The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, December 05, 1873, Image 2
THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA, S. C., DECEMBER 5, 1873
eminently godly m M ^ ^
preacher of Uie fowpej,
labors were truly ,hn>7 H
known throoghoattbsU^ZTl^
and >u lored sad rev** >
His mortal remain* *<****
old Lotherso “GodVi ew »7,H
cheater, Va. *
Bealizing the great im
baring a pastor in th«j,TJ*<
congregation at SbeoWs^^
that at Martinsburg united a
to Rev. David Young, of
Pa. He came, and to
I perhaps, than to all Wapred,^
is the congregation indebZTw
prosperity. He is repmne^J*^
very intelligent, earnest tUiL?*
a pungent preacher, and ratojj
pastor. Through his esi^iJ
the comer stone of a chant
laid in August, 1795,which**
be seen in tbs side of then
building. “Tbe monrias *#*£!?
day now seemed to dsvn aJJfj
congregation. Tbs house t* *
gotten. The crowded andiaooe, in
almost breathless silence hong upon
bis words, and when he closed they
seemed to regret that the end bad
some. After the audience was dis
missed, some said, “Who would not
be e Lutheran 1» others, “That was
an excel lent sermon mod one lady,
a member of the Presbyterian church,
said, “Prof Bikle is n terrible La-
Columblii, S. C
Friday, December 5, 1873.
' * Editors:
a W». # ^b l e if jTTf
Rkv. A. R. RUDE, D.D.. H. C
Rev. J. I. MILLER. A.M., Staunton. Vs.
Kew P"'r 1;:
Thus ended this year’s anniversary
of the Reformation, in St John’s,
Salisbury. When the next Slat of
October cornea round, we all hope
to have you, dear Doctor, occupy tba
pulpit of St. John’s, and tell os what
our ancestors did to secure to us “an
open Bible sod a pure gospel.” t
saying it nml to
Th eeeentimh, unity; in sowesreuffoti,
liberty; is nil thinye, charity*
irnn ai. nones*.
Remittances must he made in Post
Office Order*. Bank Cheek*, or Draft*,
if possible. If these can not be obtained,
send the money in a Rioimuo Lit-
tek. All Postmasters are obtijrsd Is
register letters when required.
Papers are sent to •nbseriber* until
an express order to discontinue is re
ceived, and all arrosnur** are paid, as
required by law. Merely rotunda* a
number of the paper by mail, la not **f -
talent.
All communication* relating to sub
scribers, should give their usmre very
distinctly, and carefully indicate whk*h
are old and which are new nwtwrriWv*.
Not only the name of the post rifles,
hut also that of the county aad Stat*
of each subscriber is neceeaary, bs order
that the proper entries may be promptly
and accurately made.
Marriage and obituary notice*, and
other muster intended fur poMkattou,
should be written separately, aad not to
business letters, to receive proper atten
tion.
« qualitv
,ncc in hi
ive for ot
tbe nam<
taslsltnns of tho divine passu oc
enjoyed. Maay of the puniteuts
s» dregs! y convicted of their
1 state, that they tor a time
For the Lutheran Visitor.
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Annthar QhUTCh Improvement
From the Wilmington Journal of
November 18th, we dip tbe following
item of intelhgeaoe:
“We were shown yesterday tbe
plan of soora improvements that it
has been determined upon to moke
to St rial’s Evangelical Lotherso
church, comer of Market sod Sixth
attests. The beautiful little edifioe
to to be atocooed with Portland
cement and laid off into blocks in
representation of stooe. It will ex
hibit the natural color of tbe cement
sod, when dry, will present a gray
ish white appearance, similar to that
seen in the atones in tbe basemeut
story of the new Bank of New Han
over building.
“Tbe window* and door cap* will
be colored so as to represent brown-
stone, and tbe whole, when com
(deled, will add very much to tbe
appearance of the church.
“The amount necessary to deftay
the expenses of this work is being
raised by voluntary eoutributtons
from amoug the members of the
congregation, many of whom have
already responded to the call. There
is still some two or three hundred
dollars required to complete the
amount, which the committee hope
to obtain from tbe members not yet
Henry Schmidt,
is battering; aa
apeak* tbe
in council
la the |
li greets
To God be all the
C. Beard.
Tbe Visitor and Woods
We will furnish for one year the
Visitor and Wood’s Hawmkold Mmfa
tine with a CAromo—tbe VeeemUe
wonders—for $180 jwepakt.
fo the eapc nor *■«*“
gr the iiMpeniou* wlii
^gho felled tbe f° r ‘
aad made
The fertile soil in vhs
T%e staple export* of
tie red man, by th
latpcUed. refused bin
Without a struggle
Hence a war arose
Ittween the race*, uj
fV final overthrow
Of th* first rightful 4
forthc protection of
from cruel murder h
fie white men boil
Itoff
Os which Eufaula
This uhurefti is growing so rapidly
to ureas bee Whip. that the present
ediir* is tost tosromiag too small It
•a* om the ualj church organics
ttou within the corpoeuttou of this
town. It counted it* membership
tinct body, how e*
ferity that such
circulation l Tho
PEBaoSAJL.—Rev. W. Etchelber
ger has resigned, and contemplates
vacating the Capon charge, VV. V*,
at the close of the preeeut month.
Hto address tat Wardeosvtlle, Hardy
county, W. Va.
ba the inteesot ks
is employed
but now, fortunately for the s^
gling congregation, the sen*,
Rev. C. P. Krauth, Sr M were Max
who began to preach hi tht I^h
language. He was youag to t
able and faithful pastor aad pahh
Through his jadicioai sad teh
labors, tbe congregation ni m
improved, many of the stoyay ra
were brought back, andpnqd
attended the efforts of patiri]
people.
Rev. Krauth served as peas si
eight years, and was saenehln
Rev. Jacob Med tart Be «ai
worthy pastor, and the cam pd
pered under his ministry to
•even years of faithful amwi
resigned, and waa succeeded bjh;
Reuben Wiser, who speMtmpj
Call Extended —Rev. p. Miller
has recently received a call to tho
Concord church in North Carolina,
rendered vacant a abort tiara since
by the death of Rev. Bower*. Wo
know not at this time whether ho
will accept the call.
Tws* here the help!
From ravage cruel'
And here at first ■
rivers bank,
The dwelling, *t«»rn
buildings, - j
Which composed tin
Her trade and comm
And soon attracted ti
A goodly throng of e
Whose energy, dispj
rions arts, has < s
Her limit* to expat, <1
Is point of eutei 1-1.:
inland cities.
Her facilities for t rai
Hire kept pace «i
provements
Of tbest modern tin,
Beudf > her river n: l
She bids fair to riv.i
The confluence o r In
long,
Will form a centra
chain
Which wUl unite i
coast
With Mississippi''* bJ
And the Pacific’s val
’llongst other mai k j
stand
Those handsome <H
tic taste
Has reared her hill."
Her streets are broa.
Each other at right i
W which, in chief, ttj
mand.
Nor has she failed a
education too.
Her schools for bo> -j
With any other acini
aad nearly all of thaas In strait coed
nrmuiriatKvu. an fat as this world's
(Pw* iff WWnMNI Fe®Ii w i tot II
tbe last three yaaru li has coma op
«uMy to every particular Its Into
rior ha* been entirely rreoustructed,
at a cant of arare than #1,300. It*
applied to.
late of Hamburg, Germany, is tbe
contractor for the work. Mr. Schmidt
has had an experince of fifteen years
; in making this cement iu Germany,
Sweden and America, and we may
| expect him to turn oat a beautiful
jjob.”
From a friend we learn further,
that tba work, including some neces
sary repair*, i* to coat some $1,300
or #1,180, of which amount #1,145
ha* been rained by subscription, aud
almost entirely from among tbe
member* of the congregation, a num
ber of whom hare not yet been seen.
Thia congregation has paid this
year something over #2.200 on their
choirh debt, contracted before the
war, most of which was raised by
their own membership; nod now in
these piping times of scarcity of
aioaey Ihaj are ready and willing to
make so noble an offering to the
Lord. This speaks well for old Lu
theran North Carolina.
urge those Mi taking las paper to
do an at ones, by, If nsssaaary, dsay
tog themselves of anas# nssdlaaa arti
cla of apparel, or scare table luxury
If but soch a course ware pares ad it
could sot help adding (argufy to lbs
Kev. P. Miller expect* to recsivs
an addition of not lean than fen mem
bers in his Brook congregation, per
haps more, in a short time.
At a recent communion at Wood-
stock AJiaUtmi hv PrpL J. R Itovin.
D.D., he had tut addition* to the
40 to 118 la litwrality and beoevo
towse this ehnreh to tost becoming a
power tor good, and to sgurttoal gift*
lowed Rev. Dr. Martin, vto
four years, and left a gesttto
braoce behind. He was «
by Rev
Qatte kn interest has prevailed
among the pupils of this Institution
tn the last month, and lot Sabbath
by baptism and confirmation lea were
received into the church. Only /our
of the twenty eight now ot the Semi
nary are not professing Christiana,
and it is our fervent prayer that era
long this can not bs said of to am.
Samuel Speech*, *i
short administration of baton]
was greatly blessed. Sen. 1
James A. Seiss was eatoi'
served the congregation viti f
acceptance. It was dsriag Is
joorn at Sbepberdstows fid
prepared and published to ^
lures on the Hebrews.” At th
of two years he was called to tut
field, and waa followed by 1*4
Krauth, Jr., who served fin ml
gatiou with entire satistotott 1
when be had beea with tito 1
seven mouths he was cafild h*
Chester, and feeling it hi* to*
accept, tbe church sgais to
vacant. Rev. Beale M. Stotil
was called to succeed Bra
and served the ooegreftito >
April 1,1848, to sows toa*
or 1852. Rev. J. P. Sttdto *
next called, and entered to 11
duties in 1852. His tofidff*
signally blessed, his tentMF
much strengthened, a bratoto
was built at Union villa, $ w *
from town, at a cost «r*y»'
everything connected with theto
assumed an air of prato**#* ,
bmeltser was followed byjto-
Miller, under whose «dto«* ^
able ministry the charoh ttjJF.
extensive work of grs«®f **
were added to its mattbtoto^
reatgoed in 1865, and **2
by Rev. J. F. CampbelL
earnest and faithful
pared tbe way for the
worthy successor acoottlto^p,
resigued in 1867, and i» *
D. F. Bittie succeeded hto
no former pastor did » *
the congregation as
Many were added to the to
house of worship was reto**^ J
splendid parsonage L,ol * K d
most eligible |>art of the^ J
two costing tbe congrtf*** 0 "
#15,000. ^ J
Dr. Bittie resigned J
Rev. J. Hawkins * oe0, T^J
He found a handsome hto
ship, with a membership. J
and a beantiful parsons!®^ J
nisbed for occopancy. . [f ^a
into the labors of bis P ^ J
under favorable HUSp>c ^’
been laboring with
ceptanoe.
areas tog tos great toa*
TW tallow tag aa to Its interior wa
rarit from tire WwHy JPre, Raleigh.
N. under dale uf Oetobar #,
to the congregation for near two
weeks, the pastor preaching, night
after night, most practical aad ia»
preseive discourse* The attendance
has been e neon raging, and deep aa-
riossuess pervades the congregatioa.
On last Sabbath the Holy Sapper
was administered to an unusually
large number of coamanieeot*
Oar young pastor is highly ap
preciated here, sod seems to be deter
mined to give bimeelf wholly to his
work. The Lord add to the eharch
doily of such as shall be saved
throngh bis instrumentality!
la ready, sad yea wtU sot get any
thing this side of Mteaston to nl/
Wa had dftoed, felt pertaetly iedapew
deal, sad mads ap oar adod la re
Snagalioal Lutheran Church of
Sh rph ardsicvrn, W. V*
The early history of Shepberdstowu
is enveloped in much obscurity. It
•eera* that some German emigrants
were among the earliest settlers, but
it was long after their first settle-
meut that a church was organised.
Tbe first account we have of Ger
mans in the neighborhood dates
about 1730. In 1785 a Lutheran
congregation was formed, with Heury
Bedinger, Heury Knkos, Martin Ent
ire, Philip Kleber and Nicholas Wal
ton! as Elder*
twreitoa* the ‘oairetaarias of the
lewd’ should always he beautiful.*
At a recent <-net nut ere*, held oo
the Oral Sunday to this mouth,
twvmty tour uew Member* ware added
to thte church ht certificate aad the
rite «f iwofirmatioo. Quite a aura
her snore will be added us soon as
they are thoroughly instructed in
the deuttiaes of the Word of God,
ae taught is (he Oontattrinaa of oar
uhureh Nous ate reran red from
other deosra leal ion* save by the
aucteut aud apoetolie rite of odd
SruMUioe. so that its membership is
ires uradu up of onutauisd ami an
oMifirured members. They all are
full memhara, aad being esssatosa of
this fact, they feel irerfectly at home,
and never tire to work for tbe ad
vaiMwmeat aad welfare of £td St
“But Few New Subacribars Come la.
This is the language of the Smimr
editor to a letter just received from
him—but with no declaration or la
tunatioa from him that I should
ssoka 14 tba caption of an article for
the Vieitor. Nevertheless, as 1 am
to no way personally interested to
the pecuniary affairs of the paper, I
again volunteer to sound the toeern
of alarm. I have said I am to ao
wo# interested in the fmanm of the
paper, by which I mean I get uo
pay for anything I do in its tolerant*
nor do I incur any of tire responsi
bility of paying its expense*
it Several years ago I felt 1 could
not make myself responsible for eay
of tbe expenses of publishing the
Vieitor, and so wrote to Dr. Rode
I said in substance that if he was
willing to meet, out of hie own pri
vate means, any surplus of expense
above its income in keeping ap the
Vieitor, he hod the right to do eo,
but tbe ekmek had no right to de
mand itof him; bates for myself; I
had a bare living, and to taka aay of
that scanty support from my family
and give, to addition to my tiara aad
labor, that to the support of a paper
Which the church was abundantly
In 1776 a ministerial
•apply was procured in tbe person of
Rev. Mr. Bauer. How long he re
wuined is uncertain. After his
withdrawal. Rev. Mr. Wittbabn
served tba congregation for three
years; but as to the condition of tbe
oougregatioo aud the labors of the
pastor, wc know nothing. Then fol
lowed Rev. Nicodemus, who served
tbe church for a period of seven
years, and was succeeded by Rev.
George Young, who is sfiokeu of as
a very godly and efficient man. He
served tbe congregation four years
with grout acceptance. After him
came Rev. Mr. Weyroer, who served
with fidelity for three year*
Bnt after all their self-denying
efforts, tbe final success of the con
giegation was yet doubtful, and
many discouragement* overtook the
little band. As yet, they had no
house of worship, their minister bad
never lived among them, bat had
resided either at Winchester, or
Frederick, or Hagerstown, and of
coarse was with his flock but little.
Thus for many years they were left
either without or with a partial sup*
ply from a distance. After the
sign, sad when lira stags stopped at
the hotel, ha was there too. M Yoa
are aoS going ou,* said he. “Tea,*
•old ws. “Oh no, you eau stay aa*
day,” sod wu stayed To tod tire
truth, wa ware sag only willing, but
tiraaght it oar doty to stay.
Th* geatisraaa who stopped aa
with Jest what wa
there la as daagwr at all at preasut
ik ram i r n n* the church but li*# \ think
w^w* wra“v "fi frav vraw* V'Wf wrem** 7 ® i sxvraw
John's.
At our last couimuakre, Rev. Prof.
L. A. Bthle, Premdeut of North
C arolina College, preached a highly
instructive and edifying sermon from
th* text, “One I xml. one faith, and
ooe baptism.” It was a sacramental
reranwi, oiestiy dmeutong aud set
ting forth tbe faith of our church ou
tba Kachan*r. Unlike most toetruo
tors, lire Professor certainly possesses
a gift for preaching. He la a pulpit
orator of more than ordinary ability.
His language is ebaste, hi* figures
•inking, his idaas clear and ex pres
siva, his style bold, forcible aud
argaureatativu, and hto delivery very
His preachiug to calculated
to cnavtoce rather than persuade.
In ooe word, he is no less popular in
the pulpit then as aa instructor.
Ob the night of the asms day tbe
334th anniversary of the Reforma
ttou was celebrated in this church.
The Professor again occupied the
pulpit, nod gava o# a diagmirra ou
tire “Apastel icily of the Lutheran
Church,” w hich wifi not aooo be for
Maaftto. It to nlrea rasau*rk »**« »v.
w** ra* p -ww wfwurasra wrerame
Over from tost wrasr, #308 0*
Rev. PraC W. K. Bstofft, 15 00
OoUectral b| Rat. D- M llcshui,32 00
was always oar
would stay aa y w
hud merited taptottoi fee denying
th* divinity uf Christ, prepoure tu
depvlvu tbs Utfemoa uf the right
—J*.j. .^^..s - -S — -A tjn — n _ M stoShSm
puncMvy wet new leu gen it given upon
tbe taftowtog ouudittoa, vto: that
they bs paid so rare* ns our list
nams up fil^WO The aouaur ww buy
tire lwt the *»ore cheaply wa coo gel
Rj aud, uf sourer, cosh will bs wast
ed from tire vary start uhua build
Daring the period of
ered by this sketch
churches have been b®*
herdstowu, all of which
to tbe Lutheran for *
membership, but the Id*
however, by Rev. Christian Streit,
who, it to said, wss at that lime the
only Lutheran minister in tbe State
of Virginia, aud was then chaplain
to the Cnited States Congress. That
Bflt h it rfflt to demand such * and.three daughtere/stl member* of sot yet
Its great sue