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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA. 8. AUGUST l, 1873.
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LUTNEMN VISITOR.
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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.**
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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