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Sis- ' r^: iii *7: THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA. 8. AUGUST l, 1873. ■ LUTNEMN VISITOR. ■ Ml Friday CohUnbin, N. CL August 1, 1973. Hditoib: hA A RUDE, D.D„ Cnlmuhis, 8. C r. J. I. MILLER. A.M., Stonntoo, Vn. unufeffffn In essential*, , liberty t m Mika #> i* injitla •it "vn*r«ffniiiw#, tfenp*, clarify.** ffMMNM fjf Efl# Office if IHMwiWe. itupA.'iai TER, register Paper* are an express oi reived, and required by number of tin flcient. All are NOTICES. s be made in Poet : Check*, or Draft*, three can net be obtained, in a Bjkm«uu> Lit- er* are oblijred to n required, to *uh*erib#r* until to discontinue i* re nrrearage* are paid, aa ,w. Merely returning a paper by mail, U not *uf • relating to *i»b- . give their name* mr carefully indicate which * ih are new auhaerfber*. arid mff Not only the name but al*o that of the county of each aabeeribor ia of Alia pMfe and 8 and Stqlv *, ia order that the propof entries may ho promptly and accurately made. aid obitiunr notice*, and . c ntended for publication. Jd he written separately, and not in business letteip, to receive proper atten- "Tlaa vary good world era Uva la. To toad, or lo *p*ad. aria gfr* la. But to harrow ar hoc. a* pat a aa**'* awa. ’TU the vary wavat world that ever wa* known.” Rev — writca: “Year sharp dunning haa eaaad graat dburntiafac lion oa the part of *omv who wava formerly warm flrtnaiU of the 1’in My ds*r brother, it m exactly a hat wa expected. Wa know that aa aoaa aa wa iaaiatad oa payment, all thoaa ImU warm friend*, who Uha to pat rooiaa the paper without pay lag fine It, would be offended They are the people who aoheeribe wilhngty enough, hot they pat off paying. For them pay day aad the day of judgment have the aaaia date. They are the vary people who are lo ar rears to you. Their phra A. f mw.w j*.» /or vial teat daa a*. A lady tn Viz giuia wrote aa hot a flhw day Af»t M I approve your eeurAe; we might all do hatter if wa would try a little harder. I am aaahtr to iwoow my ■obaarlpliao at peasant, hat am da tarmined to do an aa aeon aa petal We." . The Minuu* of the General Synod. Mr. Georgf N. Nichols, Savaaaah, (la., will please accept our thauka for a copy of the Minute* of ike Eighth Convention, May, 1373. Va. The Eev. Theological ordained byi nylvauia, a call to tl Botetourt Alalia Who is he 9 A Contributor to the Luther mm aad Miaainntsry. We give hit article a place among editorial* to escort ita beiog read, aad abstain from making any comment* at prao ent, leaving that for ether*. If M All quin” i* right we are wrong. Let those who kaow ilrctdc Will ‘ AJ* quU* pteaae give as kia name 9 lie writes no kindly of the Yimimr that we have a desire to become srqwaint- ed with him, and to eecare Wn aid ia P. Kiaer, late of the liuary/aud recently "« Min»l*tio» ol IVun i . ... received and accepted 1 • Atuaierthun pudorate, <iTnr - ftetfffff API Iff* t'Wl'BCW UBt}, V«. I UM'T*.’ jMmr Lutheran: Tn« week* >■£... Mpaii nts- [ you pabliahed aa artkle, with t T In calculated —■■ e t-—^ ^z 2 "y" ^ irA 1m. fff t v ^ $•» Hf p A • P T> ffka whfoh foHff «i tha la nan#** If la a my ia tkis t ‘Tha ilea oral Bye- ifoaatoaal, aa The —Ml* drawn above-it la the apposite ef all thene. la this true ae to hrt f We coafoas that there are thaa* la all aar flyaoda aaaaandag wham the Am fitestofft taw mEA ^a'^a am E * Ee^ff a e^ff sea* ^ffmr they are a miaonty, aad la eoam meal) miaartgr But who la ■ewdlmg We i, that wa « ed with a r lalhi ■ 4m iHumh *• to laxartato tha beat tbe 1 fat and medicinal qualities ocatkm. We ware i that gaits a number of gtieato were alt wady there, aad that large acres alort* to the arrival* ware every day made. We Atop at the elation hot a a few date at ifoafhreatlal 1 mlaute *»d ia another initiate w# Ital (mMlMiuc - H.»«rd i»u, .urk they ‘ aiffi t I _ M k ii i ,, -- ~ , i, , ^ I *wi^^ 9v a | irmly of Worahip* grow tag ia i tic gT»«ng great! *,„r t i| (he ap of the ehaevh ia than at say prevtoaa peeled iff the history of the mifernMi ■■ frtaa d, the edttmr af tha t active), whilst as many of la ooweegsaMW of naat Uva ab- We are of ojdn fbt be be tea* SkjjtiL": mmJk affm* m4ff*mff^w #JLgi “Will mWTr mnms rby provide no temptingly I insist aa effrn olay, la tbe Umltha V it Ima ffhabtc foi^ niy diwwTvri I la I! I Daew aat all tbla kmh very Uha a ef •• aglmlah expressed! - I, l> U*i rWMlU* i*rg<r I \ tfwAm 9 We tbiak a» mad* ef yaa, dear f,alderwe. that wa ere aawUhng that C ub-Ul bitte at| eWriHi'rt'Hj* 'i apiesevuiag an. If, thevvlhee, we have pome revives worth* ef T fIff ^k^El^E hj ^ ^ Ihjk f iiMiti eraf utaruit aauMHiae tteu fai IMF Y rw’We** ffffVl mm niwwIU 19 itttctUgvwt dWyatlan to the Utlwr aa cooframea* an honmimg mow lua^e g urm a re* t*M^*K**e ia tire i iwwMhtiuA * * w t k s... g ii tk »ia * |i vmm mwtf «t vmrwuwi 4 M j| t.in»iiir lo Mk J iif rff'iaI w*w**me*neewVj|p| a , ww *e■*jm^.eewve of our work la "* ** variam* latorrhrva with the 1, the Tidier wae a foeqaaat of ooaverwetlom Without i‘ •Wy fefalr regretted rmm t eni flam anmjpitr ffMffmgd^flhSi Mi all Iml yam www the man te mr paper. Wbat are wa ta IN hah rlwww apt wan vidtn above caption, that excite toon- «\mpetby among four SHHHBBP HR) ^ church Booth than w* are en etc., must b > |>aid for. Also, Mar- titled to or ears to feoaivn Wa riageXoticH and Obituaries. It ieiknow that you would not uiUiagiy only in thin iay that the paper can I '* vof *h' hnl have boeo m * . ./ jj -1 * ■ ii . 11 tied by certmo articbm rvwotly ap peanwg iu tbe l urtiiw. tmichu.g the | state of the General I <«\ *r* nxainly lnuite*! to the l wi/»| tor y«Hir imformatioa coacvniing the church The acknowledgement in the Fid-1 « eectleo, and a* in this man tor of u moneys received" ia Ui*)»naed > itiom^^ff*i m \» Tl!** « u i! gith.,. X laMgal «mwl ia »«»»«> " Ucrepfler, all Church Mottoes, Meetings of Coufereiict'*, Synods, be made selfpasUiiuing. Mffieyx Secoived. IHW r 1* inifin wm m iwi., iu.*. Other advantage*, this: that it I easily pveser ed, and can be referred \o if wo innkt h mistake. E , ; otoppageg. The Post Ala*ter of Concord, N. C% notices tw, J^fy nth, to atop: “Teraol A. tbe country.” 194. ' Awl also Reason: from No. 194, Fisher. Reason: left Israel owes from No. colored aSaleateat of our U Thi* dedra ia m toaanmt W« have nothing to do now with tha aer make of oar M wfak*m Hon* aa reaolUag from the foUare of the “Fv <VM»frrro^* project, but with that wa may mff have v n,,mtn, ^ 1 who lemrn of as only through your ^•jjjoita patent to the stop M J. A. Hbivc. that iu editor ia ui a very r—oat, tn fact, with the Shite Owen n* I ,b# 1*9"* Ll Query I* he hon*4t t threateaed with fadarw for want of I T2T 7 * “ 1 J patrooaga. It U bat oatoral ihnc * this should be a cause of malihaatiou imfWm ' to the good editor. When oar imlt thaa at any t*aee tn Ml t I Mahan. JMf iwiff j oa better e, •tatemeoie mi Mary W* ha the the I tdier te the We hnew that vwa m yaa say i **wa ay . m ilk Ikff l ets I a 1 hal haip ihaa n^TCT" 4 t*t 1 t *rte»l ■■■af th ei9*ir* of oar chare-fa in the « » )U*t Ihta tiiMff* W# Thai iff* and^Sim ^ ^atheewa yaa to Lahsmag fora tetM and un aaiea af all braaebaa af the Lathenm fomffy la tbu eoantry Thfta wa aee dato^r. aad ffVre tost yarn law It, We IWCV ex«w«*i.o € i| the pvwha Me withdrawal af aar fairn. Wa eaa sot he without an - ■- w kinwen* awe* if tMa nm 1 tm i hid #- if'fRMMt mK n-ffP***. I be mSmmmi Of nor good vidoal enterprise* flail it Tb© Viritor will be continued. Tbe I personal pride. The Uw _ Lord and the Ichnreh will it. Friends lbal ® eT * r ‘R**** 1 * h»r *«gbt bar© been raised up. Three "»ch J «d a, ” 1 . U:w ' .H honor to th,*., b.,„ noted ulr^d, J I', * tSoo. But it ta exeeediogiy rare to i»d owe who la m tar nw for mol to IT77'»*J M c lh< ' ,rat>,K:rifK «. .. a uTZ:l2Z tione prepaid. tribute a very Large measure wf grace n * b,-,lb Our teruis for tbe new volume are [to the Doctor before we rwuld bellrte hope that all oar friend* will go to work at once, secure subscribers nod Stake weahJy nan to oor etody. Bat SSm TI^jT If mm ud I w ith a* over the of 1 he IwM, that. He haa not ae he deaervan. Hie hm too fow, aad seme of these tea Uudtvxa; hi* Maaaeata have bwm many, and »wn> tha lam torn t*n have rvweivnd. W* to dmagvae aith him lalhmaae par tfoalar, that hm jadgmeat la wraag #2.00, prepaidl for 51 numbers. Theological Sac hoary of the Evangelical Lutheran Clurch, at Salem/va. him ia sensible to tha fori that the failure of the TwOer toaehea Mm aa an individual This, however, hm Httle to do with the object of this writing save aa ia eoaw measure ae omntfog for the aaverity af the «di tor^s language. If the Wetter be a failure, tha true oaaaea Ua to thm; A comparatively eamll drcalalioit- Far the j la The next session of this institution will open on Tinraday, September 4, 1873. Those vho desire to enter are | something of which alt «««^ vHP « expected to b> promptly present at P»P tr * oomplala; tha want of hearty the opening exercises. Teatimoniala j ^ 9"* « • with regard to their Christian cbarec- tm an ther not uiiromafoo** ll. !*« |*/ ter, literary attainments, etc., will be j eoaxplaint, and a goodtv number of required of all making application I (MlS*. whicb^III paper* for connection (with Ibe Seminary. j Ao « of all thi* is another Further information will be given ?£ m J hat J*± ***.*» °Tfri«»bsd, open applicate n to J ^ 7SnT«okl J, | j i A. SlPin, I poUooiM tb. l intor TUoLuWaa Salein ; Itoanoke Co., Va. Church in the South ia numerical!r immmm wtak Tbe Synod I* (mxu posed of only * part of tfo rhurrh In That therv «hoo!.| i* Tho Lutheran Standard. >Vho has uqt heard of “liliAeM,"! these Htate*. idifliculty ui »u*taiuiuir * paper m *o far from Uffug who (sad the piw« that Tom Joom I l'. f ,*°rP ri f. th *‘ " , ■ .ui K l,t „-, ta whipping! The Utmdori; maSmauT’rZT^l'Llii is sometimee a second It, be —_ . *!^?*™**'® he my », from tkr, Ctoah i«*aa, 93} Mias ML Baahmaa, #i . J. a HaahaU, #1 j >lr* W. Uaehell, m aato ; R U, Chhndm, aheak for •»! Mav. R Ceifkaaa, ffAJff» J. Caagbmau. ffl) Mrs. L. CAugbmaa, little Mary, JaaM* aad La ia, 3§ seals FvwvV I raaalvad form BA dahala dawk, Charleataw, #13; t’alamlWa, #37 Total, #74dff Also a cheek tm #15 toto Re* A. Btark, thrmxgk Mr. Ha««d Martas, CL A. Ih wug I*. R UaaY forgH the appeal for eaa dollar. ii. a. II 4«m»aaf.~~ V rhnatiso li% neat v her eoatrfbatlaa la a letter whfoh I think ia too good la he lost to tha ehareh. Dae paMlah it It will in ^H issue of July 12th, quotes from made. Wa doubt if thare iaa* vaii ^ ff**< ^h for oar rharrh to Or the Visitor Of Jnae * <bvi*«oQ of the Lutheran Church to ' aogebwrg and th# support of W hh ft enough to so title it to Mb And if that all liltMiMtoMWtoh. I rioeea the article ' «ad moat I eearceiy old . charitable re our readers, i ^ tearn ^ Twfor expeat* ‘eoea to be starved #pL'? ^KMR30.1 Uw«d- It mtoim fSFHIl'Mi* m *y »l*> l»to«»t they* m»j «i«t,»d JK th, IW. to ih,, . ..luimW u, Stf JS“J r8 ta '“ ra th *‘ *• VM " < ^ tor eh,r **' 1 •**•> »»Uit,otk«MU to M. (iod him, Md m« will be fed and cared for during the n>»* r «‘preaentalioft af tha state of jew, aid hopes to con tin oe ; t.Lf, f !T ,,, to exchange with the Standard, supported aad mu*i retire • tWwT thinks a good deal of. The j the church ia “anconfeosiooal " "nrJ Standard is poaltive, earnest, and M"*!&**"«**f M aneh irrhlv." never gives an jancertaln eoond. We 1**™*; ** imltf HMR I) .. . only regret j*theoidI«*^SSSl!!5SSLLJli that it at timekjlacks charity. I hoe. 1*1*1 ft Y 4 W *V1 ¥ j. M la reepoaae to y aar appeal for yoar rhnrrh to Oraageharg, I have th« prkvitoga lo ewrlaaa from # I am abeBevrrtoffhe | •f httloa’ May the arwmb* gather amount to a fall loaf 1 Aad amy the loaf, by tbe Iltvioe bfeeatog. aa aa todivklaol, aod yoar tobore aa ft miatolrf af the Ciueprl t trw«t asoa to hoar that the fends to repair yoar ehareh hare bees ratowL* »inoa i-ree \ 4 a i u m? Uy; a^^OS. B;. fjftHiffP/ifffttpiffr: warn* - waaffffffftggv n ffMMfoMMi ffffriMf- laare af saw brethren aad antotooeva. wham w# have Biiiilft ibiumimmi Villi 1 .-*..** oania## ^ ^ PPF j| fnlMkfwL, 9p Wfrll MM ly atade frtoadto TV fore port with OiihMi *1 I** IIwmAi Mi i-arff* 1 *1 *■)» - It nlf oot *1) ttHPvc aaaia ia Itat the thoaght ia etoner t tf folthfbl aato death, -we it egato to that healer toad." raee oar stop* aat to (V yMifftoMH# ibto mrEtoV*4n ^*^a ^ p a* 9 ffaMH#**"—"' *e * Mod with horwra for a par lift way. Thra tiro. 1*^ af trwwrh rhorga, takes os In « wngwa to (V drpoi. We ariy for the Mala. We walk and looagr aboat several ith aothiur to «la aad litrla 1 vww Mi* 'Mmmsegg S“ ftwrtV aaftfSlsHIP sboat, for we have apetit *H !Iowa««r, ». r. ftirrtJL *d ladrf«t tgable Diva* * ulhrgr. who la af «mr traveling trap wot snttrviy idle. ii«r no l to behoH af the InIrmots imrvih at I hua ta a fre-ad afoNO h# aratnr Inai to mod hi* to ffrfMii ■■HHMftWfo m te his aotghlimhaad. Tbe A %. #um gi | p|gg-|i41 jff#i j[ iu ha to | af aattffph Hie to«fldk| led to behalf of the uuttege. I mi to<TMttof>ii|[ juinitoinl I to glifiyfi #Y*tsekjp'm a *T%* JbdMMft maffM enaewa- ** fftffF e^ffkia! ff? ay aaa rise, yea, eves lo all t'«»Urga aarm its mil high into ml - iUk* excited a Mrwng toffs a lhr Charch to Virginia, •wakoaed a wide rxtaaded i* iha roam <>( nitimtioti. he hoped ^hsi the efforts te will moat with Dr. ilittie do lie ie growing gray * Might of )«*n aad labor; st Had nparas him to thin e Chareh ahoold liberally is t ffiniM to tat the oollvwe aieaeat baste by coatrtbu- stijr to lie mtoWWR Bat the whistIr the train ie lag—we gather up aar bag wra off. aot'Ta m sauna. ■mm ii ifom. Rd|waffs ffhff # aPl^^ mi v toes gaifM-Hi passing jiirough Allegheny ufeunUin.— terra Arms, in day yet hundreds of fret be 1 earth, in impenetrahlft I It ie but s moment! We Now we are oa the eastern slope of the mountain, aod we rapid ly descend into the fertile county of Roanoke. From this point to Bakun eaa be aeea eotne of tbe finest nets nxl eoeaery to the Valley of Virginia. We are almost entranced at tbe prosper before as. The golden har vest and the luxuriant grass and com are promising a rich reward to the hand of toft. Bat we come to a halt. Be tow is called oat. We step sat sad meet the inevitable -pewter.” We have no ase for him now him by seek oat our friend*—here here we rest. Yours, V. D. M. Per the Lathers* Visitor. From Western Virginia. Iir»TUf<lTOJI, W. Va^ I Jaly 8th, 1873. j Dear Visitor Shortly after my cammanleatiun written at Charles- tea, I came down to this place ; bat having teamed previously that there was one !* the run family io the town of GayandoUe, (aa old village situa ted a few miles above here, where the Gay aa river empties Hilo the Ohio) I stopped there oa my joemey hither, The shave atenimned family was the aaly oae to which are now to be faaad member* of oar church. The at hrci have joined other churches-- *, «., thi—1 who were Lathers**. As tor tows to old, ufferutg ao aUrar- taoa to immtgranu, in cuoaeqaeuem af hsiiag ao troo furnace* or tnanu- compauie*, it could not of a atmwg elemeat of new 1 very anon toaraed that thare was wot much prospect foi making a Lo therm* mtnMigboki there, for thr |were*t at lemat, and no took my exit to this |Kiint—the oU impor tant town of akuch 1 bad, of late, heard ao much talk—toe terminus of tV C. aad <J. K. IL, which, it i* be lievtd by luauy, ia destined to be ooaw- a greaf 1u«€N>p<*(i*. 1 ran Say bat very little about the place now, for it drew not become me to give ia the columns of a church paper the history of cities, or the minute details of their present floariahiog comlkioti. My latitude t* to write only about the future hope* of oar church, aod hence atU endeavor to (wrform my duty brieffy, for it to not my purpose to weary yoar reader* tbto time as iu mi Lai aamre* • This c*fy has an existence of bat two years, yet it to being built np mpally . Mew fiua* all part* of the owaatry are flockiug bore; many of them, 1 have wo doubt, iu their imaginary dreams, have constructed ONmatmusair-castlfw, hat ing pictured themoeivea ia coming years, a* occu py uug tor aemlttd poeiiion ol milttea asrax Bach a aiixture of pHqde trom the differeot Btote* 1 have never before found io way village or eity that 1 hate visited. Old Vir ginia i* the best reprqpenU-d—ha* the majority by for. Where toe populate*) of a |4are is ixxn|Mined of mep from so mauy different locali ties and of such various gra«l«* ia smiety, it would lie naturally expec ted that its moral condition would be rather ia n degraded ami demoralized •tale, bat such 1* not the case with Huntington. There is no goMsipitig or meddling with each other* affairs. Kacb one ia diligently and zealously eagagad in attending to bis or her own bum are*. With regarti to drunk ards, loafer*, and thieves, this town la blessed with having but (ireciou* few. During my sojourn here, I do wot remember of having seen a drunken man on the street*—-nor hnv* I heard of any instance* of theft or robbing being perpetrated. It has been estimated that at least seventy five per cent of tbe present population are church going people There are already organized here win# congregation* of different re ligious denominations and sect*. Quite a good number in a town which contain* otilj 2500 inhabitants. It would seem that among these mixed GanSite nation* there ought to be a fair proportion of Lutheran*, bat ta my surprise I have found very few as yet. Oar prospect here ia not good a* at Charleston, bat there In so doubt that in a abort time (a year or twa) many of oar people will mm bere. 1 wan informed by bur of the Loth mm Church who name from Trenton, N. J., that other* were coming here from that be spoke of a very wealthy Lot bentn who ex(>ect*d to come to far the purpose of estab lishing a soap manufactory. There to, ao deabt, a bright and glorious ft* Lutheranism in tbto part af tV country, if her interests are duly looked after and *1* k- provided for. * \ could learn of none of o*r n ber* iu the immediate via,,^ this town, but I hare every reams** believe that there are mimetmJTJ lie* scattered Ihrouglioat a# j! neighboring counties. \ |, itf 7^ received a letter from I was told tbe name of a up there, and immediately him, making some inqnirien afe^ ganl to our people. Ik his says, "There are many LfffoS and friend* of the church be%^ with us on your return to (W* ton and preach a sermon orfoi^y fee! sure that this is ouly fme9( . many places in which oar destitute of the ‘‘bread ff|2 broken to them. It will be Vg ble, I fear, for me to do what m to be done out here in a»fog| time. I may have the tiaw a^ , able to visit tbe more tep*te towns ami villages, but ow**^ tore far into the interiortoaafo farmers ami tbone living at 14 lance from tbe railroad sad ife Their homes are inacsesffff^ h* much as yoar litflt mimiemsfa^ pedestrian veteran. We need trian as well as pedestrian benih« ttie Cross, for these wild seems * hilly regions of W. Va. Haring accompliriied afi «fo;| can here, for the present, Ipa— leaving shortly for Masse where l wilt no doubt find txaqgl oar sourert'd brethren sad fthfoi From there "'ll! go op river en rente for Charieffts, foi ptng at " i ’held. Puli aee those |Wu,*l- who here me te do so. IVi hapa I efffe] several other places *4 whisk J yet learned nothing definite. ever duty call* in my Mat vice I shall willingly endeavor trusting riiat He wiH crown m%< efforts with imcces*. .M A day or two since i voyage to Ashland. Ky., after our iatorests these, fell told that there were that rapidly growing urea, reached the {dace I wa surprised to find a very membership, having a good worship, and provided witha] (Rev. J. Lanieuecblager, (X He neeo—1 glad to see ate. Ii ed him it was net my interfere with his territory- I wa# not sw/re of bto being or X would not have ataite rtw to hi* town. He has a good Mb missionary work around kia we conversed about. He to do all be oould, bat said i»< oot able to preach ia Engtiff After a long ulk we (Muled, returned to this place. I d»i know where I shall be wl hear from uic the next time. ^ ■ . ijjM ^yptiffTir fefttfei ansaMSa liev. Dr. G. W. Aodenea,di Baptist church, ha* been 1 in Europe and made somei ries. As they appear to kia til tbe dipping mode of feqfftoff,tff noiinccMl them to tbe werM i» 1 Xfitirniftf Baptist, where vrkw' cctitly noticed them. Ihese discoveries are aa baptismal fonts which he a* 1 Sweden, Germany and 81 ami Nome “baptisteries," a»fe« ttu rn all, in Italy. Among to 1 tiqnitiesin tbe museum at I be saw no lea* thaif eight*** 1 fonts, “on the average ahosl feet in diameter and eigbtee* deep." In the catbednil ** i burg he saw one dating frtai 0-ntury, “about three feet** ter, and a foot and a half n In she church of St. Sebtofe 1 Nureiubarg, he nmw “a very) ble liaptistery" made of copft*- tUiiigK," »ayR be, “make it 1 worthy of note: in it the Wcnrel was baptized ia 1361, *»J 1* furnished with a grate te** f the purpose of warming the« <4ll | thing doubt lew* much nteNIri country where eveu at tbe day there is a great ileftctoa^r*^ means of warming sotet d churches. It to three feel **j ter, and eighteen or twin#* deep,” In Rerue, also, he *•*M ttotsry, as he calls it, shMlf feat in diameter and lately! deep. But this zealous Bnpb 8 * ^ 00ted his researches iu Italy s** among other places lie wteLiffJ of the catacomb* of lioV> 1 that of St. Pouziano he feijl tistery “four and a half three aud a half feet rid* 1 same in depth. n The following are son*« foreuoes which Dr. At from bis discoveries io tisteries: One can not readily re*iff \ H-tion, that in tbe earejB*«■ was common to baptize, nj 1 believer. But a* spread, and, with the tones, national church** *3 the baptii still large mention. But, eomiug down^the mode as well as the is nee* naed foi <***{%> iofnnt into tbe^niusei- H Isborionsl ' ^Z frretthe C»' S^-sjse.L »D<I .pri^ aioalb "Ta# ,lif 1 TumW' " .UK* » B»P> . . «» ”f aer »K.n » «*- » *» w> » ”Tdr»» fron * to m that riloded to -ll" wolil Imvo b.. "Z *»e farw.1. • I, .gain* 1 •!* 15,11 iiulu are pr,< IwptiMn- d « s iofiwl. « re • l "- M tlhmk fonts, nor that baptized with watei 1 while they were ii^q ^ to which they tbiuk there can U- doubt that adults n> were baptized in the* wiJvtx front these iti tine is which they w it infant* were ba|| (onto by 1 the fact is . w that sdaffrr are tbe o pet* ef baptism ; aTt alao baptised from which there can be Bast have been bapt Hag. as they could immersed in the foir is contrary to the K immersion is the on of baptism. Thus, *k the evidence fro.i against the Baptist the sabjects and tbr [i V r- I * J!;* _ vs. I m - As to the baptist I craibs oi Rome, an I mrreil to by I)r. A we large enough for [ of an adult, these a evidence against tl view, which regard* twin as not definitely Scriptures, and therc- ry importance; aipl t immersion, pouring t. adults or iufents, is e Yet, it by uo uiea beeaase some of the referred to by I); huge enough for th an adult, that bapt is j* ed in them by etitir the present Baptist aasames. Indeed, tt amount of aucieut t feni of painting, ii xulpture to prove <* **ch was uot the eaJ has not alluded to here to remind bin them. In the church iii ( • venua, which was l*u: there is. a repi-eseiit;tti the baptism of Clini which the Saviour "jj ®P to his waist, and A viands on a* rock driug him by povri] bend iruai a shell 11 In tbe dome of Ravenna, built in 1 also a fresco repn t«*u of Je8 as iu Jt j^ner. excepting Baptist stands on a * l he river 011 »bt pouring the #1 ro ®» a shell, iustea ** hi the picture in p 0u tht * door of tl **wh there is a si mi the same scene ; a[SJ* on tb ^ shoi on the head 01 a trndttoogi among fj 8 *! that this re Ifeought from Jeru ****'« the begii oentuij. » brass plai of the chure at Rome, t Stored iu relief. Jj 1 * 8 , in tbe same of the church otb er picture of y^ted iu the , are r cry mien 11 the church o r®*- ‘he« i. a „ KeiitfT** 11 mart 3 r n 1 ^ ^ .trs ^ Plate i„ „ urr , ,x- iw ' ,ue ' there are a aucb*nf a Pti«m^ son3e 0 f some of Z'*2 , a8 ** vtbe king and ^oartig^ aud