The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, December 05, 1873, Image 1
Rude & Idler, Editors.
0*1 LORD. 0*1 FAITH. 0*1 lAPTISK. n -SFHZSIA*S XV: 6
COLUMBIA. 8
.uwcations
carries it through at a aucrifUr. If
he is dishonest, he alight * bis work,
«im1 tries to save all be can, know mg
perfectly well that “corporation#
have uo 8001.” (la parenthesis, *mdi
vidmU are e/ten rqmsf/y iejkmtl) I
bat prod am disquiet Here danger
•eeros to lie In the very direction of
duty. Mait a man, therefore, never
inquire leat lie be disturbed T Nay,
ha may to inquire that he shall be
brought though ft be through anx
ious questioning, into a (more tbot
ough persuasion and a more settled
peso*. He vary organisations into
which Christians are thrown for
doing goad demand combination and
government; and government must
be conducted by oAoers. There most
be the refers and* the ruled Offices
of the church, while supposed to be
eorated wholly for the increased
jiower of good they confer, are too
often sought for the superior honors
connected with them/ Hence, even
Into the church may creep a spirit
of rain glory, and good men may be
carried away by the ambition for
place. A temper which otherwise
would he quiet, sweet and tractable,
gradually becomes testy and dis
orderly, or at least no for agitated as
to be jostled in its customary even
aad serene movement
Time and again he has been warned
against the perils that are before
biiu. Mother, sister, wife, pastor,
friends, have besought him to re
nounce the social wine, the “nou
rishing”—save the mark—glass of
beer. They have urged upon him
the tendency of convivial habits to
grow upon the man, and entrench
themselves within the system until
they can hardly be dislodged. “No
danger; 1 will risk it.” They warn
him by Ilia examples of neighbors,
acquaintances, kindred too, perhaps,
to draw back in time. “O, there’s
no sort of chance for me to be ruined
so! I shall come out safe enough.”
Poor, silly thing ! He is marching
straight up to the fatal nrn; he is
plunging his hand within; for one
moment's gratification of appetite he
is taking the fearful risk—a hundred
to one sginst him—of drawing a gib
bet I * The wins bibber, the gambler,
the adulterer, the devotee of what
ever vile passion, let him be sure
tfcat his folly is far outdone by the
Spanish soldier, hie risk ia by flsr a
greater one. Take no chances in
that fatal urn, young man! Your
appetites are pure now, your pas
sums nu vitiated and naturaL You
art safe. Throw not the priceless
prise away, to risk all this life and
the next, by venturing upon the
mad chances—nay, upon the fetal
certainties of a life of dissipation.
And here is yet one other who is
reaching forth his arm deliberately
to ran the risk of “drawing a gib
bet.” It ia the soul who is potting
off to a more convenient season, his
repentance toward God, and faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ. He is taking
his “chances!” He wilt wait a little
longer; enjoy the pleasures of the
world for yet a season; there ia
time and chance enough to turn to
Christ—be will take the risk! God
is a merciful Saviour—he will take
bis risk with Him, confident ef draw
ing a prize at last When he is
married, when be is old, when he
«~~xs or • sift X'itL r# ,
or next communion season—so the
man parleys with the calls of divine
grace, and carries over from day to
day the awful risk of his soul’s
eternal destiny. So Felix did, aad
he drew a gibbet So did the guest
who entered the king’s pretence
without a wedding garment, and he
drew a gibbet
Impenitent, procrastinating soul,
what say you T How shall it be
with you 1 Kepent now, now, how.
There is a prise in jour pahn, a title
to life. Will you throw it away and
pluuge your hand again into the
tatal urn, and run the risk of the
chains ami darkness of eternal judg
ment !—The Presbyterian,
* for the Lutheran Visitor
Church Architecture.
HUMBER II.
ifitr the preliminary steps have
^ taken, it is, especially in the
„ of country churches, of irnpor*
[go<fe*t the architect examine the
gjfogtite, » tliat rosy utilize
^etaresque advantages which lie
* dpeover, or overcome natural
[Ltsttagtn which he may have to
X# Via bnniitt taws* Ufl
C grit then and there determine
Jg j|e style of the church, and oa
gjgsrs kome, having endeavored
I itrmonixe kny discordant views
jftbe bailing committee, he will
jjftf his ideas into shape. He will
gfet fee plan, or plans, keeping in
am free to own that this part of my
profession has often troubled me.
True, there ia a legal contract that
binds both parties. Yet, on the
other hand, Is it feir that I should
occupy a residents for which 1 Imre
actually paid only ia part! 1 hen
estly question the propriety «f accept
ing the lowest ind except ta tosh
cases where the architect assures
yon that the bid of the contractor U
a fair one. 1 know from esperieaee
that builders have purposely made a
low bid, knotting tkewmbm that they
were too low, that they could owl
complete the building according ta
their estimates, aad by this unfair
policy deprived the conscientious
fair ami resaoaable
different facades, which he
«fi project as soon as possible. He
^ mxt make his sections, and
agigk»out such details as the con
jjjfrm may require. When this
«dl satisfactory, he will write the
apecilleatioos, which explain, in un
ggll&ble terms, the mauuer of
ggtrittion and finish. These specl-
frriMw underlie, as a basis, all
Km estimates and bids on the
grt of the builders, and become,
jgrtfore, the most important docu
HU entrusted to the care of au
«r t»ut more Ofomirtentlv far ward (he
asllewt points of the Christian m
liftou; aerer was one more snively
builder of
profit. This osay be avoided by
listeuing to yoar architect whoa be
informs you that A’s or B's estimate
is too low.
The architect writes finally the
contract, but his labors sholtd not
eud there. He ought to bn employ td
to see bis work carried out properly.
In fact, he ia of greater service to
you in the superintendence than ia
the plauniug of a building. He
ought to iuapect the materials used,
anti see that the construction aad
finish are not slighted. A sensible
builder prefers to work under aa
architect, and should the former not
understand parts of the drawings,
receives readily any explanation*
which he may require. The reckless
builder strenuously object* to am
architect, because he know* that he
cau not deceive him, as he is apt to
deceive unprofessional men, who,
besides, may be person* who lova
|H*aee so ranch, that rather than
quarrel with the builder let him have
his own way ; and that is exactly
what be wants. He will furthers*.^*
The Saviour
probably foresaw this aa a germ of
discord and disquiet among hi* peo
ple, and hence hit command, “Be
not many masters”
Indeed, there is not s direction ia
can reach forth in the
children * “And that ye atady to be
which
work of life—the conduct of business,
the control of the church, the gui
dance of the family, the cultivation
of aocietj nod the nodal feelings—
but that the peril of excess and the
coaarqoesit peril of unbappineas is
eon fronted. It was never meant
that the carts of this life should
•at up the Christian's heart, liest-
fultMNKs, otherwise, could not be
presented as at once the imperative
duty aad the highest consummatioa
of the religious character. It is,
therefore, the highest wisdom in a
man to keep a quiet spirit. To do
it, he mast study; and surely it is
worth while to study for so desirable
a result. This study will undoubt
ediy suggest moderation in the de
tt& er- '*towBldb#r*t<nt wim n iiyfl CriiV
only sad real and enduring good.
Bat, shore all, it will suggest that
divine fellowship in which the soul
As when the
In all the w riting* 1*41
Martyr, the ftfnt eh
gentle as a nurse, and giving whole
Man* Mata as to the pennies! daties
nfntiif Alas! that anybody should
eve* charge span (M Bant, or the
Vefilgton he taught, want of hnennuity!
May wd not Indore the busy pen
impelled to abandon a favorite
ta, sod he will have to start anew,
itttoee, trials like these are sorely
perplexing! Again days and days
consumed without any result 1
recollect that, on one occasion, three
4 as worked nearly two weeks in
mansion on the simple design of a
heresy which offered peculiar dif-
Mtfe. The complete work of the
sdttect does not, and can not, give
to beholder the remotest idea of
toUodv which this or that feature
have caused him.
When the architect has progressed
htt far, he is perfectly “at borne*
alia building and in all its parts.
With closed eyes be can transfix
toucif in any part of the building,
ad with his mind’s eye behold every
More iu its finished state. He can
arso way stumble upon difficulties
rhkh have not been discovered aud
fttriwisly met. It is far otherwise
ritfe the builder, proceeding without
pkm, or depending upon the rough
fetches which be may have made.
Biasings 0 ut of his province,
to » he expected to make them,
hr be had not the necessary instruc
to*. His schooling has been an
feirely different one from that of
* architect, and therefore the for
mer cm never successfully cope with
fe latter; and as his work pro-
Ptaes, he wifi meet with difficulties
rtiehbe can not always safely over-
without violating either taste
Indeed, I remember now a
of * young architect, so-called,
•tiiuhis first work bad designed a
k*er for a small inland town, which
’fe twtainly novel and original,
W nevertheless.
mkNjy uffirfwd up far W dluuuA
rihwrrfMM suut «WpgfMw with am
s«gp« uf to** ataTfafiffibsgr-meot.
tatwul lips kissed t|mff very chalk*,
•ml Ihrtf vwlutivrs wed* lit psurtirw
iar ostt sad fegary Jr |h« efcimb
Xit twins* lag.
a rrattoea, fe*m«b. iefermed
day of oars I It is a day of
and lightatag; wader lha pro
mrK«trwt »-• '
W Illirrw* ■ ’MPMjVx’Pvtw ‘gprv 1
cou»i>etent to judge, and the building
suffers either iu appeaniuo* or on
account of a faulty contractor.
There Is a very unjust practice
which has gradually found Its way
into use, against which I am «m*
pel led to raise u»y voice. 1 refer to
the call for designs from different
architects. No profession is sub
jected to such an ill treatment**
Were drawings thus rejected of any
future use to architect*, there would
be no wroog Iu it
< briatiwutty d thm day waa
thing vary much purer aad
thaa that d our owu. After i
I lurimg u terrible
finds its true rest
particles of matter impressed by
feme assume at ouoe an orbital
motion, as the attributes of the
mind, when acted upon directly by
the looe of God, gather about this
holy paarioa iu unity aud peace.—
had hero drive* sway by
siwgpu
Drawing the Oibbet
but they are use
less to us, lumber up our office, sad
time is wasted which might have
been more advantageously employed.
It is also a well established fact that
by such a procedure the best design
is by no means obtained, because
very many architects print blank
refuse to comply therewith, because,
if they are men of talent, ib«ir time
is always occupied, and they eats
rally prefer the certainty of •mptov
ment to any iincertatotiua. While
speaking of this practice, I will also
uncover the unfairness I have often
met with ia competition of cferign*.
Architects seldom receive the auase
information, ami therefore owe, who
is the favorite, receives the roost
complete instructions as ta the wants
of the congregation, while all tha
rest work in the dark, and are left iu
doubt as to the amount of money a
congregation may be able to spend,
while one purtj it informed that
#10.000 more would make eo difirr
cnee to them! Of course that da-
sign, bused upon a larger amount,
excels all others, and ia accepted.
The lucky competitor rubs his hands
in high glee, snd the rest, probably
better architect*, have to put away
an additional r >H of accumulated
drawings, only to be charged to
profit, and loss. Another trouble is,
that be who has the roost friends In
the building committee hi warmest
supported, his inferior design ia
accepted by numerical strength, snd
better ones are rejected Why
should individuals and corporation*
adopt such a malpractice 1 Are
they, In the first ettae, competent
judges! From experience, I know
that such is frequently not the case.
But why adopt such a course at all,
when architects oflbr you the fairest
propositions T Kvcry architect will
make you sketches until you ars
suited. Can there be anything
fairer than this! If he cun not
Motley, ta his “United Nether
of the famous siege of Ostend. A
Dutch sloop, in moving out from the
beleaguered city, ran upon some
shoals and thus fell a prise to the
beanegera. Her cargo was simply
twelve wounded soldiers on their
way to the hospital at Flushing.
These prisoners were iramodistcly
hanged, at the express command of
the Archdake Albert because they
bed heeu taken upon the sea, where,
according to the infamous decision of
his highness, there were no laws of
war. *1,4 '*#fip ’ \ ,
rnuos Maurice, the son aud sac
eeasor of William the Sileot, felt
huaurif obliged, much against bis
will, to touch the Bpeoiard better
jurisprudence and better humanity
for the future. In order to show
hint that there was but oue belUger-
eut law on sea and on land, he or
dered two hundred Spanish prisoners
within bia lines to draw Into from au
urn in which twelve of the tickets
were inscribed with the tatal word
“fttori.* Eleven of the twelve that
marked were at oooe executed. The
twelfth, u comely youth, waa par
doned at tha iatereesakra of a young
girl, who. according to a custom
sometimes recognized in that age,
biri fur a but baud.
During the progress ef this dread
lottery, the first bum of the two
Does it Pay I—The late Bev. Le
land Howard, of Rutland, Yt^, in
the faithful discharge of his pastoral
duties, took occasion quite often to
urge, personally, on one of his hear
are au attention to religion. At
length the repeated conversation be
came so distasteful that, in au irri
tated manner, he repelled all ferther
advances by declaring most emphat
ically that If he ever took that liber
ty again he would never pay another
cent toward his salary. With no
fear of loss in this respect, but with
a shrewd knowledge of human na
ture, and with a wisdom often born
of love, he forebore all farther per
sonal conversation when they tout,
but be would tap Mm ou the shoul
der and simply ask, “Does it pay f”
Time went on, and the good, faith
ful pastor, crowned with years and
the honors of a long and uaeftil life,
went through the gate of death to he
with Christ But his words remained
like a nail fastened by the Master of
assemblies; and the man whom sal
vation he so often sought to secure
became a Christian. Then he told
what feelings that brief question
produced. He said, “I hud rather
he hud said the whole than to ask
the question, ‘Does it j»jt And
O.” said he, “if he were only living
now, that I could tell him so, what a
privilege it would be I”
•ufiafJt*,
ef eery.
in bad taste. It
stained square-beaded windows in
fe lower etcuy, eircnlar headed win-
*** **» the second, and Gothic
Uieet eipdows in the third story,
**b the whole stood upon massive
^1 arches.. Here was novelty
vengeance, and so sure was
fofits grandeur, that he had
ordered a marble tablet with
fertme engraved thereon in large
?.v- j. >
*®huiWings of pretensions and
jWfefc it becomes necessary that
feehitect first confine himself to
fetches, which he submits to
^ building committee for selection
^approval, and works them oat
they have been adopted. When
• is once approved, and all
_ Swings are completed, the
calls for bids. “Oompeti-
tife of trade” is an old
Pj’ one which works great
Ban tty is wotieed by usury wrttev.
Origwu aaye, “the seme ef Jmmm to
niu the risk of drawing u gibbet tor wear on toward the deep sunset, we
the ueke of the pulley sum paid him ^ weary at making no nsur up-
hy u comrade. The result of las prowebes to* a reconcdliutios and
•tooufi total is ta recorded. Ger- iotimacy with God. But do we
toinly one to inclined to think that to nR for tkat ^ religiously enough
mask foolish tomptiag ef Providence ^ for Btitlueas la our need
aud hurtenog of thh snored chances ^ sacrifice. Bellied and broken, the
of life, at toast deserved the gibbet, most often be before it* immor
But are ttoeu not multitudes of men tA j strength comes. Humiliation of
oud woutou who are every day com pr ide—on utter consciousness of iu
asittiag felims of a like naturef tlrmity—to be kept painfriHy out of
tion from them, but victory by them