The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, October 10, 1873, Image 2
TUB LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA. a C., OCTOBER TO, 1873
gires forth oo uncertain * sound.
Whon voice is it that addresses you t
It is ttie heavenly Father who area
M yam—He who encourages ye* is
yoor elder Iwother, who died to save
yoo. Follow in his footstep*. See,
your guide point* upwards Th*
cloud* are drifting, the stars—the
“promise* of God"—*tud the sky.
Yoor soul is refreshed by a glimpse
of the “Land of “Bealah” with its
shining street* j yo* inhale a breath
of its balmy breezes ladencd with
the perfume of immortal flowers,
which angels are wearing into orowne
for you ami for each redeemed child
of God. Tby sailing guide says,
“Follow me P I am the way, the
troth, and the life! Thou most en
ter through the strait gate and tbs
narrow way w hich leads to yonder
city—the new Jerusalem—yet fear
not 11 will surely lead thee safely oa;
I will pity thy weakness, tby un-
wariness; 1 will not let thee stray
far from the path of pesos and
safety t when thou turoest to the
right baud or Is the left band, thine
ears shall bssr my voice, “This is
the may, walk flho* in ihfa
Child of God, has the world smiled
upon you, here you formed ties tbs
he lad is to the vestibule. The sei
ton conducted him to the top df s
flight of step* leading from the
into the ve*Ubule, tfver the height of
a dec lure room beneath the church,
counting some six or eight steps.
Here bs adjusted him Into a suitable
position fur bis purpose. He then
raised bis huge foot, and with a
tigofbf* kick gent the young man
sprawling on the street below. With
lag. I lave to link upon the wt*%
of gplaref G*| m«ko» everything
fsew and beafafffbt. Mrt the art of
mas bestowed Upon this lovely ns
tare, adds Imafoy thereto. At Bal
timore my oompanlmi ami r aflpm
raledi I thee pmssed under the city
the dark and
that was Jsyfhl, hot the asm of 41
was that God had dsalt kindly and
vsr
Columbia, W- O
wars not fbr from our eternal boom.
We am willing la slay, but is It not
better to ho Sbasal from the body
aad bs prsssat with tbs Lnrd 9
We mads a Ibw sails la Wood
of HalUmmw
EDITOBS:
Rev. A. k RCf>F.. D.D., CohnsMs. ». C
U*v. J. I. MILLER. A.M.. Staunton. V*.
king in all one had a quarter mile*.
P M , of tbs
St the Thila
WDfleweWBwl lie fiBwfiFwPtJm ■*'• flW I'Bfrti W-SV^WS
his ssat Tits young mas picked
bimastf up and retired. He had
loam ml ns ranch of the Iratbaran
second day, |
driphia Depul, sad feeling very
amah flxUgwM, I snoot ndsul In crot
•nr Iks night At Ittf, A. M . tho
nest morning I left flv this pine*.
Wn smm raniidly ihenugh amns
know in former years are living now,
sod we felt almost a stranger in tho
pines, whore sows we were at boom.
One gentleman of the post wn mat
with. He number* eighty yearn, Is
•till active, hot gars ns no ssttefhr
ho desired for one evening. Goring
this trail Motion my gravity was pot
In n esvara tsoi) bat thsoks to the
test I apososded in maintaining my
-Ml —— j.
Mlfini *
Tho nest morning, m bo waa pass
ing along the unet, n dapper little
fellow met him. He said, “Mr. L,
what did yo* memo by j oar cnodust
toward* me lost sight 9" “Ok,*
sold the asskos, “yo* are the young
man who does not know how to
behave bmeets in chwroh. Yes, ys%
1 recognise you sow. What did I
mean 9 1 meant to hick yoo down
idairu from the irstihol*. 1 think
I MMocrded. Young man, if you
tons tu sty church and repeat your
ouodart, I niU rrprst (he kicking.”
He brushed by him snd went oo his
way, leaving tbr little follow gazing
alter him. One nouM slnsout read
the thoughts of il« yuang mao.
Bnmething like this: “Why m nature
so partial In her gifts f Why ate
bm order tu discontinue la re-
snd all avrentagea see paid, as
/hjr law. Merely retaining a
of the paper by mall, Is not sal-
acrihevn should give their i
distinctly, end carefully indi
are old aod which are sew «
Mot only the name of the :
but ah® that of the county
that the proper entries may
Mr. Editor: .'Sabbathschad^
all the go in this aectioo of *•*,
sod it is expected s greet dli t
good will he derivedfcwf*
through Sabbath-bchoois, IsknhS
the young io Urn way they J*
walk through this wick* »«u^
the advancement of the.
kingdom here oa earth, aad m w
tug up tbr tburch of Cfcrjg fa^
ibemt low gruu.eia uf sorrus. ^
tl is u*t«Mj:>hjng (but *oom g a.
Sunday -scii. J te.uber*, trhs,l|gg
U> take a deep interest in tos^
reltgios aauefafied your borne joys,
have yo* wealth to fsruiab to those
yow love all the luxuries and refine
ment* of life f And wbsl is sweeter
still, haw you the means to gratify
your desire to dispense to the poor—
to advance the cause of religion and
of virtue T Brahlr*. bus God given
you a thankful brail to enjoy thews
gifts and these opportunities of use-
folnes* 9 1*raise thy Maker, child of
affluence! Tby cup is fail. Art
tbou almost ready to tremble, fear
ing that liras const uol lift it to tby
lips with a steady hand? this fear m
tby safeguard. God abate mu ena
ble you so to do. lie stands by y oa,
mtmgimm i u
receive them as wbolcaome medicine,
which yo*r kind heavenly Pbrsiciau
see* the uced of, to keep y our soul in
licdtk. Idle the tender mother with
her child, after the bitter draught the
sweet drop will be given you. The
Paul mist asitb, “Behold! the ungodly
who prusprr iu the world, they to
crease in riches. Surely thou didst
art them in Mip|iery place*, tho*
ca«tr(b them down into destruction,
now aie they* brought into desola
tion u ip i moment; they are nt
terijr co****med with terrors” Yet,
bear the confidence of the Psalmist
—the king of farad—rich in this
world** wealth,^but sriTI fWher In'
spiritual (Misseasion*; “Thon shaft
guide me with thy oounsel. and after
wards receive me into glory.” Trem
ble not chriwthui—though a child of
prosperity. God will keep your feet
from slipping, and if you fall, he will
lift you up tenderly, teach you to
tread the way more cautiously, and
nbeu thou turuset to the right hand
or the left h and, thine ear* ahull hear
and instautly give heed to the voice
which will set thee aright: “This is
the way, walk tbou in it f confident
ly tread this path uutfl you reach the
grave, the appointed door through
which you enter heaven; it may
took dark to you now. but wbeu you
stand at it* portal* a halo of light
will shine over it, .Ic*n* hath |ut*sed
through it, and tbou sbalt step firmly
in hi* footstep*.
Child of God, you seem almost
atone; no strong tic bind* you to
earth. Few are your gift*—no ahi-
Troa Columbia to OotanMa Sa Co
lumbia.
In Urn year Iflfl* Ifrb Mmsfow wns
formally laraect am 9* Urn fry*ml nf
Yean ago, when we did oot know
any better, we thought the stage
conch a woaderfhl convenience, and
we have had many pleasant rids*
inside and outside of it We loved
on a starlit summer night to rMe n
few mile* Vith the driver, aod to
loose outwelve* among the outside
guardians of the glory invisible to
mortal eye.
We will never forget a stage ride
from Harrisonburg to our home.
The Rev. Prof, and Dr. Davis was
our companion, and there were twen
ty nine hi and mi the stage, the two
Aztec children, and a pony—hot
wooden—iDeluded. The weather was
cold. Dr. Darla and we bad to rids
outside. All seemed to sqjoy the
ride except a corpulent elderly gen
tleman inside, who sat watching the
roof of the stage, and at every noise
on the top exclaimed: “Gentlemen,
don't move, or the roof will cave in,
and ill be killed.”
Since we have been accustomed to
ride ill railroad cars, we difaik*
staging, aod were therefore glad
when the stage at last stopped at
the hotel in Harrisonburg. Al
though early, Mr. GrablUseon bad a
very good breakfast, to which most
of the travelers did ample justice, as
none knew cither when or where the
opportunity would again be afforded.
After breakfast the omnibus took us
to the train. It was now daylight,
aod we scanned the passengers, but
all were strangers. We then viewed
the landscape o’er, bat saw oo new
features. At New Market Depot,
where Dr. Daria left os, we met an
old friend, Mr. John D. Zirkle. He
has changed, but so bare we. And
looking at him, ws remember that
we too are in the sear aod yellow
leaf. We pass Mt. Jackson, where
oar friend and brother, Col. Murphy,
greets as; Edinburg, where ooe of
our subscribers, Mr. Grove, is oo the
lookout for as$ and arrive at Wood-
stock, where to oar astonishment no
preparations have been mads to re
ceive us. We call to mind the lam
eolation of the editor of whom Dick
ens tells in his inimitable Pickwick,
quote the poet: Side it gratitude,
and start, valise in ooe hood, a bar
sad other* with too Itttlsf Why
mm not I * hip that art tow f
fiction* nit* necessary in every
well amdaewd eku-vfa. Is this sc
fertmu of a sexton ! *«mld recom
mend that non# bat n §mod ohmnk of
a action he employ cd Ooe who has
smack snfiktent to keep bad boy* in
order. Ooe oho can exert a whole
•osar jdpiml iafloeoce, when the oc
*-*««■* ttemand* it.
Chumxr
the young, and wira u* y*
they are working agaumt 4j*m
of wickedness in high pbumffom
paUoniae grog seller*} far, * *
view of the matter, they—4fa
key-sellers—are the gmafagt tm
upon any community in vlttfafg
may he located. How any chasm
man can think that be is dmg (at
service and give aid to aag smjfr
deals in whiskey, to th» ijp^
the cause in which he jvofaa*!
be enlisted, is a matter leas Mtq
Tark Tablet. Anon
far fctdlige*c*r says
**W« have some cm
mktt what seheduL
hv the dnty af this >,
mthdicon is cl assn <
rnwog its other mint
gard thereto in yoor
Your friend,
*Thiar «*r* «ksll ho*« s ward behind
tW uiHif TO* »* tW way : walk Vw to
«. wImmi yw taaw t• U*» twit kmui aad
wWa you twrw »*> the left.** Tot. xxx : >1.
Fallow traveler*, n yoor direc
tray—the Word of God—and let
y«*«r faith wmI tic Mrcwgthcacd
ami rata Wished by thifl **re and
prarlow* prom tar. It i« the Irani Je
daty; aod also to « I
branch of the mater n f
bags;if it is a tonic I
lenitive, a disinfect..:, I
* febrifuge. or an er I
also carious to keow I
the genuine article.
A Word far Grmdi . j
A Christian without a creed hi
misnomer—an impossibility. Dm
who affect to eschew all (was
creeds him! confessions. aatesdafiS
division, aod acknowledf* mefar
standard of faith than the It fife.»
guilty of incocMiRteney hi praflfifa
the very thing they nowdima b
deriving their creed from tiiiWI
to difflir, ace yet alwaya very
W no occasion foi do I
{wiiit, when we rem I
France, from whein I
ome», they have font p
the Baptist, §ight ar I
draw, and three of i I
•omewhere on the I
kwe a vial of Saint'J 1
fegrther with his sum I
•wious other relices F
1(1 to by the prior -1
r ers as great as ar |
the water of L<< I
are all
•basulous virtues. ■
5*dd credence to the I
It withhold it from tl |
Christian
guide.
The tra»|<o*i hmt mariaev alone can
appraoiwte the rebel riprirawl by
a gftmpar of yarn brwwu light, that
gives the joiful Mauraacw that a
haven of safety is iu mgh*. Tern
peas tost child of Clod, tht* word of
Xe*r Pnmetttons.
life the voyager, you are in immi
•eat danger of shipwreck, yea Item
Me with fear that year *pin(w*l berk
wiff not was*,her the storm of temp
totran from within snd without, that
threatens it* destruction We should
bare casse for alarm, if left al<*ne to
guide oar life boat, for wo mortal
head can steer it safely through the
rucks ami quirk**ml* that abound.
But Owe Mini* with yo* at the
helm, * ho lift* hi* v oice to quell
your doubts and fearw, and eric*,
"This is the **> ” Gladly belfeie
his report. It lm even the same fra
flout who was with hi* disciple* la
the storm of Galilee, snd He who
massed the trmjwwt ran, a* «f old,
lull fts fbry. No* your eyes seek It*
iala to jdrter the dutkto-** that one
round* >«n; the lightning Asdic*
that fbr n moment illnnune the path
lea* ocean, oaH intensify the dark
nous that Mbit Beloved, the God
man at the helm knows all your
swxtMtra Thefe Is deep ptty tbr
rise in ass neett, mere is power to
help fa Ms mighty arm, there i« com
(fact aad fall wwsaranor In the dear
tones of that « oke ; \ hen-fore despair
not I rat not the wall of thy human
wwlfrffil 1 llffrmfl Ht nil Ilf 4 fur 1*9lW
|«Nsied words of cheer. “Tin* Is the
won Though it he dark, eras! In
just m miyieldiog in
their mental creed as
defending their writ*
42 Xorth Ninth Sinmt WtX
A little leaven Isavsaeth the whole
lamp. The leeeoa in this otherwise
flHpttf., sad issiinljl t book is it»
assgesis, which ** osa not restive,
bocausc It auske* sa iaepired Bva*
gelist a doubtful witness. We there
We own see no diflfereses Mfa
having the creed In the kraitf
printed in s book; and if
any advantage, it i* in fever af id
hfaswed faith to sknek
Lord as ptwely her hone
“Awake 1 Awake ? F
strength, O Xfam j p*t oa
Those who are the most vimntr
their denunciatiosa of sctMfld
owe to it all the real good tb«fefe
piemen tel system to H costsk* *
collection of doctrines fas *
Scripture*, and their tedfldki*
system, la not the work of ** <f
nor of ooe age. It is s wort fa
has employed pious sad
men since the fonndatioi & • f i
Busin
business m
abilities to Cbn :
*ke» daily business i
fkristiau work, there
Paondei-suudiug of t
if * a,t h 9® activity.
oar Sunday School#
Uttxjlls Lit uu» A ah for Iks
fail* ifa* fomamfaur Mlskh rarftlsfos t
The Trsvslyaa Papers, Edmbnrgk fao
Muller’s “Life.
^^®aor admirably j I
*■* celebrated Orpl
beeu sustain,-
solicitation of v.
•^cited to work by tin I
A'nd wt- add
wrought by th.
with age, they {Kraaess afastMlfr
ity of youth. Were the cM4 f
dispense with them bttnem&i*
old, she would becosw* bhe
shorn of his hair—wesflt **dM(W
Orthodoxy, therefore, i*
lightly esteemed, nor te k •
out of existence, even If ft i* ** •
«t by doctors of divinity, ***
whom have got so fer i* wW -1
it that they seesa to be bo " f Tjj
br " ,k °* :
mtrg A a ranee. I
by 8onicb<xi v h i
4 ^u ,rtou of that powt
jPbger of working
or too self rd
^fafestamly fail to
’S that prayer and
JT work, and ti,
1 without the sou
“•* k-iy. I.
*W* Promises of ,,,
tertsined; but it doe* not look tiks
the Same place. Our ayes have
either been dimmed by age, or tho
parsonage has feBed to ke«f> up ap-
pesraefoeh. After repeated exam!
nations, iuvestigatkms, and erosa
examinations, we nftwittfergly—for
we k*lfo** mdmm mfel a high re
gard for the people of the Wood
stock charge—We arrived at the eon
elusion, that the parsonage was out
of repairs, aod needed painting sad
a general overhauling. Bro. MiOsr,
Chbiotian That
should bear anflinckinf
against gambling as fa 1
almost all oar large wafife
Nay, there is a stroagir (
be made than that. Ckffo
to fight against those w
ticing multitudes to
rioua thin disguises, end
paring the way fer hold*
dissipation. Has the fa*
possible; work ape* F*4fl
which has stronger twroc
law, and labor with fa
showing them the folly <
this fashionable aad grO
Many a person begin* his
career by joining ** ♦kS’
rocklessnera of holiday •**
-ArrirKu Hope nc
*‘*>**1 Aiexan
10 uiak.i
Uiacuwio,,
2” r **hJMlitj', Iu niij
Jr*»bo«tthefani)ri
Srs? t
,i_ . Owen *io
biotoelf fo
h 4r * <Ther ® ia <M "
g-*T*5“ Zt.
M » b,, t if «
i. ^jfekStness were si
^riectly- willing
44 Wall,”
Myou wv
pf? ****• Have
vfivnifa i •will liiv jmm
mr I* forarifig yw* a eosMlUtwhlc
pww * The »wfiwg m«* «w*hl «M re
fink Ms imNiemfara. aod w ** <m*4mn •
*41 Ixirthit cx ipextr.
fikii' iikaw Ikfo imAt fawn -tfirMW mu f t r iwi Bi t ihm^l ra
%mmww fai» will m l jw'fai Ml
.milk Iw-fira —- i ...
WfrwiPHra* wTrallMflpflfi qPlIra ww® IWlf Ifafl^'IJgwflw^MI* ^
ih^i. *i ... ^ i.., ... - j.
* fa 1 ' *fl* * wfiflfr * fllMHI fll-fe fakflfa wHp«
Hi* ocightme |fa»vwd «snM frnm Itm
the li«- c» wf rifertml wwt, there Iky
jwjrw 4i ,11 far eohaiidral fan Ike re
■MihoMh- Mt ttw Miirw itNWi hunt
wvwfticml. *«»t jh-‘ duMjger* tliou
Imlghag I* Ifa* FwIsmm
oral who* the dark
The Imdght.4 wt ranger, falWIiiiJ
In « doth and maty solitude, heata a
vtraie *sy lug, “Thl* i* the ufey, walk
tfami iu ft ” Glsdtj he hew rich* ami
gwHi* the «q*Nt |«*th ; hi* heart over
drew* with jo> and t haul fnInca*.
Chriatisw, are yoi, like the lost trsv.
eler, «)ipsllei} hy the dark news of the
way, the Mu** mid trial* of Hfr 9 Ha*
de*po*dewry mode yo* his |irry, and
is he seeking »* lead j ws soidw from
Ike mnuv path 9 Pans*! Give
heed ts that «*fa, “This ia the way,
walk thou is ti” The warning
•rviwd* sew lodlattort te yusw ear now,
yn ky* and faye ihsy wfat, if you
ferui’ tfftnnrst. Mao*xr<r*, Oe
tober.—'This Dumber cow tala* <1 «o*g«,
a waft* a oolka. a achoCltarbc and a
morcean dr mien named ftipptmg
Warm
dOtTKERX MtWCAX. JoCfiNAJL^ftcp
tern bar.—Quit* *o Miformtiof sum
fenra. Listen I I will teach yo* To
watch Hh* heedless steps of child
hood, to soothe its little fears, to add
were all young, yes, sod most of the
children hod not yet mode their ap
pearance r now fate parents an sped,
the children are promtstug young
moo, the daughters tbeir motketfe
help and comfort. How font w«
agel The Laid has biassed His set
vant and His house. Our brother 1 *
sous age obedient, earnest, working
lw«4a*nfar
L. K. Albert, D.D., who
•foeted In a ■ru^'**<t>r«ru
af • yfl 9d|> kifl>flfl»ffl m the
awaiting m ramsc.
•: H|Pf Mfas* 4k» M. f. o*d TuW
dfecfp»«|, They wffl act trail their
port, and live for the Evangelical
church and the glory of God. Wo
hope that one at least will become
»P AiguaUiiii minister.