.4mm» tmumm. mmd » IW Tr*1«Uta» 1»«< • «n*l»r |«rt of
gvroicu perils cry fee ilslh mania * 1 ** *• vending the Script ares,
li I. - n“ , airf Mrf commit** Im*t pottiom at
mmmltoL mn k*«, ■ l»»< 0«S— •« ftOk,
ri,W »i. m to M »«• ‘ r "“ r4 «" K W«*« ■“
IW < m to. to.il.t M - ttoomcbl}. «*•« «•«-" •»'
Uto to* ,h« ll to *ril lh.1 am. *** '••» kl —» •“ ^ “"* w "l** 1
emmeat by human
leave it to chance, war, or conqueat.
I therefore beg leave to move, that
henceforth prayers, imploring a—fat*
mice of Heaven ami Ua blessing on
our i lei i be ratio ns, be held in this
assembly every morning before we
proceed to husine—, and that one
pr more of the clergy of this city be
{requested to officiate in that ser
• i’aul, amid all his hardships by
a— and land, his “fightings without
aad fears within,” ever fouud God
his “shield sud exceeding great TO
ward,” and after his varied experi
ence exhorts os to put on tbe whole
armor of God, “above all taking the
shield of faith.”
This shield does not promise im
munity from bodily hurt, but it pro
tects that which is of infinitely more
▼alne>-tbe soul. 9o long as with
onr face to the foe we follow tbe Cap
tain of onr salvation be will lead ns
on to victory, and nothing shall ba
able to hurt or destroy the soul that
is protected by the “shield of faith”
ia him. No subtle, sin poisoned ar
row of unholy desire, no sword-
thrust of woridly policy, no shower
of thick rushing temptations shall be
a^le to overcome its power, for “God
is oar strength and shield, aad noth
ing shall prevail against him.”—Am.
al I—art — krenly as ll- iagrsnt
SBC Mudf .Wt aik W 1^ ^ Idl Mm
-g.suujto{ ss
m*. sals aau sis m. ^,, j s i il -
as wgT* ■* w o w *vaw ww.
tba I—a bred rotj war. Bto b—
Sto m. to « to. ^ Smft S X^^.
SMBMrlffffref wWwWjf |rorlrlrT'lftllPI IPl MPw
ir i etc 4 ^<4 * I'M tL to ii-S -iiSiti'iiiB-M*) mi U*-;—*—* Aw CM——
; .i^s
Positive Thaoiogy
rith this sound speech : “The co
lon outcry against creeds ia quito
s often foolish us wise, as weak —
t is auaiiible, haviug often more cow-
rdice limn catholicity, and more
It f« no time to
stop, I—III tr«t| pf'lSOl),
laziucsH than love,
iueer at or disparage systematic the
<ology. The pulpit has too little
father than too much of It. Tbe
react ion from tbe old Puritan rpirit
. ^ t i t -1 s. 1 p f fi i * I,
1—ass—i year boy s are a little w lid.
While «ro tfedlt call ta mtad the
things they bare for*, ti*n, yre are
.«! jitoppev! the— and told tl—i
that God was not honored by aaob
worship I learn that this /rftot
worship ia qnite fl—aos among — s
of them *
mity of ton to toon ro Cslurj . Wbal
or pressure. A creed less chanb
—ay be sentimental and pleasantly
sympathetic, but it will add very
little to the abiding might of that
army ot the Lord that to set to wres
tle down prnicipalitlea and powers,
I plant Christ’s standard where
n’s seat to. A ministry that
its real work to-day must have
ough muscle and tbe red blood
h come of digesting the strong
1 of sound Christian doctrine,
‘nomination that apologises tor
ixistence, and fritter* away its
sildes, and poshes tbe special
lis out of sight which it to
charged to proclaim, will And its
6 vn self-respect departing, its tra
it ons words dropping at its own feet,
ti e public ear turning away from It
iu indifference or pity or dtognat, its
anus failing palsied at its side, and
ils own organisation dropping to
Rail giro ta sot a mere dabt **
owe to God; it to a spirit of fellow
ship aad sympathy with Hi—; it to
the highest proof that God hat a—da
aa far Himself, aad red—aed as to
Himself, aad called aa to be ffb—wed
ta Uto image ones more, and ta be
perfect aa ror Father ta haaren to
perfect. It to the pew— of God pal
forth upon tbe aooi, throagb tba
a Masai! pocket Bible a hundred and
twenty tin—a over. Roger Cotton
read tba whole Bible through twelve
to— a year. William Romanic
toadied nothing bat the Bible for the
last thirty or forty years of his life.
Jobs Boras, one of tbe translators
of oar Bible, had read all the Scrip
tor— before ha was Are yaara old;
bto mother read them throagb tweh c
toas. 1 hare read of more than
aaa of whom it waa said, that If the
Bible bad bean kart the whole might
Meatfe—Love—“For charity shall
•rer the multitude of sins.”
.Stop-Faith—“The trial of jour
faith being much more precious than
of gold that periaheth.”
Bracelet*—Bonds of love—“And I
pat bracelets upon thy hands, and a
chain on thy neck.”
/Vr/Wme—Benefloence—“An odor
of a sweat small—a sacrifice aooepta
ble, well pleasing to God.”
O, how sweeTfcTwork all day for
God, aad then lie down at night be
neath His smile !