The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, March 06, 1874, Image 2
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THE LCTHERANp VISITOR, €01.1 MBIA, S.C
RBfa to-day, wot! would It b« ft
UroIfare of tite children of moo
Km of our ('barch, if oil fothei
I thin rlev and maintained th
THE LUTHERAN
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elwt no bpUoop.1
chnsetts lost year * M
gh ODd stormy euough ts eo^!!? ,
ith almost any political
tbot respect; bat the
•t week in Milwaukee. *- ■* **
.bop Of WtaM*. ?„,£•
e moot disgraceful aeeUe*T^
ter* tbot ever woe held ft **
«otry, judging from the re*-*?
e proceeding* in the popen^T
odidotee were Dr. DelfcmjT
ocine College, end Dr. Hogft* ]
lUcity. Their friend^ MwpeegJ^
iat £0*ft Mf>h fit)l*r an.L
jjittrlT* Liringm
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21st hove
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port H, fl |
tobect Strong. I
daring the 8om»|
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Times, by the sn|_
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pwtmbun; by h
jerty Review f tl
goglsnfl. by Or. 1 |
ih~*Uir Science / |-
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A#nu **f’* J I
^ Work bon-*.
getber with the j
tic’s Boy . r by ^
^Hogoenot Kan
jock,* by Mrs.
instalment of a f |
jPooy Trollope ;
Bat jost the opposite sent!men
td practice io mony, many familte
Wain. A little financial prweeore
deoire to oolorge io oom^ brood
business, to o^Joy eome joarne;
mo home, or eomethiog of thii
Editou:
Rxv. A. R. RUDE, D.D., Colombia, S.
Kir. J. 1. MILLER, A.M., Stsantoe, V<
why thoy should diacontin
arociAL ioticm.
Remittances mast be made
Wee Order*, Rank Cheeks, o
ooeioiio of the con read*,
molly adjourned without beta# a
o oloot o biabop.
It ie evident from the perform
A th it and other Epiaeepel eZm
»ona, that however “hire**.^ .
on., of tbeir
I nest ions of church polity, Tet '
ineetions of church poUliettkml
II about no high ia oourmtfta*!!
>eaaocrote, KepaWicoos m ^
Mwre generally get «a4er ft.
iron instances. And we thjft %
t alee evident to the t* *
sen kind, oe well at to Soft,
Cummins and bis friends,
i a good deal to reform ie the M
opal Church besides its
tndiug Io the eooiol ood literary
Ties would be compromised to to*,
eat o degree did they not take the
front literary ood scientific jour
ilo. Bot when oil tbeoe ore token,
boo tales, grocer's, tailor's, ood
iliioer Mila ore paid, there is no
rptos to enable them to take tbeir
«reh paper, or pay anything, or,
toast, o mere pittance to tbeir
required by low. Merely returnm
number of the paper by mall, is set
detent.
AH oommunieotious velaMog to <
no ri hero, should *ive their name* i
distinctly, and carefully indicate w!
are old and which are new suharnt
Not only the name of the post ol
bat also that of the county and 8
of each subscriber is necessary, In •
la it not sod to contemplate aocti
acta f But facta they ore, stubborn,
omilioUng, disheartening. Bot thii
piaode boo drawn me far from the
Mot of departure; ood yet it ia noi
'holly foreign to the line ot thought
• which my mind woo running.
Uf course on editor's power foi
ood ia dreomaeribed jost to the ex
wt of the drcsolatioo of his paper.
other matter intended for publication
should be written separately, and not is
business letters, to receive proper atten
lion.
k i ii> l 1 ft> r ii ished
I »<oomponying I
Bor. John Bachman, D. D.
Died, in Chen" lotion, & C., Tueoday
February 24th, at 9.-30, A. if.,
Rev. John Bachman, D, D.,
LL. I)., J). PA., aged 84
The l> 'ptint Union retimt* ft
plea for the bi widening of the Bw
alar Bapti-t Church :
“In dtlfrr nt sections of the eon
try, the expei intent has beea tnalg
organizing libel al deaoanaMiaa
There ore eome six ot eight at tk*
m existence, which hare ^
ipootaucoasiy, without oosona
connection. They hove f tUmrft M
s very small percentage of th* bknl
element which has here npfcj
from close commoaion chuithsi ft
ring the century, and now hold a
Aggregate membership of absotlft
100. They ore true and toys! lm
Cists, faithful to Baptist pradpht
ie voted to personal liberty, pmoft
neligion, fidelity to the goapei, wt
Parity toward oil saints. Ttef ft
terve the respect oud feUeadftd
he whole Baptist family, saisi
or the interest of oil that iq
Pally prepared long ago, watching
waiting, for, as he often hod declared,
bio work was done, calmly, peaceably,
without a sigh, be slept, the spinl
went to Jesus, and those who stood
around the bed could not tell wheth
er it woo life or death.
Honored by all wbo knew him,
loved by all whom he ministered to
in holy things, a wise counsel lor, a
devoted friend, a learned moo, a
fervent patriot, bat beet of oil, s
devoted Christian, a faithful minister
of tbe gospel, on example to all; io
him his family, society, and the
church have loot one whose like we
know not where to seek, whose place
we know not who eon filL Even foe
the last two years, when unable to
appear in poblie, unable to serve atj
the altar and in the pulpit, and eooj
fined to the house and tbe Mek-room J
he yet wag atower of strength, a abbs]
ing and burning light, aad a living]
PftBffla -bt ftA teBMgt frith, thfd
these three, bm the greatest of these]
is charity.*
Though a learned man, though b«J
had known every plant “from the]
hyssop on the wall to the cedar onj
Lebanon,* every beast, creeping]
thing and bird of many lands, heJ
dnrihg the closing years, forgot sill
The works he lost sight of, thej
Workman, the Creator, be remem j
bered; the sciences were to him]
things of the dead past; the Biblel
was to the last his precious allJ
The Psalms, the words of Jeans, were!
as manna to his soul; on these he]
fed, by these his sonl’s life wasl
sustained, and bis spirit strengthen-I
ed for its upward flight.
It was not oar privilege to know]
him many years, but we do rejoice|
and feel that it was good for ns to]
know him well daring the beauttfull
and holy sunset of his long, eventfnll
and noble Christian life. For yeanl
before we met him, we bad heard]
much of him
Dear Dr. Rud<
this locality will
interest to you am:
fevers of our Chhi
The qniet, orth
>>w Market, no
remoteness from
«f trade and tra\ <
tsous stir of pub!
as it ever has lx-
part of the aggr* -
this great valley
of that which f<«i
tiooed tbe rich f<
vkicb it nestles. < t
advantages which
sther sections of th
Id the very cent:
renowned Valley
aid way between a-
knity with two cxB
nehiDg streams of «
mail sides by mil
lanstless stores of I
kfricultural aud Jf
wperior quality. it«l
hges are among
hast abide, to mak I
Ikying industry ami I
freaks of public s<- ; 1
lost their last staku I
•d localities.
Besides these na* |
this classic old to« f
Corporate limits tin I
srent in which Dr i 1
» half century a® f
time, talents aud j
work of systemati.l
«®°*og3', which ci I
ftmnently aacceasfm I
«f tbe prophets at
There are here, two < I
one for boys and <• I
two weekly uewsyM
*od religions— Our (I
the Shenandoah Vo,,' I
the latter may b 1
pday, JndgeG. i i
son of onr ? ]
«nd eminent |
J- S. Calvei I
is published
,he Xbcnandoak ValL 1
B* Pleasant opiN-ti
jfr J «dge Cslvei
* n interview v
J^thful aud useful
liev. Socrarl
«ever fail
^ «« well os excJ f
H>e»d an bo Ur I
6 have here t \\ r
lurches, 1 ][
*thev R —the form t |L
7'-HenKd, a,ul vhl
• A Snyder. S:nl
V^ds more than a J
cr u r au ^ |w! i
l *• How is it ti p
jL •**>thing about 1
“ 1 *“* of hi, ov a
u ,u g« is siuguiail
genial, an-1
* lor « tbau an ol
u th * u,st I
lie,. ’ 1 ’* ,u dec‘il
1^,, tnai »s so perfect
^V f ki* own chi
J^due to his owl
*ot *o to he- fl
qualifier,
toned a "1
o hi* ’ he < * eserv eis u l]
i. XT'** r "» *
•hole clmreh,
j! 1 ** , la M «i* ... I
o.r M h ", I
•n Z rf** to 1
*'*''*»' eh 0 "" r ;:;l
« W. Virginia. Tbe oftsritjf
f !.!.!> 4
pftore of usefulness. If tbe burnt
ftepfterd, with hi* iafloeooe bound*
R sb important sense by tbe lines
*• charge, hi doing a work to wbk
•gels might consider it an honor
• permitted to direct their energk
m Tm 'u* »ot s caoar ot snail import
g tlsa winter. Three nr font
brethren hs M^jotumg weigk l**fi
i have bee* e^aaJly blsnaad ts
labors, W« have In oontem
needs a liberal wing, and hen tt ft
material which should ooapsn t
The sooner this arrangsoumt uft
veloped the bettor. The librcai ks
dendes among us are tucreamf,
tha tide grows deeper sod stenfs;
room must be provided in the Mj.
or the liberal men will leave,it 9hf
we form still soother Baptist ftoss
illation T Why should that beams
eery f Ia it not wiser to pobiqWw
tbe half-dozen liberal ones wbkbaw
exist, oud adopt them as put ad
parcel of the Baptist family F
greet tbe work of tbe qua!
Oted, faithful editor of a
•real. What vast emigre
ree be address! What tre
ksonea flew from hit ardu
thongh ol that lime of
Strike oat the influence of lb<
jrWtgMHu preoa in the »earnaliati<
Ksenoe, nod leave tbe irreiigiont witl
Rta dailies and weeklies sod month
Riet ta continae unopposed, to throw
nta baleful, blighting influence ovei
society, aad toon virtue, the uanctitj
hf the marriage tie, the sweet pleas
area of home, truth, booor, safety tc
life and property, weald be among
the things of tbe forgotten peat
However little, then, tbe com moo
mans may appreciate tbe value of
the religions press, yet it is an unde
ratable fact that it is s most impor
knot factor in tbe product ot high,
nodal and moral development. Meu
Nnoy uny, that while there is need of
[the Bible and religious books, yet
|ieligion* papers are not a necessity.
the Synod of Jlew York »t*
tng vary acceptably several
Ifertag the Urn* Dr Bnaft mau wa
tha pulpit of Si John 1
inreft, (Marly sixty years) be ha
Xe* Method of Reform.—-Hr na-
eat sensatioo is tbe wonuui's tanpr
snee movement. It coBinwi »
Washington, O n some week* ip
and has gradually beau spreahl
over a number of ooantiei » **
State. The mode of operate* «
this: An asseinblj of woumu fa
oeed to the places where iatoxiotsf
drinks are sold, entreat the prep*
tors to discontinue the traffic at
sign s pledge to that effect, arc*
case of refusal, commence s fa$*
meeting right there, on his jreoim
or, if he orders them out, bold tb»
religious exercises before his A*
This is cootiuned from dsj b
until the liquor seller yieMa Slab
have in some cases beea ptf f
Ivefore uurelentisg saloon k<*T rt '
doors, in order to jirotect the
mg aud si aging women agaiaftth
weather. In Washington the ijh
lias l»een sucvessful, all salooashafl
cloeed. Hie i>ecuiiar sm rf &
prayer uieetiug appliances isaerta^
ly a novelty.
The Bondage* Removed. -^ *
course preached the iki Sundayd*
-he beat master* In ThUndeiphta, 1
About this time his health haem
m delicate that, against many «
ttocles, ha took a son voyage ia
resuet which braved tha Infraction
he embargo laws then m for*
iMeae and wnalthy
Indies, and, after discharging I
«argo and receiving another, sol
for her next deatiuaiioo which tan
out to he New York. The effect
Ibis long sen voyage was recape
Aani this objection would have force
if tbe irreligious press was not scat
tering broad-oast, by means of news
papers, periodicals, Ac., the seeds of
iimral death. Aad bow cno we
promptly and adequately meet thin
without a counteracting agency of
the same kind? Artillery iii civil
war is not opposed by cavalry, bat
by weapons of the same nature. So
while we must not think that carnal
weapons will avail in the fearful con
tret against error, yet we must adapt
our spiritual weapon* to tbe nature
of thorn with which the assault ia
mode. We must mine against them.
And just as it is true that through
the press in tbe bauds of tbe euemie*
of the church of the Redeemer lies
the most available mode for reach
ing and corrupting the mosses, to it
ia equally true that through it we
meat find the promptest antidote.
If three things ore so, and can
any observant mind cull them info
question 1 then can we be awake fo
the tonnes of the hoar, and yet be
totally indifferent to the circulation
«f religions literature in a form in
dispensable to the preservation of
the morals and virtue of our chil
drun and the young around nail
Baton is ocuve, resting neither day!
oor night, to ensnare and finally del
stroy the souls of many who are]
inexpressibly dear to na. Shall we]
in fane of all this, stir neither hand]
nor foot to defeat his canning schemes]
His praise was in ol
the churches. We were proud o
him, we felt stronger because he wai
one of us and with ns, and we lovw
him, because all bore witness to hi
loro for Christ, the church tnd th<
brethren.
At lost we met. Out first meetft»|
was in Virginia, dating the wai
He bad eome from his far-off boon
in “the city by the sea* to ministoi
to the physical and spiritual want
of the soldiers from hie. adoptee
State. The next time we met wai
at Concord, N. C., where he, by hi
wise counsel and gentle firmness
contributed largely to tbe formotioi
of our General Synod, of which h*
was the first president. After iha
we enjoyed the genial hospitalitiei
of hie pleasant home, and then w<
met again and again in Colombia
Charleston, at tbe meetings of th*
General Synod and the Synod ol
South Carolina, in sorrow aad in joy
si the cradle and the grave; our in
teroevrnsr was always pleasant, out
communion always blessed; we fee
that we owe him mneh, that hi*
counsels, kin prayers, Me example
his suffering, IMs faith, hope am!
loveeo transcendantly displayed ia
the most trying circumstances bar*
made os better, and brongbt ui
nearer tbe heavenly gates. He e»
tered in before as; s host of washed
and Wood-bought souls, whose spiri
tual father in the Lord he was, hav*
welcomed him; and here below, still
waiting end serving, is s Largs mol
tidnde whom he taoght to love th*
name of Jesus.
* One thing we must not pees over,
and that is hie clear comprehension
aud his unconditional reception of
Arriving at Rhiaebeek he foa
M call of 84. John's church of t
ity awaiting him. Accepting ft,
so ordained si ones, aad left I
rired in this dty, January 10th, iff!
ted assumed two days aftsrwai
hoee duties which, tttl within t
wo last years of Ms Ufa, be root
n a quaint looking sod small woodei
)uilding, erected some timepfwvion*
» tbe Revointkmary War and eon
igloos to tbe rear of tbe proneni
harcb. His sermon* for some tim<
more particularly tbe lot
ft on almost limitless power foi
L The amenot of good aooom
bod by him, through the oom
■4 iaflnewos of years of jonrnal
I le anoh ns an human anlhmotk
«w»p«te. From aariy childhood
iv« boon a realtor of a religion*
•■tonally In the eveoiagu la
Sogfisb. Hie genial manners
ilgh attainments rapidly wen
course most heartily. It *PP*^
Lre oueof the regular aoneel*** 11
irf the preacher addreeft* **
run congregation, upon *bt *
taut subject of a prompt, eft**
utelligeot use of money, i®
fusion of tbe divine kingdom
irguineat is iiuleod mostRtP^
ts truthfulness, we may »<*<* ***
ts originality, and fore**** *
Whoever read® »
sensation of fhi f
And hare 1 may be allowed to «
at ia all the y ears of my miaori
de net remember that the chon
qwr was ever allowed to diaoo
•m its regular vtaiu to onr frunil
ftnjoy • new
k>f tbe divine word, sad
ibetter understand the re»P
of the pastor in the deveh
the grace of charity •**
l*eople. The congregatioa
it was addressed is distiag*
its bencvWent enterprise a*
in uood works: and such «
a an sxtru !#<d tour on the *
>t of Europe. In availing Mi
this respite, Me uheenee end
rings flow about sight months ■
id hellish purpose* t How can w<
disciples of the blessed Maste
Ml set thus 1
Lot those iqtending many a dolls
lie restoration, but gave Mm ea
jortnnity, which he gladly umbra
if adding to his already rota
ibrnry of thorn rare works on eeh
uselessly and siufoUy, and yet reft
U provide a religious paper for th<
household, ponder these truths.
dll ftDUll It Ut bo j wwW
no doubt, by the divine
tribute Largidy U* that ffPiffi
'are satisfied that we sb*M