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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA, S. C„ DECEMBER 12i 1873 For th« Lnthsran Visitor, pjFrtlsnce of Orimo. will confess tbe Justice of the** for« boding*. Premonitions already nm of approaching ahtamitj and rat* Girl*, unfortunately, seem to bo under no greater restraint than boy*. They are no longer taught to be usefol, modem, “keeper* at homo* They ehrink not from bold pnblmtj, and appear to ©oart, rather than shrink from, vulgar notoriety. There are beautiful exception*, but the** are the tendeuoiea of ilia time*. The clamorous demand of women fbr po litieal right* it *o obviously In oppo sition to 1 Tim, ii t 13, and kindred prohibitions ami inculcations, that wo wonder how any one with whom the authority of the Bible is par* mount can hare aught to do with it. Non endurance of sound doctrine, and prevalence of rationalism and infidelity is another deplorable char acteristic of the times. 'The time will come, when they will not endure found doefrine.” “They shall tiara away their eyce from the truth, ami shall be turned into fable*.** (2 Tim. ir: 3, 4.) The evidence afforded by book*, papers, etc., ia *11 to the effect that this prediction is having * most striking fulfilment at thi* day; ami daily developments are making the truth of this assertion at*U move coo- spicnona Bat we wish more part tea larty to ^peak of testimouy that comes under oor own eyes. Not only Is there a manifestation of extreme *»• difference on the subject of religion among professing Christiana, bat there is very little distinct or positive belief of any kind; and In many, many instances downright skepticism on some of the most vital doctrines of Christianity is entertained. W* have heard numbers of orthodot churches express thsir belief in some kind of purgatorial process after death, by which sin will be eflWtualty eradicated—thus denying I be so IB of oar Lord's atonement. JW& t; Mali ImHM' I Ik# MlMtaNHNT 4M|pWli) ljf wall, even «hw seated directly be bind btm, having bet was* myself and tb# minister the chancel parti Mon. The interior of that skaivt la certainly a gam of art, bat I am compelled to admit that the as tarter, of that church, treated ae It la, baa flatly suffered, sod the passer* bff •aleee they hear the amd of Its powerful organ and the slagG* of SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, [Continued.] Mfrtt evidence that the church present day exert* but a fee * ^| ue00 e npea the world is the * frest degree of wickedness pre- *?JlpreTk>na to the flood “every of the thoughts of man's JJfj^rtTonly evil continually,” and may sorely lie said of the * portion of the human race at day. How frequently startled at the ' blasphemous expressions ^g^oedinary conversation ! What ^ohivisusness oi self respect and 6>r the opinions of the Lupous and prudeut are evinced ! STjO* nwn* mt ^ r wheu Christians isgsrded with respect, and t b« irreligious often longed to them; when the vicious gpe«tnd Ded by the power of a pgyyk and oonversatieu to pre- ^ host the semblance of pro- w d were guarded in the ^jjwUtion of impiety even to j^sf kindred tastes and habits, hi ww they seem to “glory in their ^1,1 sag worldlings and ohris- gg^ sis so commingled ih social jg want of. revereuce for re- ^ioe swots with bnt feeble rebuke, jgdedjit has become difficult to dis- between them. »ThtiQiqaity of Sodom was pride, of bread, and abnndauce of jbns in her and her daughters, Mler did she strengthen the hands g tl* poor and needy.” Eaekiel xvi: .• yoq 0 - ml « to, »ri»bJj 10 eociety t* >** «waUim to *hy tbu °P> dregg 6xo *H©ot,» or own day, 6 o°^e*t of ^ in tertn*. ,r ho poeaoss ch “-' Too, ^ f«l opo, who they #t to benevo. A »od phju ^nd } w ho our number- niaa it as a ehnroh. This might Ml to to be! A church, by Its shame- M knowledge of nwfoUflrtnrv and its «hs Bui imagine a church bails altnr the Gothic stils. ,L — u* wBWJ’Zfi M snsahtsgiy do IS unity nf is May ha astd af sat Ih the Greek ev GeShir church liny, K y hf ruthlowdy do This vie*’* typical of Noah’s ark, aad which on Lenw y world. be v «*y jaw* * •• not to he peal to the me from the iai then ri «h! Now, aristian, yon ild from that » beat adapt, md moral ex a 1 Educate l “W®d the r You have [nee of wkaek pon’t under book knowl- U ia all that r is embodied Ibcre are v* b; bnt to be elwajm andgl* ffkJfc flaiai * gggg^ff mum figAs* mp*gMgug|^|^bmms' * vnwwwrwjp i am ^aui'wpm p aamsme ms^v smanw u^mapw^mwmswwLy invented loots with which to e*«**|| JSEfirn j bi'ble which gave espvuaffaa to their de signs wu nail style; end this hen beaa aiMimprtatfldy aaSMMfi aAar t hoan Flo can deny the prevalence of ftm mbs, in a very marked mauuer, »d» highly favored land of lnxnry, ggtvagauce and self-indulgence f Ulster luxury may have at times isapinhni certain classes and in- iittmla, bnt when have these sins panded ae widely irrespective of asm or pesitiou f This universalt | smstitntes the resemblance to kiia. Beeklessness in expend i- ■ssssmt to characterise all classes ni eonditions, and, as an inevitable Egyptian, Grecian, importance,. beUunt? day* idncatad will Oma, “whose n aggravated ay look dowa cieucy These same person* have self-oow plaoeutly deplored the temleacy to wards Romanism in saw other churches than those to which they belonged. We have heard others advocate prayer to the Virgin for intercession in our behalf, aod pro duced the stale, ridiculous argument about the tenderness of a woman’s heart in justification ; ae if ecreature could have more feeling than the author of it, andJprgetful of hie own declaration in Isaiah iHx : Id. Hull otners have # confessed to us their entire disbelief in the resurrection of the body, simply because they can not understand how widely iliseemi nated particle* can be recollected and re formed, even by an owuipo tent Being. Modi of the literature that ie afloat is characterized by the same *kepii cism. One would think the carte should have been repealed long ago. by the various restoratives devised by human ingenuity for all the ills of life. Why *ko*M there be poverty and misfortune, when it ia only neces sary to be self reliant, persevering and smart f Why shootd any one be idle in this land of over nban dance, when employment is just ready to his bauds f Why ahooki any one commit the folly of getting sick, when he need only observe the laws of hygiene f And so the fact of our being tainted, fallen beings; and that we most be enbject to mi* fortune and suffering until the de liverer comes to make *11 things nee is entirely ignored. M. E. A oat* a? ^ d oil a ro» FALL aad WIKTER AT THE OlAND CENTRAL ion of .* high ; bat this is hallow iy suppose, h of email daily zeroise of an exerted is the In bating and bne all choim account of it* fiueliy ulsytalins, trul » mauoolenm I* the mm* atyb wdl *4 MM* iuipvea* ns with its its ass. C|«ite recently 1 had the pleasure of beholding » jremes intShcd k the Egyptian style, e*d the effect *m truly vt*rtling, becakee the nrehlupct 1, I m , i. A | U m*, aaaiil ■Ilk ....L w^w spa ep s -us excellent judgment sad skill, the* Ike otherwise MMpNdklMMd kmpeueaia* of this noftent styks was eatreely SMoqueoce, the hands of the poor ad tke needy are not strengthened, ir these luxurious ones have neither am oor money to bestow on charity. Ike daughtert of Sodom are par ikhriy mentioned, and as the privi- Ipt of women in this country are pd, we should expect a corres fading exaltation of character and hhoauor. Are these expectations mlized ? Look at the publie prints; Ihnce at yonr own social circle; sur- uy minutely the locality in which p reside Uff.O. 8WAFFIELOT CLOTHING xn church is ;ain say, edu u who repre- fathers, the >tion, educate would have ie banners of hurch, which i every coan- ifluences ex- kindreds aad lildren! Not educate yoor tan has been high incite i u late to ths fleet powers* to be govern- >ut by the in is over mind.* on aod con- ne guide* t® tion control* 5S, which can sr way, wtot ire presented g her noblest mbodied tb* jpiues*- sbe tbfnl feet tbs w flpwers of lathway* Sb« wrath of the n or comfort < oliimbln, M. C ; and see if there is not owe for deep humiliation aud self uafemnation among women. These less conspicuous things may hsvorlooked by those whose atteu- tim is not particularly directed to tan, bnt tbe shocking and unpre- nteated crimes daily perpetrated m patent to all. Many of these nnes are unprecedented, and one hu coastsnt occasion to wouder at fo dspravity which has developed firuiu. Nor is this wickedness tafoed to this country. Foreign jwraate amply corroborate this as J. H. KINARD thu safe desssi, thsy sr* smly prsp srjy for tempts* «f (1m »«**•; bn ADVANTAGE I* EXAMINE (hu budding of a tempt* of lkm. M Rv- iif Goff.” I* oor sows try tkta prow Geo still largely obtains, bot the t>| 1 : . , . 1 4 l l ,(ll l a . fk.| uwwowtt ^swim v imouw* more convinced that Ihm Gothie sty 1* mM^i ptf Amt church. Every window sod door, every gahta uoff piuoorte, th* fly log Ike lack of proper family govern- ■wt is another evidence of the in- taposition of Christians to perform *tof daty, and is also, doubtless, tb© tamof much of the crime that is ^latent It is a paiuftil thing to the disobedience and disre- taflksnilested'hy children towards pwsnts, and their unwillingness >*reader assistance in anything that 'Nah** tbe slightest exertion. They * em to imagine that pleasure and Element are the only objects in ^ for which they were created. ** knew the time when children a sufficiency of healthful ^ifteot, aud yet could be useful *,PWportiou to their years. But thdifoost tender and loving **fc®Mf one cau be called loving f to encourages wilfnluess and self ^*lgeaoe to the last degree, can * fflake the most reasonable or j** request of her child without fretful aud -peevish com hud so glaring an exhibition willingness to obey that the ^Biating contest is most frequently 7^ hy her own performance of * a t»he had demanded of the child. An< l the sweet home life that once rjjjtol is bnt little known now, J^uts have lost taste for domestic Wents and duties, and children adopt their habits, aggiava- all the license that young ;ier- * ,10w enjoy. Almost any «i»ot ®* more attractive to them than v Tbe streets are filled with 1 a,, d augovernablo boys,. too j. toe children of professing chris- whose parents »eem only coti- to be rid of the responsibility training, and their annoying ,<?e ^ ome - Hid our hope* h I 0,1 human government, wo have ominous npprehen- ** to toe future stability and °f a republic in the bauds of ^ generation now coming forward. tot X fai ^ Bit y *tound at present, Ujv^°® (>eve r W B1 witness the inatu- ‘ the generation to coine after, Ufkilf *f K nights of IN this* mm) !M1 JMMWfc&y A WWMLg A ImM wwNvPNPiuNRUfo |p|jW -• , S’*' WM D LOTI A CO . MS I OflLtlRU.ft.e For tbe Lnthersa Visitor Church Architecture. iagty invoking frwrn b—vws lbs msrry of Gmi H SU tMI ttfl iiliki! fn# tijgi far f g»r r I |oi* attempt in fftOMMi tb# kMttt* nf tb# different Uuikliux stvies. not In Ibis 40 Over 30 Team, 1873. «vm tvt iXT»owTnoji or PERRY DAVIS* FAIR * SILLER, t*4 afor llsm Ttssw" tvlsl. the FAIN- We have now advanced tar «s»ough to consider the form nf • church Architects, I believe, have trtwd every eonceivablV shape which can possibly be given to a church cdtlm, becauew the demand for something new, something out of the usual wsy of building * church ban taxed their ingenuity. Thus it is that we have octagonal and circular shaped chare!* es, neither of which, so far, has found favor with worslnpsrs, and I do not think U likely to come into favor on account of the difficulty of ar ranging the seats. Mid another still greater difficulty of properly placing the minister, who i* to jureaH* to the congregation. The elliptical fcaln offers a very pleasing effect, so far as the interior is concerned, which, on account of its perfect resonance, eiqwcialJy when vaulted, is best calculated to convey sound; yet the treatment of the exte rior is so difficult, that I qaestien tbs propriety of m-ommending it for general use, exempt it were am- trusted to the hands of a very skill fnl artist. I have seen bnt one church built after the elliptical plan, and that is the one in which 1 re reived Christian tmptism when an infant, and when a yon lit relieved my sponsors of their rcspnnaibilitl** when 1 assumed them myself by publicly pro!cawing Christ. My love and predilection for that church is readily accounted for, because 1 have worshiped in it again ami again, hoy© sat in all parts of the church, as well below as on the gallery, which ritps all around the church, IS kaS i at a at jM.irk i S. j fl iff" eN ™ RifleMH sM^^SV [t up toe heavenly i®‘ Lf the sisftai he destiUitr. uch a* P oet *’ hmbls emD* 8 " Lh upon then Lg reeeit'*^ i the secHide* 1 ia TW mi sister had Iasi ns tarnssl frooi a tosr ibrusA aid Mss laml. and hi* nwson waa stdl frrsh from the ruiiMt of tho asscSewt nasllss which bn had viaitsd there. Bhortly after his ret am, bis cwwsgvwgatieei foontl It necessary in tsiM a new ^ W fira laughter*; »• holy B» i88i0, ‘ Lt i» ^ fore [of reckooiofi be »cctt*at ,0 J» Lte your cbi^ Light »g a,n ^ r wouos u vr,,a UiD.flt ob castilated tower I Now thi* la all very alee; bat, to my mind, at least, I fro castilated tower belongs, not to a eharch, bat to a cnetla, from the hsitltmsttU of which it baa dartvad Its name. Every bntkliag In do elgneii aad ia to sMsower a distinct purpose, and therefore It It that New Tetk for Ilsvrs, hleb^o* 1 upgTBA- For i os unew, castles bad to he do fended in feudal limes, and for thnt end received battlement*, the very name of which remiods ae of the warrior* clad in armor, who stood there ready to defsod It with bow anti arrow, boated etoaea, aad other missiles, which were to be thrown down upon tho advancing ton. Trot, th« church of God ie dally asaailod; but the battle «r fooghi, the Reform* , Baltic ^ KU8W.0 e» aoned i® 5 forme** 1,1 i the co° ut !: tUrtr J e “* at. been V? Greek £ no* ioto „* and n °^ir3, ive, in time la pnsecd and gone when deadly weapons wetw unrd to eowvtot awd sou vert sinnaro Wa base pfoatsd ImmsooeTe cveoa, hi stead, open oar