The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, November 07, 1873, Image 2
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THE LUTHEBAI VtitTIR.
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Columbin, ##• C.
Friday, Hovember 7, MTS.
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Krr. J. I. MILLER, A M . fUmnnWm. Vm.
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THE LTTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA, 8. C., NOVEIBKL.7,’ L873.
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MMAl VOTK'ClR
b rv
Office OrtWx, Bank Check** or Drafts
if pnaniibfe. IT tne«r nut not h*> ohtnlm-d,
nowI the money in a Rmmwtsrbd Lrr-
twu AB Fasbaastsni turn oblig'd to
register fetters whra required
Paper* are anal to Mbs
an fipii'w order to <Iumm»
reived, ami all arrearage#
required! by law. Merely
mi miter of the paper by omJ1» ta not mX»
flrieut.
AH eoanauniratione relating ta Mb'
Msribera. nboulti *ire ilieir a ana wrr
distinctly, sad canrfuUy ladirate which
jure old and which are new Mharrihera.
odk-e.
ttfafa
m ortht
Not only the ataie of
but at ho that of tho-county l
of each suborHber U aereaaary,
that the proper entries aukj be
and accurately made.
Marriage and obituary
other aiatter intended for .
should be written separately,
business letter*, to receive pr
Ail Apology*
I-ate Katnrvlay night we received
telegram from Rev. Prof. Miller, of
Staunton, V*., informing na that Mina
Bettie Haiti wanger, whoa we carried
not two months ago from South Caro
lina to the Seminary at Stanntoo,
was no longer a dweller on earth,
and requesting us to carry the aad
tiding* to the bereaved mother. W*
left Colombia early Moaday morning,
tried to comfort and strengthen the
afflicted family, returned this Toes
day evening to discharge oar datka
as editor, bat hare been called on to
return with the# mourning father,
who Is bringing from Staunton the
remains of his beloved child, to>
morrow morning, to help to lay them
in the grave. Mr. Ifaltiwanger bees
over sixty mile* from Colombia. We
have but little time to give to the
Visitor, and ask therefore oar sob
scribe rs to overlook the fret that the
paper Is made up in a hurry.
after year baa by
been failed away.
iagaia begin about area with the
| world la a money point of view, hot
j eoaeideraWy ahead of It la many ;
1 other Important respect* Ws bars
1 a suitable building ; we ha vs several
1 working graduate* as true to their
i Alma Matwr as a devoted son la to
| hia own mother ; ws bar* professor*
who have stood by tbs College
| through thick and thin now na the
i few, still willing to devote their br*i
| strength aad energies ta her later
I eats; wo have
flHWBWi, wifi
an for accomplishing much In Ibn
frture for our church and eooatry.
»ho«Id ws not now take courage, and
with a sotted front mlh to her
behalf.
The done of last sesaioo gars
proof of the ototomy nf the Cud
kgs- True, there was hot one ta
graduate, bat that single oao spoke
volumes la favor of Xowberry Col
logo. The exam i»atioa and nahlhi
liona In oratory wove creditable alike
^ Wh nr*'' «<- . i:
number of at odes ta fell a little short
of prvnottR i—dun, hot what wan
loot in nnmhors wan mors than made
•p In the character of the standing
of the Htudeut*
There have already been m ref tod
this ssssina some fifty or dxty
with yfpidi of adilag mao
to that number
Rev. J. a
of German Language and iJterntare,
baa resigned Ida pewit too
The chair of Ancient Languages in
•kill vacant; the Board preferring fee
arrange for the dotie* of said chair
with the other professor*, rather than
involve the CwtSegs ta debt.
The plan adopted by thin body at
its extra awetiag, held at Newberry
in the month of Aagnot, for the *n
dowmeat of the PreoftdeotN chair, If
made to work by all concerned, vffl
enable the Board to secure the wwi
cea of a satiable man for the chair of
Ancient Language*
In ooocinaloa. Ike ftoard has work
cd hard to suotaio the College, stood
by her in all her trials aint loose*.
D. M. htn run #Mp t >f
mm r nioggivaaM, m so s
We ># rhargs la 9m
iiL^ ) mw*a fhtH gfeyrndj Ibfeh
1 life wv r* gre MMU MRP mm
Its la at
Mferh si a
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With HP. making vm fcimm paffof Wtorrisl f«r the build inf of
Twwgem addtliono Op the csgMoi at Wneldfeg
t mi t^Araohi tea, ws frond •**»•
• I*
so on , an til, km
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of the time 1
iu
Hal M
tm tto
at Xi Lick. It Mart i *•*
Xvaagt^a: Uthons Chtiuh. mer hhsrul minlMifems of the
It
with alt
in the
of GeUyaborg
a warm
at sour
their childhood and
urn now rceuicjit m
woo Id be necessary, it would be the ! missionary, nag f
beat lest and the moat impressive j oommenoed n meeting ^ JJjjti.
UOrmno that could be selected. church, hi Attala county,
“Our Synod enu't meet its ex|»eii | day before the third Snbbmfc ^
Kt," Had indeed it the coofcsaion. which continued gill TboruJ!^
But ilic phrase is untrue- It should
be, “Our Syuod fails to meet it* cx-
IWMia***.” Whcar fault is it t I^et us
seF SupiawM- a g<KHi brother lives
their families; have in the very heart of the oountry-
Mr
all,
Va,
with the baildiag of the
i-^ HS than one year *A x
Trout, of Big
ra*w tl»v SMiaey a«
9 1 AH i h f yife^k ■’ INiHUftfa in
town Her smeonm In now i
every vnator to the Luk, mi
hf
r
hiU
As we
sente o modest, noprstoofrn
pears ana The ilolhie sty W of Ms
arrlutecinrs makes it look no cfenirh
iy thst no emu ooahl mistake the
chararter of the edUkw The width
eC the budding In f#' t{ vi** ^
13 feet, with a means of Id fret,
maktug the muss length dW> fret.
We enter the aoaia dear and pens
ielo ths »ssilhtib from a kwh two
right aad lpfL Uaco
ppgh with the au ol
gaace aad gmwt tnsbe manifested hi
ft making the tofteatwr. Chft each mde
we have feme large window*, with
diamond shaped Rghfta i la fthmd, the
lantnflnMi set sawed rsrnaa..
having
to the
be****;
ta ths
H, making exactly threw
he lire title
lift «f the
gwiet aad
n
« adC^chy Dr
MIBar, tfee a
,* In the
from the as been pi. ton lint.
At night Her. Ur IllUh defcterod
It
been there for over a year. Ws re
a warm rvewption into their
aad received atom comforting
t hm r «*» 4MM-raLioci wiLb
so ia the canoe wo npnaont Thh
Miomoa la prwnd of its new aoeee
oiona Tin Irne that they may not
remain long la the city, but there
wiu tm other* to take thsir (dace.
Bat to make tkis boating member
•htp available, to reach it and appro
prinla it, a bonne of worship ta neeea
aary. For aoariy a > ear aad a half these
valuable friends, of whom we have
jast spoken, remained unknown to
Chnrch, with their
, jact beeaase we had
as honor of worship It invite them
oat and reveal thair prison or. fthall
we owl soon have oar chapel V Broth
Urethras, to jhls end we want
year prayer* end year money.
This chapel mast he built. Who
will teapoud f Lift there he no far
ther daisy . Forward immediately to
Bov. R C Holland. Madison C H ,
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AtmUoUruUMRMKkyu.
d from last week, ft 100
. KLruhne, Ifechmond, Va. 100
C 1‘fedfrr. - m
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Wm, Myer.
t«ul
Who neat!
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R. C, 11.
daring the toe days*
Bmr. Fiat,
that
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The
Rut. a. S. OmorsK, of Hommit
Point, Lexington county, ft, O., In-
forms tm that hi bod on interesting
meeting fast ftoridav. He cwofrmed
seven, and baptised one adult and
one infent.
Ths Synod of Sooth Carolina.
, This body met, October th« 16tb, at
Mount Pleasant church, Barnwell
county, a. C.
ti After the prelimiuary exercises, in
eluding the synodical sermon by the
retiring President, Rev. Or. Smelt
zer, Synod was called to order.
Twenty-live ministers answered to
lihpir name*, seven ws^e absent; ar
ojff'uio lay members present, threw,
one absent; the chargee wm* also
well and ably represented by the lay
delegate*.
t The President then read hia an
imal report, in which ha referred to
the death of Rev. W. Berfey, April
IHtb, 1873 j the increasing ioflrmittaa
of the venerable Dr. Bachman ; the
general prosperity of our ehurchea,
the increase of church love, of lib
erality, and of attach meat to our pecu
liar form of service; the erection of
two new churches, the one In which
Synod mat, and another ia Lexington
county, and the buildiug of parson
ages ia the dewberry, ths Beth is
hem, and the Mount Pleasant charges.
The President’s official acta during
the past years were; The admission
of Rev. Hoilsnd from the Virginia
Synod, the reception of Rev. Kuhns
from ths Alleghany Synod, ths ac
knowledgements of the acceptance
of Rev. Dufford of a call from the
Graniteville church, and of the res
ignation of the ML Pleasant charge
by Rev. C. P. Boozer.
The President reoomiueudsd an
increase of the Seminary fund of 8.
C. Synod for the support of a second
professor at tbe Theological Semi
nary ; the positive settlement of tbe
Newberry College .questions aa to
the cootinujUiou and location of the
College; and the propriety of cele
beating the fiftieth year of the exis
tence of the Synod of South Caro
lina> as this jabUee year of the Synod,
t« begin with January let, 1874.
After the reading of the Presi
dents Report, the Secretary of the
Board of Trustees of Newberry Col
lege read hia report.
REPORT.
( r,Newberry College still livee. It ia
a matter of congratulation that eha
does live, for sad indeed would it be
to announce her death. Tears of
misfortunes, troubles, trials and ftnan
eial embarrassment have passed over
her bead, bat abe baa survived them
1*11, and to day b growing iu strength,
•*ud iu tbe favor of her supporter*.
The darkest hour It 1* to be hoped
has come and gone. Light now
begins to shine among tbe thickset
of the darkness. The debt wbteh
ha* for so Umg a liuie been hanging
»w«#
Now Mikw she breathe* more frrvlv.. . . _ .
and ia foersuafog m •trrngtl. ami in | , 7 1 , ., ^ '
tb. ft.-or of <h. H,«rrk. .... 4. M ' W ** 4 ' J*
ialrad to dnrrt krr, bar -III, a. * 1 —**> *****
w«bm ol tk. IWrt. « » '* W «> - ‘*r "* •
-* hu, % «d. 4o.»»*.. rw- >• **>•
until Newberry Colleg* le mwfr whet , * r, * r * * •rawj,
-hr m lf k. to b.—» |»Mr M o«r tear,. ■*** T** *** ** “
ami a Jay to the heert of every mem
her of the l.uttwran churrh In the i r * ,Ul **
State of South t'arnlina and vine
where.
But ia thin work the Hoard rxrx
rath aak.« the ro orwratton tho
whole Synod, and without that n*
operation ia glvrn thv rodege wilt
languish aad after alt die.
Rraprrtfulh nubmittr-i
J. A. Slid It, *f ffeetf.
I uf .V ],uLlwraU VlAlL.il
” Wi “ iMM* H
Fleam lead Thfel
la a |*hat* fetter from a brother
■nuttier Intel) onrure ih« f«4U>wing :
“The Treasurer inform* me that there
t* noi a dollar in our aynodfeat tns*
uf), ahd he can't meet the et|tena«-«
of Synod It i* a poor l»u*n>ra* if
o*r r Ntji^^aN Itr^r^r ra tt rrrrt It our little
Hyi»oA «ot of detM. Y brllevv the
rheMrau ate equal of a man’* gelling
to hoaveti on tbe ground of peymy
or pfagimf Neither will do alone *
. m „ r .. - o. The mbprt of hlieratiry ia. in my
jtidgUMmi, the grew! question of the
day (Ishtlmiti depend* more on
It than ow *«> other owe thing
ha* tianom* a
A Imam* l» taught M m the tmftli'
tag sf thm new rhareh. In the twwu
ars wal) two JLwthatua fraait^sw, hwt
God has Mwawwi them w«1h ths
to
rear aad **rt marten hv
T* A*.■k *■ ww*
ft RP fets aft ufetl
with rtrh
rovenags, upow the fes
ore the fetters I. H. Ml
teetji
Synod rsported that It
«f Pnl.
torn of the General (Synod's
*o the Mbfort of tloaae
lady of fthe tows ef H*g
UftftL
alter,
ehalru, all being ef the Gothte ntvfe
of arshHector*, give the effitol ef •
We vsetevs the
ttmms ealfr e* ew* Jfe^^ea k^a
ivw * fefe Re ft feftfeHRfe ftftfe
will <wm pee* frverakiy te I
th«a e
•aw hafti te
P»eC He|WM theught it hi*
(here * rnaaiaealfy.
naegv-«»ew<a to give
HlMHHl ft rnfei
loeg Hefei»S the need ef a cherch
i Ml, Gtheagh ee have oners!
he vhPMtty. A* we have ntread)
the 4iivh tfe* taree tooferumA*
maM Smpt| wto
maepwi u^e ws^
ro* ta et^iieg •
PMHH ^ spti limgia
with a lew mrUahee*. tael with bright
All Aewomraattoa have
la **dtog
to feel a
tsM out
w “*™ ooouiiuea pii Tbarm
following. During the
continuance of this meeUn^hl
wa* faithfully prenck*A TSfe
warned, peuitenU in^rn , *Si|
believer*
n 4roct«d
oeilever* encouraged, fe|
joice, edified and built!! M
spirit of the Lord « u %\
and love to God ang
church manifeated. Altfemm^
was but oue sccesram feuT V l
at this time and t>Uce i
place, *e vml .1
lieve much good waadone. \
Redeemer’s kingdom 0*2?*"
lj promoted. ^*1
Two children were *oi***w * I
cated to the Lord in bol? •
and at the close of the *
collection of twenty
raised iu support of our
Thus dosed and passed *ik*2
of rejoicing among the Lorfjj, 1
at New hope, a time long to fe,
bered by mauy whom
was to be present,
I id mediately after the dom j
meating W %nod at
the most fertile part, and that he has
in his charge some of the “moat
wealthy and influential citizen*,” his
membership amounting to within a
fraction of three hwsdred *ouU, and
be reports thirty four dollars to tbe
itjnodical treasury—ha* he done his
dipty t Mappoae another, with a less
membership and no “wealthy fami-
Iim” in his charge, report* over one
hmmdred and ftfa dollars—ha* he
done his doty! If the latter has
fallen one hundred per cent, below hia
daty, sod it would be easy to show
that be has, what ia to be *aid of tbe
former f If frre/re cents per member
relieve* tbe people, oue of two thing*
must be true. Either they have no
conscience on tbe aubject, or the pas
tori* mast be troubled. If they hare
no gnawings of conscience in regard
to this matter, it must be that tbe dwwth, til \Viustou cx**^
want* of tbe Bynod have not been * a« commenced a meeting of j
made known, and they lack knowl- nature, and at which *R "
edge, and if his conscience is tron belonging to the Synod
Med. tbet), 00 “tbe charitable hope labored, with oue
tbsorywe may expect noine loud one which, we trust, in wkfc|
preaching on tbe subject of Christian
giving before parochial report* are
called for again.
“Wealthy nod influential fAmilies.’’
Ttrrlre rents rarh ! A Baltimore pa*
tor write*: “I had a voting man to
come to my church from a German
congregation, where the custom wj«»
to give twenty live cent* to every ^‘»rd of God, and i<j«iehg
object of benevolence Hi* fir*t ''Hints while hsteiaugfl
>earV contribution to our system of: uu fold mg of the uusearchah,
benevolence wa* $M). He was in of Christ. Tbe good people*
receipt of only a mmlerate salary.
A jouiig woman caioe to my chureh
from tbs ooontry. Bbe had the
place of a servant, and I do not *up-
posr that over #120 passed through
her hands in a year. Her coatribn-1 « riu*r to dwell upon the bsp£
tiou to our benevolent objects wan 1 spent w ith tbe good peoph a
#12 per year. What made the dtf-: around old Beth-Eden. Tfea
fereoce ? hi in ply the '‘ffect of train- \ found among them failkfid
iny coir voting and docile minds.* zealous Christiana, and wj
“Inflnentinr did yon say ! 7Vr/rr friend#.
rmts per capita ! The poor hireling* Next iu order waa Bis.
good waa done. ThiasMetiafi
iu the receptiou of fir*
the baptism of six cbUdrc*.
we had a fetge atteadme*
mg the couUuvhmms
fog. genu.ill) good «ti
U-iiavior, n« well a#
v icUoii by the prenchiag *
cougregaliou and cotnmcimi
liberal in giving to the
cause, as was shown bjtfei
given, which was about fifty 1
It affords much pleasma]
tl
to lbs Oeatral Board the
ntJklM#
•wa-
aim If tka
tm
give #**> and #12, and the “wealthy meeting, appointed U
It and influential" give hnlrr cents ! isaletn church on Saturday
nil , and it i» owing to “our im|Miveit*hed the third Sabbath ia A«
Import **t te* ia amt *r*«tfeul fegv*. » comtlrfon V Oh, shame on u* breth Line having arrived, there »♦
Utowi It deni»nd» the pr<»f.>m»«fe*t r» n ! ( mm*, let ua bay some Imok* present at that meeting, Rr . Ti
wtt* < ‘ - < «*f ‘nr rltnrrh com 1"Utions. tm tieu. vofence, l*ei»eftceiice and lil»e-1 Glenn, Rev. W. T. Youngfeu^i
TTiMWr fe a sofnl neglect, a cnmttial rality, and teach oar people. I^et us your humble writer, all of
ItidiSlawarw wanewhere—sad we hare rry and w i;.#oot forever this diwgfwce Iteen invited by tbe potoK,l*|
l»-tif been of the optoKMi that the frpai tJheCtiiirrh of tbe Reformation. 1 Morgaa. Here the mcehaf
fault lies with the pastor*, and not The General Synod North have re- turned four days, during j
witli oar asaeh • hosed laity. Wt; solved to rqiae an wuortnou# sum
have ns Itbersl peopfe as any tlenomi within the Aext two year*. It fs
oaf ton. It in an aaperaton on their fifty cents j*er member—twenty five
intoSifMMW aad piety to say they are cents |>er vsar, g-Vi.ftOtr in all. Will
•tot, I. ftnr owe, aai tired of reading they do it! The Methodist* have
la oar rhareh (taper* on .tu.feOO Gertnsn membt'r* in the Fni-
ve of parties not ted States. I^ast tear tbev raised
at alt gaitt) Go into any of our #27.000—nearly one dollar |K‘r mem-
charges from which assail aums come t»er. Tin* wa* more than the whole
up to Myaod, and you wilt find, in HK),#0# Lutherans of the General
*• toko tkw Mharly to saggoafeag ^ <»«• oat of ten, the people
lifeft raoM alftNwffioa shoaftd he paid have art hrafe traiaod la liheraltty ;
to the nt)fe of oar tlnrrhs. Tbe ad is a*s;~l Mt Mt,ii» aqortty
of many of ^ charges—yoa will Hod that
■a * ell, if oot | the pastor Himself la either a peon
bet Iff, few
We need «
ta this aerttewlar
•aaanfoy la at
tiers of
II
The
Ww ... - :
l-.felr* Ton * |
It!
J MP JPViVVOTIlIRi
rxrn*. wooer forlag waa, or wofnlly
Igooraat of the liberality enjoined In
the New TceLuoent; and the nwaea
! hta peopfe air not liberal »• beoaaa*
l * | he has aover taoght them tbe New
ages, t. (hoy a ewaspeteot aei hi Teataaseat doctrine of giving. Those
"*■ *rtW« «• rk.«* .rrfct Wv „ IU||M , u^, irr toW
******* ** ■*** *• •*! ** ) k> (W p».lw, (kat Urt) are liberal—
M IT H .M.k. lb „ k .„ **, ,^|
When the
nrfe, )«m hsv# the arrhffert «sn| an n Introduced into Hynod, la
we had good attendance ato
tiou, and evidence of goto
doue. Four adult mrabm
received into the church, ato 4
child baptized.
Next came lino. Yo
meetiug at 1’rovkteaoe aai
churches, in Smith
accordingly, on Thursday j
the appoiutmeotat ProndeocM
Synod raised for similar purposes. une Saturday before the
Tbe secret ia they were trained, bath in August, the writer, *<
Tbe (wearbers were not afraid to |»uuy with Rev. J. Morgan,
talk of giving; they did talk, they leave of home, and started M
exhibited the snbject. they made the
people understand it, and they give
the means.
TH* article is written especially
fur some timid brethren in the min
istry. PmtJLSDKR.
P.
thor la CfetaaMMa to farm*!* them fur
ion.
pathiaa wtih
Iks tryuag 1
tka which
!!
«*a alaaaswty ay ai
rtkt in
■ tmrnnhoil aarrkra. acid hia miiimt
MMI
ia ail hk
aMRfty to
tkaa that it m
a*to waft (wwafersto hy aa 1
iatov beaatiffel
•ay
la a fwwpt
•toil mm
i: Rg toMtos
I was
slip ia Urn
printing nfBto. to pot forward I hia
expressnm j “It ia highly (stoabki
that thr rxvngrwgatiou (at Rb hanocut)
B’n in sSrmtger tnfU> thsn eve* before,
H# by Ike very w»iapactnens ami homo-
1 l% * gaa foam news y krr foreign material 7
A* this is entirety different from tl>«
copy, resalt tig from tbs omission of
»»ng a line msonsrript, I hope 1 shall j itlto liie i' r Cannes, and
frit he ihdalgad la tasking correct mo t*b|ra
enwmiMi with the contributions
from more liberal charges and the
pressing rtahas uf tbe chatrh. those
pastors are tolher dumb s* a atone,
01 excuse their peojde on the ground
of |*eveity. I have never bad the
(Nuraefenee to excuse my peojife on
the groond of poverty, U*r I always
vvateiabered that they were fully us
aide to boy and aril, eat and drink
a4td wear, as most otbers. It would
asumisb suy intelligeut jK-r*on to
go to one oT these poverty- stricken
church*** on some t*»nF* day and see
tlie style of that congregation. It
would equally astonish him to go
tot at their
Altar *1
r insert tbe omit-
hy *aa,
^ a , J «f tore for Rhaplms. L*tok*fr«.;
*•*?* Thmimfiml j w hl«ll f after batog frftHagty lapralitl
by tbe *|wwhef, was naag without
led words: WOf ber membership, rr-
stilting fromkhe aecjesshin of,* ft<v
Tbe (insert material le native to
tbe «bareh.,bre4 la tbe Latberan
Tbe term, so very convenient of
late years, “oar preseot embarrassed
finsncist gaadtetoti," menu* really,
not unable to do, lull not as able to
do now as before tite war, when vre
refused to do. It means, when we
__ faith. Tboa^fr wooed and courted by |
that Hiuit ii « amlitia Hvood s ijr pawl | fbrfber aanoanraareat. the sarroantlfeig neeta, they have were able we did not do, aud now
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(Omm/hmim mast mask.) had gained rnatoderable repatatkwi **** onuddft to oar Latheran Zion. frv Um j u
he had beea invited to *•»*«!•«<* /wtogs material They*
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Nasal Douche ami
Much has been written, ami much
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could
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Dr. Ptamki (Mdn M*«M I»a*ur. rW of Ood ,.ut Ik* mil of I*. A—rtru. fc> uutoporf.ul. 1*1 to b. j 00 ,„ rltrn ulforo , ,bcmaelve«
«b«r kMk ricki To be a imtive
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Culurrt H*u*d r >r«4»aa* 1 bj TV Duefor tVu Wr- Wm *“ **•» •* ap»w**i*t*d It
perfect care* of the wore* oasas of <-ootinned by suitsg that be did ant ’ f
OSarrk and Own of m»m] j*ant W lah ta niaa IV mum*} k, *ui*r tor
*tending This tb.trough
only
the
two
dragglsts.
tain mg tbe
hat by a
"f«l jert and
t gnlxhine
!• ^ •
Mid fr 17 b ; . nit apaa tba
ittgafe. Mr.
with aaertoeton,
the nab
Alter
happy effort, he
fefitfewneu to w«.t
for tfetor aabacrip
John Treat
Oar second visit to Richmond
has rvsalteil iu the diaoorery of fresh
snareaa of eacoaragcareak We found
ana friends,vans sy aipstbixer* with
onr raase. Among the stone-cutter*
ten ployed by the Tailed Stotas Oov.
»t,*and at work bars la pre
ss to what liberality is, and are
thereby impressed «o powerfully with
the fearful responsibility of giving
as s very large and ioaporunt aud
vital part of Christianity, that they
will make it a matter or pulpit dia
course, of private conversation, sod,
if need be, s matter of church disci
pita*. Bat with proper training, sad
Intelligent views, bat few oopaolons
would require discipline. Iff bars this
For thr Lutheran Visit«wr.
The Church in Mississippi.
Rer. A. R. Rnde : Tcrmit me
tlirough the column* of the dear
Finiter, to give to it* many traders
a few lines from Lie Chnrch in Mis
fcissippi, and es|»eciaNy of a series of
Hireling* held iu all the churches
composing the Mississippi Synod for
the past two mouths. It is ever en
couraging to the sincere lovers of
the chnrck to hear of its triumphs
aud successes, and of its welfare
generally.
At the session of Synod last year
the ministers, after taking council,
deemed the union of our small min
isterial force and energies of prac
tical utility in holding protracted
meetings during the present year,
a* otherwise each pa.-stor could pro
cure but little aid, or lie forced to
the necessity of procuring the aid of
minister* from other denominations,
which practice has already done
much to the detriment of the Luth
eran Chnrch iu Mississippi, and
thereby compromised to a great ex
tent with Methodism. Consequently
there are many that are weak and
sickly amongst us, having never
knowu fully the distinctive features
and doctrines of the evangelical
church. And with this in view-
well ns
»
the
, as
salvation of souls, the
course above alluded to was adopted
and practiced this year. It is not,
as will lie seen in the sequel of this
sketch, that we have achieved such
great results as regards tbe acces
sion of nnmbers to the church that
we write, but that we deem such
sketches of interest to tbe church.
Accordingly, the writer, assisted
by Rev. T. A. Glenn, our traveling
locality, and arrived os Sutafej
the neighborhood of fife
Resting the remainder «f to 1
and the follow ing uigiit, ue\
to the chnrch ou Sabbath
w here we met Bra Y. and B*
and a host ot friends nod
a news. The attendance ha** 1 *
day was large, aud the
listened to with a marked dSMj
attention.
The meeting oouturned ti
following Friday, during!
the interest manifeated by I
was cucouragiug to tlfeto
calling is to preach the
gosjiei of Christ* The aaioB
and sinners enquired Ik*
Jesus. Some found th* tm,,
price, while others we left'
and sorrowing on i
sius. But to them we to! 1
the premise, “He which
a good work iu you, will e0R ^J
uutil tbe day of Jesto
Three members were tec* 4
the church, and three child***
cated by baptism.
The time having arrived**;
mcucing the a()(iointed
Zion, we had to close and
of the dear people of P*®* ,
But the two being withi*
miles of earth other, we
them the followiug Sabbath*
leaving the neighborhood^
idence ou Friday eveuiuf, we
to the vicinity of Zion,sod*
day the meeting conm>e fl ®7
our force was stresgthenri
arrival of Rev. K. M. C* 1 **
the following Sabbath * B
concourse of persons
tbe church, and at 1l
Glenu delivered a disooav 8 * ^
subject of baptism, which
e<l to with marked satisf#®** 1 *
pitvsent exrept the i*
wlto evinced some signs £
Here services were bcWJ* ^
day till the following Tli« r ^^
when it became neeess*^
the meeting to go elsewhc**-
tern i*” 1 '
#** r»
frit rejoiced
f^worsbipiffo'
ferijU A: ’
I< f wi
I» V aU
****00* ftrst P"»
grsrc' 7
itS d»« to " ,,H
•Siit with their
f (A er«“' of ,
Lirf,«1*“" ' I
“V*, in uat C*m.
^ * 7 ;‘j
‘ trfAV
ffoucember, whicH
are Infornj
w ho * eie R r 1
'wdPg was of intcil
^ irere *<lded t<> I
I^Mr.rao cbildrci.
“^Jaitfsaancc
^Bbtnrday pi< ‘ • j
g^bbath in Septemb.
^ assisted by R*
W. T. Yoougb
^Meting
at Mt. BelTi
jlfld* coonty. which
Ms,
Bins ended tbe -p:
jj^of our churcbi
we had no u|
p added daring the saij
the I*U>r dispensed n
jad bope that the fi
to come. v
jft the church Ufre
, ipirit of greater
■ore folly alive to h* |
g! in her power tl
■»oy of laborers ii‘
hto's plan tat ion.
For tin I.]
Conccrd,
N
As this impcrtaH
eme vacani by t FT*
W. W. Bowers, the
boo the following
A in order to bring
*otke before the t b
Concortl is ihe co
burns county, N. <
Carolina Central 1L
fers shoot 1 .Ofot ii
rapidly growing. 1
it is very productiv
pie being cottou. I
hfliget-, sociable
Csaooid charge ha
otaateil. The chu.
located at Cold w
siiles distant. Dun
•f Rev. W. G. Ha
xioved to Concord,
wfluentiid cougrega
wider the ministn
Drelier. who was p
leva years, serving
ftse and during t tit
calties arising fron*
•»de it pass UirmH.
fetndes, and led ren
ration of three con
it- The charge wa.-
ttfegnstion of Rev.
*° ths election ot
heitu, in the year 1
iNied by the prof
bxrolina College, an
*1h- ffcv. W. H. C\
helm’s health bavii
®°®l>ened iu cou.st •
the end of the > <
From the first ol
f litter part of
without a pa.
W. Bowers, In
took charge. Dciut
P»storate passeii tl
l ri*ng ordeal of it.-
queuce of outside
fo bear against it.
fove expeete<l beu
**ristiau com mu nir.
ii'rr any cougrega!
bom tver pas>iji
** ordeal as thi>
forough! Them.,
tor »te deserve gits
RtAU<i they took fur
this |*eriod, a:;,
7?y gave Rev. 1
,u d«tes8 shown in :•
fojourn with them
in the prepare
0 his reiuuius tv>
at Whit.
ou )}b era |; t J
e tifention that tio
^•‘ised between #20
tl,e funeral »
Y fr8 ; ‘Ud to -<;oi
‘ >ur ‘b Carolina ( ,
'Mferience of li,*\
fo'g hia short st.-n
X H U ' thM «"
U> esteemed
lr< ' S to |la j- |,il;
ouut they are v
''^pUbfe aiu j
charge (a
or L,.
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