The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, August 29, 1873, Image 1
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COLUMBIA. S (
there were no Lutheran*.
Communications.
For the Lotbernu Visitor
Cormpoa^nce.
^ Bia LICK, VA.
Big Lick is sitnati
««*t of Salem, on tj
f?ogili8ii*ipp f # n< i Ohio K - i
**,#*<£ one of the most f<
In this
noifh borhood a eon pie of fern i I tea from
Maryland located several years wore.
They united in the organisation of a
church, and have built a boa*** in
which to worship the laird Might
hot many similar org»aia*«ioa« I*
effected and ehnrctiea rrwtol ?
Mr Yoara, V.iV M
Marthas.
to the |doas king of Israel,
•he are ideas th#oe hours
ennobled that which la io itself <h
prenAlng anil contracting, that Ida
discipline for usefulness haa been full
often a discipline of trouble. Those
whom be haa on many occasions aig
aaily owned, he baa on many other
occasion* signally tried; and If they
hare in any arnige (I speak it rover
eatly) received (fifts for men, they
hare toiled to get them op new Cal
varya of suffering and shame.—
Brethren. moat of us bare been
strung to sympathy by another's ad
fen ug; moat of os hare been strung
to lira very shd submission by oar
own. I call upon yon this morning
to adore with me that wondrous
grace which sustained the Redeemer
through bis trial to fair triumph, and
which, io thane for whom be left a
pattern, has made sorrows to be
come element* of strength—has ta
Msedilstkm wpen hnly things and the
sweet rot tie*** ef nosamnmon with
the ftaaeT fled, who spent tm earth
•heir sights ef prater te the Fa
fher. It Is tree in this sense also
thst “eight ante night sboweth
kwow ledge-* Gnd verff) “giretb
songs In the night.*’ Many with ilia
tNmlniM lw«w Ml that Clod instructs
them in the night season . that God
visit* them Mr the sight.
It aright he wtdl. perhaps, te sag-
gem that many whose beers by
fright aro thorn of exhaustive wake
IhSneaa might flint in repeating the
seech famdlar aoegs of Zion and
•hole paragraphs and chapters of
Ckedh word maab Io cheer and
Vturuftlifct ill# •ritntnat mail anil
ant raafroqaraady, tn the vary best
firaase, glidr late them alaaabero
•hleh the aeeonaltlee ef the physical
man m argwatl) require Let those
•'he have mere of wakeful nigftt
momitaiu*, nerews many miry p'aows
Into deed and dark rat Mara all
which lie between **•« present imlg
lag place aed jum heavenly haem
We weald reach oar dealtaate*«> in
oalhty. We vrwwld escape the danger
amt U**» *himh threaten as hg the
way- But the way to hm «• known.
We have novgr yet traveled If. Wo
will never travel It bet once. Wo
immmI a arnnl# * -—a- rrIt*^ »iuU
a^w^SjTno ^w gi ” “ '^n ’™fofofolHk... P •|| mtfw
—one who enn pretact na oa we*
oo direst na slight, in when (tower,
wisdom and kiadama wo «aa oanAdo
—who know* th*- wn), end knew#
oaf Strength, just hew far we mm
travel daily, hew meek of labor and
TraiMlatxal for Ik# Letherna Vtaitoe.
Svangolicai Foundation of Fifth
^ [Cenfineed.f
tmk At?oaau*G coxntmoo.v.
Art. 1st teaches,that: God, one
iti essence but triune in parson*—
Father, Son, end Uoi§ <? Ararat— has
created all thing*, and man also. I
John, ▼: i?
Art. 2 ud teaches that: The Aral
man, Adam, fell front God, and mil
men art therefore conceived and born
in sin, by nature full of evil desire#
aud propeuaitma, and without four
and love of God, IV U; Bom. v.
Art. 3rd teaches that; The l*ovd
Jerus Christ, true God and man, the
Second Ponton in the Godhead, baa
atoned by hia advent in the Jkak,
bis passion, his death, etc., not only
for original sin, but also fm all actual
sins which are the effect* of original
sin; ami lie, bring scat**) at the
right baud of God, bestows in sddi
tiou spiritual gifts aud blessing* on
all believers. John i: 29.
Ait. 4th leaches that: Mau can
not keep the taw of God aud docs not
become righteous aud obtain for-
gi rapes* «»f sin by his own work*
aud atonement, but through faith m
Christ alone. Rom. i»»: 28; Gal. i»: 18.
Art. 9tl| teaches that; For the
purpose of obtaining this faith, Ucsl
ban instituted the in mis try a* au ef
fectual means- .Mark xvi; Acts ix: 38.
Art. IHh teaches that; WImiu lb#
Uoly Ghost through tbs ministry
^ gsiSOSjAlian* each hay* a
^ JX*^rulherai> orgamia-
2^1,1*whkfp three or four miles
Jgk teH***** village. S^e-
* m egteiag Imre for a Lutheran
jVgiipafter he entered tipbn
work at Salem, Vk.,
ggp| put since. Rev. 8. A. 1 e-
pk«g»» Polling regularly in a
^gtbonesst this place. The Ia> d
g blorH bis labor. Before lo ig
p weesrity of worshiping in t^»e
kvne will cease to exist A
jjgdwivb, of Gothic style, is n< w
life—that were an unworthy way of
delireranoe—but has done better
than that—has taken thorps and
has woven them Into bis people’s
crown f has made tb« hearts deepest
and bitterest Bethany a straight
road to the riavionr’s highest and
wealthiest heaven. “He led them
out as Car as to Bethany.*—Vun*kvn.
be dedk»te<l in Septemh r
of this beautiful edifice,
IhiMM
aseoat of 13^00, is largely the ib-
rftftfae antiring euergy of Mis.
t,whoha« taken up the entire sujb
hrarnvd of our follow mm t TWy
nrw trnvwlor# so wall m we, TWy
•wed a guide an well Tbrilr gwhlane*
would be lm« the Mind lewding th#
blind.
The iSialmint auawetw the ^uyntUMi
—**< Out mil thv wnv Mo the lewd,
Trust also in him, and ho shall bring
It tn pn#*.~ I Vomit tip wwp. alt
ih .il. .... aiL.
MMpfwfw|liA» wmljf fv * plvw FrA T*'*« w BWPW Iw** *
«f marines* «»r .if )ay everything flmt
enter* into the rwmwd wf thy Hfo *
mmmtl. raff soar t«fc» tho nsre nf »ho
I sard. HwInoII tkewolf to trio gold
snee, trust thyself r*» his hosptng
Hia wisdom m nnovring sad An
wmm ;a ir#* h# 11 h* dt . . i.a —
pMRIliliiPPpilh : WIMP wPPP*i^lii\;' w|P wRMPmRPUp
Kg Am. 1*0011 iiL *ail * h mmm a* .I M Ah ^
ill* PUT* »IM! »)fipAll) *r^ 1
log. He to aNrnya near yam. II#
■ njqrtwM*) «nd allows nothing wbidh
h«dert«kes to fail. Her example
i«fi worthy of imitation,
fen are very few Lritheraus lie
K it the lack. An organization
Mi id yet been effected ; bnt this
d fc attended to soon after tie
Sarah is completed. We will not
gfopt a farther description of tlie
mt,u we saw it in an incoinpletje
Oh Wo will, however, with iu-
rad, look for a fall description i if
ii Inreh, and an accoant of ttjc
Mfiatory services soon after tie
art bis been completed. We bof e
As Far as to lsthsay
dtop what f Why this habit of
ificaking so dimfiaragin^y of our
biethrcu and co laborer* iu our social
intcrcoorrae. How frequently do we
analyte the labors and character of
those absent, and hold up their dc-
foeta ns we conceive them in the
presence of the families where we
visit, white the children, old and
young, are listening to what is said.
What impressions are we making f
What influence is such conversation
likely to exert upon their lives f To
what ooadnwtoos rare they most tike
ly to arriva if one half of what is
•aid of oar brethreo, some of whom
-He ted iform ont ss far as ta
Hwtbaay .* Hear friend*, let as acv
oak sdong tkr raMto street,
ntidHb f Ljii. t Ait Ifiwl waIj*
*aM‘gAww a t kw^aa gg fokkw ^
works faith in tbe heart, then must
this faith bring fosth goml work*.
Rom. *i; Oral. r.
Art. 7th tenches that: In the
Christian Church, which ralb# cwt
gregstion of saints, tbe gospel is
preached iu parity, and tbs holy sac
raments administered aceonting to
the gosjiel. Matt, xvi; John i.
> Art. 8th teaches that: Tin* sacra
meats am effectual mesas of grace,
although the preacher* who admin
ister them ore not pious. Matt. siii.
Art. Oth teaches that: Baptism la
a sacrament, rand alm» necessary f»»r
children. Mark xvi; Tit. Hi.
Art. 10th steadies that: Iu the
Lord's 8up(ier the true body and the
true blood of Hi rial are present, ami
given and reeeive«| under the brea«t
and wine. Matt, mi • ; 1 Cor.
xi : 23-25.
Art. Ilth tc.whei that
true T >> Ul such tVDecUooa upon
oar brethren lead them to think bet
ter of us, and to esteem us “more
highly for oar work's sake ¥ I think
not Probably they may have failed
ha many thiogw, yet they succeeded
admirably in nne; yes, in things
which others did not succeed in ac
complishing. Why not bold up all
that is commendable in life and
labor, and throw the mantle of
charity over their fail a res and ini
perfections f If charity thinketh no
evil, what must it be that leads ns to
deftglit in speaking evfL We do not
•afroft evil; bnt we do touch enl iu
this way . 8ce how many of tbe
children of preachers, and onr best
families where preaebers ha^ visi
ted most, tin? hard hearted- take no
interest iu the outer prises of tbe
church—resort to plaoeraof pleasure
and amusement rather than to the
services of tbe sanctuary. How
many hearts bleed because of the
waywardness of these children of
not the
A the Kg 1 Lick, where only foiir
Latham reside, without a ohunih
rgaaiation, and a Presbyterian an l1
a Episcopal churcli already esta >
lady can collect money o
*iid such a cbnreb. wliat might ni t
nr ehwebes do if vre had moi e
■tabeni of tbe same spirit and e |*
’•erprirae. What a pity that there ai o
» few aunt Martha*! We a re cool •
•feoLthat there are many who coujd
hwreif they only Anri A wiiari o
<wt Tbi* example is worthy »f
riWioo; and if more of our siste »
ad Sants and mothers would “whe 1
Mo line,” and work as women on y
vork, n ew life wouhl in mat y
lag con* of hoi I loot J«Vo tmi
tMwy t “la the hand of tha Irani is
•law* ooai of rant) Hvkig Mriajt, **#!
the heart of ail aRaahlad.* tkrar
fossa OF as^raui ta ta#Aa<a ca a sm as^s r<#u*#c
fosi^foilfoP fora Apfopfifoir * wdMPfo*jra -
not fall to tbw graaad wit hoot tbra
knowledge of God. aad that ai I ho
nO-IVa i%W aU * RW k# sdfo ^~1#T1 tSwiiiOW
•isA •www w’^ra* Mfo^^AAs a™ W*^ifofol k^w , Tw^**«
TTliMhl MMh.j' IMMi fc®
a jlwotw mx is IF A idtrawSM sav jitsara iratua aa • iral i*ra
isfo' ift*A fopiaww -Mefoi a# m
which bract oar pathway, the apao
tlr roun*eU a* to “I* nuriW Aar
aothlag, hat la • vraray thing hy pvajwv
This naiiflilraani la G#rA aa th# wall
**'1^ I® ttMlb |j* MMI
ahkfo th* wwaty falgrtw rasa calmly
dA^as* m m -craidl j or w-wmad mt ktrasius 8 k. y ...g
-1i I- I w A aa-^^raraas mt ra*d
Afofovfo'. a I MPT ffof f w Wa fom**w wwaraTwAfo
flraraiaia^(M-§ wwaA « *a oa akhl^b aiaia*l *. -ni< ti# h»#i
W. flfl-f » •- ■ •* rK , m k - <-■ ^ V‘ •
th* rlvwv af dbaihi Ifora bght of hm
raaaa^fl htMm raimkhisMtai AHim#sma fllanrara
■Ml rPfoHMiMH| H* HiPiJ llllfofo
<AVfl f (** W Aif ttMl fokmigHfm tWra,! Ifom
tii® ^HWia Ihi ®®®®H®H > fpjf
4 „ I fe, s h, 11 iSi^o 4nALiausa
MSKo* w* %s' foWriraPItg. fofofo^p[ 3-
overtook him, and th* lightnings of
• more thaw ratorta! anger scourged
his araat. Be still ? this Is the Gar
dm of Gethrararasone. Now climb, th*
footway worn aa»oag the rocks,
ranraRWtiaMMi twneatb thv forest foliage,
aad asm maws ap thv sparse hill-
side Iftrarai here, tor thv Ss\ tour did
A man ur
confirmed and strengthened in faith
at private confession, although he
does not mention every *in commit
ted. Matt, xvi: 19.
Art. 12th troches that: Absolution
should not be refused any person who
rejients and manifests sorrow on ae
count of sin, has true fiaith in th#
promise of pardon, and la resolved
henceforth to reform by divine help hi*
manner of life. Exek. xvtii; Matt, ill.
An. 13th teaches that: Thv holy
sacraments are not only external
signs, bnt means for awakening and
strengthening oar faith, and are only
used aright and unto salvation by
believers, for they do not of them
selves make anv one righteous. Horn,
iv; 1 Pet. ill: 21.
Art. 11th teaches that: The p«l»
In* office of teaching and administer
ing the sneraments should be eom
milted into the hands of regularly
called servants of the Word. 1 t’or.
xil r 28.
Art. 15th teaches that: Appropn
ate ceremonies and regulations are
retained in tbe Church for the sake
of good order, but not as a necessary
djvine institution for tbe puqtose of
obtaining forgiveness of sin. I Cor.
xiv.
Art. 10th teaches that: Christian*
may hold secular offices, and act in
any civil capacity without giving of
fence. Rom. xiii.
Art. 17th teaches that: On the
lost day, when all thv kingdom* of
this world shall pass away, Christ
will judge all men, and beratow raver
lasting happiness on th« pious, aud
eternal misery on the wicked. Matt,
xxv.
Art. 18th teaches that: Man in
this life has no frea will in spiritual
things, such as loving God, being ac
ceptable to Him, etc,, for this Is ef
mi his reward hraman seal, wept over
k S.. - — a. ntndl IJkOMOttlajM ** -#■ « |
IWlftWiWi* QI raPfTUWI.it*Iu M 11
lay ml rep lied in Its Mtoousoousness
before him. Let os go oa along the
stow) path, throwgk the corn-field
which might have fnrnisbed the il-
tastraxhMHi tor the parable of the
«o« ef, fot the trodden jMlbw a\ |» in
the midst of it.
0MA. ilo haa not ooly rrsoted rail
things, bat he rrtgtM over ril **H#
In a great King over aN the ear f h.
Ills ktagdom ralelh over all.* Aa
gee*, w»e*», oeo. rasaea, RMarra, forwy
meteara, the heraveaa, the waters
hearaoth aa, dragtoia, Are, hall, am*,
ip mmm iai
hills, Ifora, beasts, (battle, ereefdag
thirafi*. flying fowl, ktegs. «wmaorl
lanai ia ii-kes l — — . -1-— r«*raiiiO naradaiaa
•wfowfof foPM ^ JP*fofow^fi tmWFso
i* im 1 *iai^ b* n ^® nr a *R® I r l, i It t -
lightutug sod #«rtlM)aakr<*, ell, alt
olwy Me vrint aad do hia wilt.
*Rp : |Mla«flMmeftfofo/ >
them, trwly, waa ha karaaSk* sail hi#
taka hia deporvave Art foka home la
the hr Met world..
many prayers. Hut msy
shepherds lie U> blanae for mneb of
this? The lambs have been starveil
and not fed—shut out of the fold
rather then Imnie into It. Let iin
never speak evil of oar brethren. If
we can not, iri truth, say anything
good of them, let us not say any
thing except when the general good
demands it. lift ns build each other
up, stiwugthen each others’ hands,
and with all the strength ire have
build up the cause of Christ. 1s t
as do all to tbe glory of God—guard
well each others’ good name as iuin
inters of Jesas Christ, Let onr con
vernatioe be according to the gospel
of Jesus Christ, io sincerity,in pari
ty, in love, that it may minister
grace to those who V ear - What
manner of peraous ought we to be in
all rnanaor of holy conversation and
godliness Y The Judge staodeth at
the door; immortal souls ore perish
ing Religious Herald.
!lf **nljDg promptly to tlm Trees i-
n > should acknowledge tbrouj. h
'* aH receipts. Thus befo e
next meeting of the Geuer il
^nod » moat important wot
‘•fkt by jtbe last Synod to 4e
'“practicably to bo undertaken at
^Present, would be accomplisbeu.
^ the last minutes of the Gene-
^ Synod we learn that n small l»-
^*1 is this direction has be< n
***■ The ball needs only to ie
V ®otion, aud it will gath :r
aud efficiency as it rolls o a.
There ate hrage
Woeh* nf gtraoirie, #t«dri<*i «tth elus
terra of gray bat profit I##* wild fov-
wt, with ramly here and tlwr* a
patrh si good ground, like «tt oasts
to lb# Un’oran- Wo have riiwbnl the
ridge, aad looking over, just at your
] fori ate the unpretending honoeo of
the tallage of Heihsay. Trsvefees
tell OS. rabrie anpeeratitfoii has bora
I bra- y, of coarse, in aud about Jeru-
saUwa, while controversy wages as
t to the mins connected with the £»•
vianrira death and burial, this foot
way trimm Jmmalem to BeUmay
rwntt&»n* iiiilifiiHitftMf ** liavttosr Ibwti
ftavtoar. It at aay
time yon feral quite sure yon have
trodriran in the very footsteps of Je
ans, it la la th* way along which wc
have jnrat endeavored to lead yon,
and on rahfek he lad his disciple* oa
that mramratfoblo morning. “Ha led
Umm cunt aa far as to Bethany.*
And wara II net right that be should
MMA
and |«wfMM«*i fist every ward and
ratep t hot hra i-wrad*! * wtnsps te. are to
•« naknown. TW mphaas whtrh
WIIVTV 111 1MV 11 WU1 All ^
rale, ai»j having systematic ar-
^geoeats for the accomplishment
au - graeu church enterprise, win n
Cnl to work either system* i-
:• J 91 “Ikerwjlse, we would not ft t-
l °° r women with rules—they ha ro
feeir own when they undtr
7* wy giveu work. We would lpt
keg money for churches ai|rd
w & c -? all tbo time, if thfy
^ Old ouly do it. But we be lie ye
Dn f C0 °^ handsomely endow ohr
Jessorship without begging a dql
n JilW€r ritU1X wmilil flit if
A Tighter Clasp—A little child
was passing along a quiet street,
clinging with one hand to its moth
er’s dross; but whsu nrofifllig fine of
the busiest thoroughfares I saw the
little hand quickly letting go tko
dross and seeking a hold of its moth
er*s hand, which when it got it felt
safe aad content. So it is with as.
When pursuing the even tenor of
our way, and all goes quietly aud
comfortably with us, we ore satisfied
with the most casual and outward
contact with Jesus; bat when we
have to 4ross the terrible thorough-
feres of life, when we are brought
face to face with dangers and dis
tractions of sickness or bereavement
or sorrow, then wo instinctively
roach up to clasp the living and
port of the way by wIM h« fc
loading a* to oar bappjr homo abavra l
When Lraydoo, In 1374, was sotni|
fee ted alone through the operation of
the Holy Bpirit. Rom. vli; 3 Cor. til;
Kpb- ii.
Art. 19th teaches that: God la not
the cause of sin, but the perverted
William, of Omagra, was Sjtag still
l ?tuku celapkl
“Otetoiri county. This is
ffOraiflc^ neat and con vein i
^aagratnent, reoeutly huili
,otl of .the county where foi
loving hand; w* long to see tbe
pitying face, and to hear the old
familiar voice, “Sou, daughter, be of
good cheeri it ie If be not afeaid.