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iiSttSiiifcttfHtiifiTnmii f * THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA, S. C., JANUARY 30, 1874. mmm THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. . RlOf. ■ovid on to 1W«v«r»llirt| I to Tm«i eadoriaf Columbia, ft*. O* * .afiflrtBLttaB:;., Friday, January 80, 1874. EDITORS: Rw. A. K. RUDE, D.D., Columbia. 8. C Rr.v. J. I. MILLJiR, A.M., »taiinto«, V*. In essentials, unity; in non essentials, liberty; in all thing*, charity, 9 Wilson a»«i W Tbs Grovs six well bsrs of I>r. BittWs ewofrsf* many of bis friends sod ads mo Mf l Heod other ml ran of Tbs Honda? bilk This it*! la wo* ,r.E-;-s .-jcagrsaaaaaxar SPECIAL NOTICE*. Remittance* most ho s*«l« tajhjri Office Orders, Flank CMka or Droll* if possible. If these can sot be obtained. M-udthe money in a Rsowtssed Let ter. All Porimariew are obliged te register letters when required. Papers are sent to jwbscsibjrs until school children, na»b«fi*f ssvootT | one little girls sod fortjoo* llttto boya, assMipsaial by I also joined in tbs At tbs grsrs tbs Rsv. Jacob As* tin, otWmmmm obarob. in Kfllog ban rouoty, aitotoiart. The grass «*• literally strewn with assert. After psyiog this last tribots of re •poet to a belossd pastor and friend tbs people returned with sad | to tbsir bosses. Ws osiittsd cborch was tbs tad to* the so peri n ten tie or# e sent an crpress orate ct'irtHl, and alt I are WdUMPWtStt S T«IJ which an bar n be ra. State All ©ommuMcatto** relating neriber*. should |in their distinctly, and carefully are old ami which are sew Not only the name of the but alfto that of the county mad of each subscriber is necessary, la onier that the proper entries may be promptly and accurately made. Marriage and obituary notices, sad other matter intended for publication, should be written neparatsly. ami not in business letters, to receive proper atten tion. a appropriately draped by of the mafrvk r atioa under in leads* os of Mr. Du raid body of Dr Hulls was consigned to its lest resting place was aa elegant metallic oae, painted la and furnished by Messrs A Dixon. «* SISSiMSB W I* Mrs jMWtaWi Rsr. W. Houck. Ws returned Saturday evening Iroin the funeral of Dr. D. H. Bittle, and received this evening, Sunday the 18tb, the following telegraphic dispatch: Orangeburg, 3. C. Rev. W. Houck died this evening. Can you come to the Inneral to-mor row 1 Of course we answer, Yes. Two ministers, both men of God, culled from labor to rest in less then a week. More than ever should ws pray the Lord to send forth laborers into His harvest! Hr. Bittle. - We purposed preparing a full ac count of the last honors rendered our beloved brother, in whose death not ouly the church in Savannah, but the entire Lutheran Church, and the Iutkcran Visitor and its editors have sustained, what, humanly speak ing, is an irreparable loss; but af fection for a brother, whom to know was to love, whom to labor with was a privilege, and duty to the honored quire ns to obey the summons ts attend the funeral of our sainted Honck, and we therefore defer giv ing expression to our own sad thoughts at present, and 1st others speak. In the Savannah Advertiser of Jan uary 16th there is a fall account of tbs funeral services, which we doubt uot will be acceptable, because it shows that Dr. Bittle bad during bis brief stay in Savannah secured for himself a name, a position, and an influence which bat few mes, even after years of toil, obtain. FUNERAL OF REV. OB. BITTLE. The immense concourse of people which assembled at the Lutheran church yesterday afternoon to pay the last tribute of respect to tbs memory of the late pastor, Rev. D. H. Bittle, was so unmistakable evidence of the great love and es teem which the people bore for a man who, though bat a few years among them, had endeared himself to them—occupying such a place in the affections of bis people as it hi the privilege of but few men to occu py. The funeral was announced to take place at three o’clock io the afternoon, and long before that time the church was crowded. The services were opened by the Rev. A. R. Rode, D.D., of the Lutherac* church of Colombia, S. C., who read appronri ate portions of the Scriptures, after which the choir, under the leader ship of Mr. W. Luddcn, sung the 00th Psalm. Thiawa* followed by another chapter io the Bible, read by Dr. Rude, when the choir sung the A&th hymn. Rev. W. S. Bow- mas, of Wentworth Stress Lutheran church, Charleston, then delivered a very impressive, interesting sod ap propriate address on the life and character of the deceased minister. Those whose privilege it was to be near enough to bear what the apeak er said, were lavish in their ex pressions of admiration, and spoke of the sermon as one of the finest aud most appropriate they bad ever listened to. At the conclusion of Rsv. Bow man’s remarks. Rev. Dr. Axoo, of the Independent Presbyterian church of this city, delivered a most fsr vent and eloquent prayer. The ser- , ssaMmai * | | . . , , | ( ! | | , | M ,s | , | j | | f, g n suitable SSI WOJr* SIS esd * * Sees with his hi regard te r^s wfidsfa la gsrsoefa to the 11th chapter si Oshfsws aa a MMM ftaM for a lest. “Yea," said ha, *T all the days of my U Aad la the dtapostltau *f alt Ids earthly ifoin hie faith la Okrtsl was the heals st every adjust ataoL • TWa tf we may say ef him what the Bely Ghost said cf Barnabas, how stseMy Ml i*J Dr. Howard Out lege la Ohta, ( i*ri»ntL, Dr I } ii an », , ■ *■■■, le preach la the year IMA erdalaed la 1MB, deriag w he was mamed te Mlee Ha was Isaabsi ia Aa m (1MB) at GaaOm, Ohio, w mumlaed ouly saa year, la craveme lamega n sioaary, after whlsh ha •4 ag Hominoty. aad hi raised #14,00* for After this he was railed Is berg, Mi, where he drees tils aad sasrgy late tarsi*. A eoHMaadtoi bedt, sad la the short sod s half years 30 added la thu la IMS, Dr. Io the dunk la the terra ef Grew, Pa., where ha the brief space ef sue year what a two a call ever But, O, • 1M j Ida of with (he ehaieh Be thea la Ms yearn, iare he was sailed te the of the Berth ( amliaa j * ivft w mm mf case m ft- f *lante mm an f aw4sotrsa %njn ' * 1 r a * h > u u . i ♦ i„ w Bwrw IMP reel slued salt! the year |gil, eheai the breaking eel of the war he!were the Bteiee pot a stag iw tfla with •d by his d#vu<«4 wife Theegh the taaUtai llgtoee Bittle < mg Christ, Ml MM ■ vices then concluded by singing the 421st hymu. The children of the Sabbath-school, to whom Dr. Bittle bad endeared himself, under the superintendence of Mr. Geo. B. Clark, then passed around the casket, and laid their flo ral offering upon it, after whieh they proceeded on out the door for the purpose of joining in the procession to the cemetery. We stood upon the vestibule, and as tbe.childreQ passed by ns we marked the fact that there were but few dry eyes among them. Shortly after this the easket was taken out of the church and placed in the hearse, the following gentle men acting as pall bearers, via., Messrs.'John Oliver, Geo. P. Gray, John T. Thomas, John Schwan, P. Hermann/Claus Heilman, John W. OF BBT. w. a. aow ' MAE. nrmner nowman cimiiy oar disposal his maaasorii written with a pswril after his arri val oo the day of the funeral, never thslsss, as the Advertiser my*, was m press) ve, lute reeling aad appeo priate." The skstoh ws give doss not do justice to the eto«|ueot proud* er, which thosa who know him foil well know. John la bis apocalyptic vlalaa heard a voice from beavru wtm-b deal*red aato him, sad through him unto the whole world, the blosoorf nee* Of the righteous, giving solo os the inspired aassirnaee that they roet from their labor*, and their works do follow them We are called oa to-day to listen to the mandible yot thrilling voice ef God s prwridsaee, which is as truly a voice from haav so as that whieh the favored A poetic heard upon his sew girt kale. Aad ws have reckoned that, whoa the voice of God through Hie provi den or speaks to as la a auto nor so pungent aad powerful as it dose to- dav the words of man should «►’ WWj O WSNWW W* m w W -"W fow. It is a noteworthy fort that the sac.ed oraelee deal very sparingty u» the language ef ewfogy. W* have npmi the pagve of Scripture the brief biographies of men whom God em ploy ml ia the prounotioa of the eat and moat stopeodewe pa his divine will—men whone genius revoketMMuaed whose influence rolled ns naan 1 *. JM. that at a certain age “they died,” er, “they fell asleep.” or “they were gathered with lh#/ fat her*," er, “they departed add were no more seen." Perhaps the moat beautiful as well as the moat appropriate tribute whieh inspiration pu.is to exalted ministerial worth nod mimuooary mil ia that aim lied to Hamah** tha miamoaary soot to Aatioeh by the Church at Jerusalem: “lie was a good mau, and fail of the Holy Gboet and of faith.” The term good Is generally eon tidered in a relative sense Among the worst of men there are those whom their coo* pea too* call “good” • • • But Barnabas bad followed Christ la the regeneration, was a child of God, called to the holy oBre of the Christian mimetrr • • • Aad it is the Holy Gboet who calls him “good" • • • How all earthly honors fade beside anch a compliment | This today Is our comfort and oar joy, that Dr. Bittle may be railed “rood man" in the same sense—* • But ot Barnabas it was said he wsa “full of the Holy Ghost." It is a fact known to many In Uus «eep log congregation, that from the be ginning of christiaalty until now, there have been diversilfoe of opia iou among professed Christians ia regard to the personality and otbee of the Holy Ghost As la the IHd Testament Church all were not Israel who were of Israel, so to the Slew Teetomeot Church - all have not re ceived the Holy Ghost who profess to follow Christ Home were aakod soon after the Asconatou “Have ye received the Holy Gboot since ys believed V aad thotr reply waa, “Ws have not so much as heard that there Is say Holy Ghost* But Barnabas was not of that somber • • • Nor was Dr. Bittle of that number • • • Let the preeminent and obvious spirituality of but lif# be the answer to the question. No man could have made the ear rificee for Christ which he made. No men could have performed the mis siooary labor whieh he performed— could bavs had the revivals of reti gioo which attended his ministry * j His • If the Spirit sf God had! through Mb not boss with him! • • It waa said of the missionary to oaa easily iafer hew heavily the blow Antioch that he “was MU of faith* Adis apoa the attict* partner sf his joy* aad km* The Great Bhepherd wOl i wear ywe Tbaagh yaa bnrjr today, yw* are hie heirs, left | oo s pricataas heritage trwthfM maaaer to which ha MaMy with whlsh hs dealt wi \ feme nmda II# hriag dead will y A ***** to jou. Remember that tout sarmoo which earn to yaa, as it mare from the por tel* of the Cfcarehtriam pbaat; “The of *ta le Dr ltittts i to flevaaaah was Mas* the dssriM d oar Brother, wham next to tha erito, aow a beraav sd widow, aad higawa brother, Rev. Dr. D. F. Bittla, df Salem, Vs., ws moan mom dsapM, tor to the rufor gad la as ha wnsfrac sad coUriug, the following trib which furutoh bat was, sad how greatly h Is mwasaed i tom hat* *>achsd as: Who to taka ms plan* f Oar aa- llu, of U. mnlii,li«S Wm.Io*. I To OoEtBPomiim ~ «»fcrrTd tbronfh bim upon tb, b.v. p«l.oo. wiU. . «•'“ Cbucb. » tb. .« of rok» ud p.n, been Omnt U 8.“"“*; ^,“ d would have never been realised bed j Orangeburg and Lexington, 8. G. be yielded to the paralysing lociina , lion—which besets so many of os— , Is than IT« know, AT UDANoKK CGLUBOSL -J I SOI requeated to iar papor, that yew ImA, juat bo face tea •ml latalhfeooe of the fe s4 tit. D, JL Bittie, of Harsa- Oa, reached this place. It was patofa! to alt ef sofemaity was thrown wear both torinuGona, which their exer* Tods j. the 15th. at ten *» clock, of both to the college the deed. ii Havtog all his friend of tha life 1M5, Maryland, am arii la all 1MT, Dr. Biule •t w*k of his the hws the L In a te spoke kind l to the only sarrirtog bruthSA Dr Biuto, sf Ro- At two efatook to the ■to-- - * 1 . mra <a ans* prwyev, amA h#«*a tridas of his mmmmhw wvnr"“ 1 •. spoke of the naaaruiaty the imparts ass of tost «a the hid, aad of being ready le gw at the Master s ridding. He ahm lefcl so how important it was to sad to h* models m Christ's caoee : tor oar example would live after we wars cold to the leoely grave. Another of oar beet ministers hs* bee* railed lata eternity. Why was It awl pew or /, feeder V trod had a m now. to neglect the present and presume upon the future for the performance of present plans and good intentions “to the work of the Ix»rd." •Though dead be yet spcsketli." Ui us all, especially brethren iu the ministry, hear bim speaking to *• by his life sad from the tomb, saying, “Whatsoever thy hand flndeib to do, do It with thy might; tor there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, to the grave, whither tbou gosat" T. W. D. MEMORIAL SEE TICES AT NHEMIEKD8- TOWN. Sunday, the lflib of January, was a solemn day to tbe Lutherans in Hhepberdatowu. Tbe startling and painful news of the soddett death of our former paster, Iter. D. U- Bittle, D.D., bad oast a gloom over tbe wbote town sod community. On Sunday morning the large oongrega tioa that Ailed the spacious church found the pulpit and chancel draped in the habiliment* of mourning, and aadncea was depicted ou every eoutt teaaoor. After the sermon, the pas tor, Rev. J. Hawkins, atmouueed the death of Dr. Bittle, and proceeded to apeak of the valuable services lie had rrudemd to the church of Jeaus Christ, monument* of which stand in various part* of the laud, and of the sympathy he was suit we all felt for the bereaved congregation iu Ha vannab That one of the great light* of the General Synod had been extinguished here only to be relighted in bear on. It waa God who had done it, aud he •nloelb all thiags well.* He then, iu the rou- eluding prayer, made special men tioa of the berrft companion of the deceased, ebo most of all must feel the weight of this great lows, and asked a kind Heavenly Father to Ker the Lutheran Visitor- Our Church Paper. Ih. Rwle: About the close of last year 1 wrote an article for tbe Visitor, in which attention was briefly called to the past history, ptescut condi tion and future prospects of th# Lutheran Church in the South. My object was to direct the minds of your readers to tbe subject, particu larly those in South Carolina, and to awaken a becoming interest in tbs matter. Iu view of the progress and improvement of the present age, it was stated that among tbe essential things to the prosperity and exteo siou of a church, as well as to its well-being and usefulness, were I. A Cborch Paper, liberally patronised aud generally read. 2. A thoroughly educated and well paid ministry, devoting all their time aud energies to the work. 3. A sufficient number of College* and schools of high grade, adequately endowed aud eealously supported, in which the youth of both sexes may be properly educated aud fitted for tbs different avocations and the duties of life. While directing particular atten tion to these three things which are, in my judgment, the most important and iudiftpcuaable agencies iu tbe great work of evangelization aud church progress, I would not be un derstood as underrating the impor lance and ability of Sabbath schools, Young Men's Christian Associations, Bible and Tract 8ocieti«s circulating libraries and things of that kind. Nor would I have the reader to loss sight of those other time-honored benevoleut organization* which have ever been part and parcel of Chris tian civilization and human improve ment I consider all these things as valuable adjuncts and useful auxil iaries in this great and good. They one, and the holy reUgfoo „ blessed Redeemer illustrated i** 1 noblest sod most practical rt * There never waa a periodV^ history of tbe church aad tha «Jy where there waa a fnttrrtwTr for a pure, soriM, and church literature. The journal* of tbe land are the [>n!^ ageueies by which such a SSt is to be built up, fostered, rJ? neminated iu the world, bringeriml and more available for that paT** than anything else. The kot^ infidelity, rationalism, and ism, knowing the power ot ljlTZT*" have entrenched themselves strong fortifications, and are « ally sending forth their pubheateta filled with error, heresy, j teaching iu the mow seductive losL They must be met, combatted^ overthrown ou the same ground by the same powerful uoogtm. ' In view of this solesui sod * mentous truth, I need not urge ^ parents aud guardians of the jt, the importance of placing in t hands of their children and sound and wholesome reading^ ter, by which their youthfel aria folding minds may be structed and grounded is I tary principles of the christiaa qg giou aud true wisdom. Aad fog can not accomplish that otgcct^n readily and effectually tha* bj g T ing them and their fsstiltoi nd t paper »* the Visitor, aad treimu/ them to fere f o > rad it Praying that God may itf m hearts with a higher sea* g duty aud c-»-aivr <-aiucc|4*ow» ef fo weighty oblige; m* resting ipss^ aud give us a i.irger mea«Bt 4 grace aud zeal in the .*1 inter’* sho, aud lead us to act acuoidiagh, i humbly submit these harried tin tioa*, on this my first point, tori rnedi tat ions of your readers. It da' time, Providence permitting, 1 dri address myself to points 2 aril A aa all i« 1a driivsrsd has Aral 1*71. Ia yta riiarsk sd tog it oas of the rhurek sdiAeas to telKWrf ” Ori. TW dstf * *Ww ks to- w%tk S I ml tod ia tks m 4mmth Gw, vbm ks tm t tosariwi sta a#riPtaaFaPBPi * l •Uimtivi of Iks rows of AMaMy orgrary i • w vi w»U rtsuia revolving age* of i OOOS Umi M toot klto Iks n nasso ar rsv Ay thickly aad its a j H is miatotry to kstowa yaa • a can not bo exported to a than wkat tks Lori of tk# •aid to kim yesterday “Well dons, eta’ viaoy ard . — — w sf Ahssa great totsraats ksyaad tke grave saroly (lomaad is* mediato atlsattoa. Lot a* took to Ori vary aad A* war truai «t|«oo that l a ktok gnskaa from tha illustrate bta grace in enabling her are all (mrts of the same great ma ts hoar with submission aud fort)- j chinery. and though subordinate tads tke heavy stroke. aud minor parts in some resfiecta, At the close of the Sunday school they add much to the completeness to tke afternoon. I be Hupenntrndmt, aud |>ow«r of the grand system Mr. I. II. Ziltlv, made a touching' which ha* Iteon established in the reference to tbe signs of mourning world by Infinite wisdom and good- around bim, and paid a worthy trib- mas and harnan instrumentality for oto to the worth of Dr. Little to the tbe promotion of man’s temporal and church at large, and to this church eternal happiness, to particular; aud urged upon all j 1 propose non to consider briefly the importance of making timely these three essential agencies iu the pi * r-—*«i and order in which thev have been men- enmfofter io tkat bright land above, tioned. In the first place, then, I wbere he and they should sing the must urge tbe importance, nay tbe “song of Moss* aud the Lamb,” absolute necessity, of extending a freed from the painful thought of prompt and liberal support to our >*r*ttsa. PEJVATS LETTER FROM SALEM, VA. “Ws are agian called ujmu to moara the losa of one of oar uont active men. It ha* thrown a gloom over every thing here. The sorrow ing brother—Rev I). F. Bittle—is quite aad." church (taper. Presuming that all persons of or diuary intelligence aud reflection will at once admit that we must have a (»aper, as an organ and mouth piece of our church, to proclaim and de fend her distinctive principles aud policy,—as a medium of oommunica- tion through which the wants aud - —- * interest* of the church may be made To CoaiUtarvINDENTS.— Please kuowu to her members, and aa a bear with or We have been going welcome and uiauy-tongued visitor from oos house of mourning to in the families and at the firesides of another lately, and oar heart is < her people, iustructiug their minds heavy, oar spirit is grieving, and we aud cbeeriug their hearts, and at the an* waiting for the suuiukoiis. Pro. hmuic time building up a pure and Hutto waa a younger, a more vigor acceptable church literature for pos- oos, a ttiigbUet, a better man thau terity, I would again ask, are wc as ws are, sod Bro. Houck as regards j a church and aa a people doiug what years was oar junior, and aa regard* we ought aud could do toward tbe La w cm acted L*mts won I a living faith form* tks vital bastd sf onto* between Ot hie to tkn oocnmanmn ot •hams to*r* vUllov Cast s*4 bitterly to day, ns Umy toy tk*t AnrsI tribute to Iks nrpulehr* ot tksir afteitonl father * • • • As s preacher, Dr. Bittle was ever ear newt, toalroctive, and at times trvly eteqasat. Bat kto ringaswea was tks eloqseacc of Doth, am! Urn sloq*s*ss ot toitk, aad ari Iks gamiy ebullitions sf moden ism, whieh he utterly **Hke who 4s M wish thy i la whlsh tks Itenih came, hot was ktok Be obeyed the i jgwwt to tha grave is—i|»ii the drapery of at him. nod I ms down "TETRA." THE ORATE. -Re- grace our superior, aud he too ia gone, aud threescore years, and fail j tog strength, aud soul iougtng for n-al are sign*, that we lie fore long will be with our de|M«ne<l sain’.a, and who will care for nod watch over the VtsnUtr f Ws always thought Dr. Bittle would ; but he ts no uu»re! * — would like to see, aud the require- Oamotra—The Chriatmaa irrvK meiita of the age demaud, it is nev- exbibiled io 8t, John's church, of ertiielcss a capital church paper, Selisbsry, N. Cm among oilier pres »«U and ably edited, and neatly ents, nnuionl a letter add reseed to printed, and ia eminently worthy of the pastor—Rev. J. G. Neiffer. In support of our people, tke saute were enclosed greenbacks to tke amount of (|35) thirty fiv* dollar*, with the directions, “this sione) to be ex (tended for the pur rkoee of a gold beaded < sue. to be suitably engraved ; said esse to be hast fitly heads of families aud indi- For tbe Lutheran Yiutar Holiday Times in Winchric. Deor Doctor : Christmas Evt *» joyous time with our Soudsy-adri in Wincbsster. It is tbe fleam it our annual Festival and Chnta* Tree for the little folks, and a brigki happy evening do they geuafr have of it. Our Lecture roos^ iod the glory of holiday decenttot when “the trees of tbe field 1, mb literally to have come in to "dR their hands” for joy, and hlM arid me eager, expectant faces of yssnf and old of the congregation is acou tomed, on these occasions, to promt a very animated and inspiring mm The Christmas Eve just pastra no exception to the rule. At m early hour the teachers and scrim were assembled in full force, ari ] soon afterward not only evetj » maining seat in tbe room, but slaws- every eligible standing plan vn occupied by parents and frierii i the children who had come to p* ticipate in their services sod vitae* their enjoyment The Program*, as a matter of coarse, oasmri largely of Christmas hymns, far* children, as children generally, fa* to siug of Jesus bora in BstWetok and we who are older dearly lowh hear them. After the opening a ere isos our Superintendent too- duced Mr. J. E. Cooper, (a teito of the school and a recent gfri-w of Roanoke College, having tke te istry in view,) who ddirari«» address which was in every admirable. He was followed by A* pastor in a few remarks approprii to the occasion. Just at tk« in the services, when we vteg| , la Mk . Bow im| i i stejriy ha* tke truth of thia odoMtoltioa |gs* hfsftfki to oar • • *, srrl*g • • • ; aoaaidersiMMi by tko< ralturad to totalfect, from earth of oa# of oar Aa s sympatktsisg • * •, rick Thoroughly and aitk varied eipsetemm, ho was happily qasJiAod to dovis* bkvrsl 11. thing*— • • • • • I* kto maial rritottoma, Dr. Btttte** ekaunwtar skoao witk * ftosaitor rwdi to kto it sad asefal minister*—Dr. D. Hulk, of Hofaaaak—Ike melao ekriy parttoolars of whose death srs • • It fells to tha lot ot bat few men to leave behind them so many and such varied example* of a living (kith os doss Dr. D. R. Bittle. Tbs tosgutabi&f churches he bailt, the institution* of learning be estab • • • Bat thorn thiags that this Is ass oar real. TW Lord has dealt to this vary way with every family that has ou earth. To the of tbs Visitor. Aad fa*w effectively its illustrated to tke of kto life and Prompt, avoid diligent to*|he exorcise of bto “ktatenl to seam* aad sot of saasatm* “always abound tog to tha work of tk* Lord." lie Shoe oat sriy pleaned nod purposed, bat aorumpltokad to a few jaara, ia asvmi different Akorgea, what oos Isas easrgatto tad pevmpt would have feded ta consummate to a Hto vplantory life work is lad tan now be added to support aud circulation of tbe <A«ro* Visitor t i do not know how tnauy subscri bers there are to the Fititor within the bounds of our Syuod, but 1 do know that it ought to have several ihousaud. Although it is not in •ome res|Kects such a journal as h the distributiou of fife ^ riMta uhe tree to take place, a little fete ly conspiracy against the fri* developed itself. An officer of fe school produced a very fornidd* and mysterious looking bundfa fe* tvhich quite a large pil« ti I aee fi-o« the Parochial Reports of our miniaters in the last Minutes that there are some forty five con gregations in connection with our Syuod. There are on an average at n Christman gift from the miry of tke ctortA" vidusl members iu these congrt'ga- tious who are able to take the Visitor and pay for it, w hicb would give the paper over 2,000 subscribers in tbe South Carolina Syuod aloue. 1 do not supjKKse that it has actually half that number, which shows there is a it ia m* tha larger amount, and **d delinquency somewhere. Mauy of our ministers and influential lay- CORRmTio*.—The printer makes tke aggrsgat* value of the donation to Rev. P. Miller, Woodstock, Va., 1100 instead of #60. Well, we are aovty hope kto kind people will make op tke difEereoc*. It is only one and two aught*. Hr. John’s Church, Frederick Co-, Va.—Tb# meeting has dosed, and alwiut thirty persons, nearly all of whom have united with the Lu theran church, have professed faith to the lord Jean* Christ. OmittRD.—Tlie article, “Mode of Bnpthun," to necessarily omitted this wreck, hot shall S(>pear in (he next number. Change of addrkhs.—Rev. J. D. Bowles, from Tyro, X. CL, to Seneca City, Oconee county. S. O. tuen in the church do not interest themselves in behalf of the paper as they should, aud urge the importance of the matter upon the people. If they would accustom their charges to systematic contributions, which to the ouly way to accomplish great practical results without making it bunieusome to any one, they could not ouly have a large number of regular and paying subscribers to the Virifor, but a paper fund iu the congregations, by means of which the actually iudigeut families in their charges oould be furnished with the pa|>cr without charge. In this way a vast amount of good would be ac i com pltohed in more respects than up# were taken aud placed table. Whereupon the 8 _ dent coming forward addresstfi t pastor in a very' neat aud ooapli® 18 ary speech, presenting these l#*** (15 volumes of Lange’s OostteQ^ to him iu tbe name of the the congregation. Nor was tlri Before he had ceased speakiof * other officer of the school tl^P**** a package upon the table coot* 19 a fine cloth coat, which tbe tcudent also presented to the (te* iu the name of the young men- Now we do not kuow *h*t pastors can do ou such 9ecaJ> ^ and under such circumstaiHsek^ we know that whilst the WuriteJ pastor felt a great deal—he P®® 1 very little. So after stamwe^®* a few sentences of thanks, iu he expressed the hope that he so use the books as to »* ke ^ profitable uot ouly to himself, • ^ the whole congregation j allusion to the gift of the yQB p <^ praying that he and all ^ him might not fail at tbe »***, to appear clad iu the glorioo*^, our Saviour's siKitless righteoQ^^ he wisely concluded not to a ‘ ^ much of a speech, and q®** ^ down. followed ■/w>m the Cl' nsix fr^otCtote, •«< 1 c*** 00 * laden tab Af \ Ns. good tbt®? 6 ^ ' lavided. I .1 r^,, r provide.' iaterchang DS tur»l to th sang 1 J^embly di were >f of them. 8W*y in I v *** ** ai | \ Csd swriuafl oh |V ah»<di ksd U> j v 24 seek retiremj ^ ^.igkt be pe«. I ^ ^ ^ j- were n® 1 1 | ft, which thi^ j fbich it coal ^ _ before midiiigt l ^ .ij^a creature was V VTe »oit not fori „ spesing the pa» r asreori we were 4 ^ tost the pastor’s oteteteotiy sod *tibsl bawd by same of t®' eODptf** 00 OnCSiristmas mo:| ^ course, the rsgularl fjgSi and a ®enu<*i^^ v kich was hsndsoni< r tlie occasion. In P'ii ‘ ■ ^ nr ..i garlands an*. l\ ptoar. there were ba p f v 1 toost tastefully ci 1 the letters, “L H. i it v 6 gint of the choir g^ torp, k>oth covered w yew Yearis day p 1 N W* J K- mother was oonccr k fesS as, one of the mev tore experienceii tt doubt whether “Ins eoold do justice to fare, should tee attorn of its fty. ram, and sle tesgreesbleness T veil calculated to k vbo could poasibly « door*: and yet som» gables ef our cong; A iiiies too, were stirr®^ faiskiy, snd, despite; node a detnonstr. Psrsouage soon after as night have alar people than we are - oosfass, token by s ^ sot admit that we and. When our ca with such things as b gneeries. i>oultry, eg, ■rred aud canucd fs tables, and variounsA^ told and kitchen furr • torned from expend tost neither to resent - bst just to submit a philosophically to th« Possible and suffer tl ewk their own will hwoce. We comnin kallonr brethren wh | noj find tbemselve- ctBstanced, as being The fact is, this is l^t we have been su art of treatment and fa pursue this course s •*r residence hehe, an that we find it r profitable than ot We are always vr fate print with matter dfaracter like this. \ *he kindnesses of wlii. ilso former kindness fester charges, wen wder that the doers < ^ their names blazo ^ they might have, ~ Hlor do our friend acknowledge.!) rffefea considere taste) to assn- fa°ch their remsmbra: fefaod—nevertheless w ^*cl« the pleasanl ^mtaas, and the upon us on Ne ^ the hope that it * others of our pc< that there a which, without mu< ^^their parts, ther garaging and mak: those who mu fe *»oly things, r” th »t thew tote* nee and marks . a ^ 8 bar* a value i Ptator far beyond ti computed in dolL ferve to chert **khh b ‘ S hands sfthei^ t Uengagea u ‘ ^ laity anp iB nerer iu « ! gre ttfenkfui •botti to ^“Plaio it wii. Tj"» *ttd i. ’ ho Would ix* dojr, apr> ’ er a »*d more th e 5 mTlch "tore foi. if tbose wl , *«nj» propw'.v arHl 8®ek to k loa ia whftn h * wrote i ** beeeedj V‘