The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, April 17, 1874, Image 2
E LUTHERAN VISITOR,
THE LUTHERAN VISITOR.
interaat In personal friend* wee very
were* sod tender. He devoted a
considerable jiortion of Ml time to
authorship, and ha* published a num
ber of work*, some of which hare
passed through severs) edition*. HI*
publication* are: The Children of the
New Testament; Home Scent*, or
Christ is the Fumilyi' Jesus in the
Temple; Luther's Christmas Tree;
Luther mt Home; Lutksr end the
Bible ; The Unseen World, and After-
We wars startled oo Baiurdaylhst,
Ike 98th skt, to feuni that Dr. The
ophllas Stork, of this city, had died
daring the prsvioas sight. Tbs la*
teUigsstos was as unexpected as it is
sad, sod it will carry sorrow to a
wide circle of friend* throughout the
EDITOll:
fiODB, D.J».. Colombia. a. ©
Rev. J. I. MILLER. A.M.. Staunton. Vs.
His health had bees much impair
sd lor a aamher of years, by oocn-
atonal atiaohs of pslmooary disease,
daring one of whish, needy a year
ago, ha was brought nigh nolo death
bright spirits
liberty / In nil (Mage, cherity
An a writer, Dr. Stork displayed s
lively imagination and poetic fancy,
as well as onttivsSed literary taste;
and our readers are teo watt ac
quainted with his attraotivo style to
require any oharasterisation of ft
kora. .
He leaves a wife and three sons to
, wor* toget
that lore the
ML 4. Th
weeks ago, sod was not regard ad
serioas at first, but ho gradually
sank nodar its offsets, until be as
pired ou Saturday morning last, at
hull past U nfelaok, in the 80th year
of his ego Hi* sod William wsa
with him several day* during tbs
And ask the i
WhyT
Era yet we ’
nH]uirad.
m which aha
rf hi* birth sr
jW, 5. Th*
number of the paper by mail, is sotcof
P . .
All corum uniratios* relating lo aab-
beresvemeoL There is u ‘‘silvery
lining" to the cloud that over
shadows them, and its brightness
comes from tba joy of the departed
severe visit at
ort to that re I
in trouble a.■ i. i I
of infanta, but
It can not. can not be thitthmiota^
Dead f Kay. f«r we fad thy ms*U —-
enee tin. ws.
Tone* well-remembered yet mt — •
0 heaven-inspired hope, and \m f ^
To yon no’or css* tit. tat, “DmtWfcs*
Tba funeral of Dr. Stork took place
Bet only
Columbia, B. C.—On Good Friday
tho attendaaoa was good, aavsral of
our mole members even left their
secular business, and kept tba day
mi to the LoidT The Communion on
Faster was largo, and the ladies had
dressed the church beaatifally. Our
bouse of worship never looked se
cheerful, nor did the congregation
over before honor their risen Lord
more earnestly, which wsa proved
by tbe large collection taken up for
,* ,• A Duplicate
t if • - t }• -V—*. ) jaut tine
Subscription to the LJhDUW EX
DOW M EXT rUXD of the La
«, theren THEOIAJGK A L SEMI
breast.
Agaii^ tli * manage come*,
Qpe’a ppwaid to the *ka
Long Hnf'risg iw*r the
aU •* -J
w womff, miiw wficowf (o Mi wik
■U* ■Sgjji *• h " I«*e4 *****
Yet we mart mourn—hk genth vm «
Can greet the ear, yet fra* At afar
the benefit of a member, n lady who
tp this land over forty years
he following prcau
time, whish were ad 1
WlttBEAS, The < [
wt, appointed by Sy J
ge service* in eek-'r |
h»#f Bynod, has re
name, . i ,,, /pigkpaH^H
Ago from EImax, and now is a widow,
sick, poor, and her children all gone.
SYaTOTOH, Va.—A number of to
of Salisbury, 9. C., and was born la
the TH-insty of BnUabnry, in August,
181A Re graduated at Pennsylva
nia College, Gettysburg, in 18X5,
Dm D. F. Bittle and Ear* Keller
being Ms dsnsmstss. He entered
the Theological Seminary in 18X8,
and Drs. Bittle, Keller sad C. W.
tbenms are moving in hers, nod 1
think the pro*j*ct for our chats*
. was never hotter. Staunton sssmi
. to be taking n new start ia the waj
of improvement Everywhere too
' look you Bee new Mldtng*. TV
B. O. Railroad baa esesmeoesd u
• run regularly, ap when yon oene U
ns, and want to go down the Valley,
von can ride on a rail.
I &T Thank you, air I Wa an
rather large, and never ride on leas
l*OgT OFFICE.
than two rails. You an welcome to
the ride on our rail, although we
think you would make a sorry figure,
'ie—term* A - d§* w
oal Surgical Institute
at this time in Atlanta,
gjfferentwm it w rt
for. W. S. Bow
«*io preach the ser?
AP. Bmeitxer, I>.I»
0k. Mart*! church, at TMrtesoth and
Spring Garden, which was highly
prospered under his pastorate which
Is 1858 he
very pleasant feature* connected
Oa. The persons who ran itdaim
to be regularly educated surgeons.
If so it makes the so mach
worse, igno ant quack* might be ax*
cuscd for kpuing such circular*, hut
which it introduces ns. The names
we enroll weekly represent the gen
erous-hearted, the good and the great
of the land, and our own heart, we
would fain hope, experiences a res
ponsive enlargment, aa week after
week we prosecute the pleasing task
of making ap oar roll of honor.
Firt upon our roll, for the week,
we enter the name of a dear young
friend, Mias Florence Fray, Madison,
Va., 81.50. ‘
Mr. Robert L. Crigler, of Ken
tucky, will please accept our thanks
for 80.70 received at the hand of
Mrs. 8, M. Fray, Madison, Va.
Rev. P. MiHer sends ns another
installment of names with the money
aa designated. This makes 852.05
for the Woodstock pastorate.
Exhibit 9a 2 for Woodstock Is as
follow*:
Woodetocb.—W. Dosh, Sr., W.
Jones, W. H. Smith, W. D. Btm
miselle, V. Neet, Mm. M. Coffrnan,
MIsA A. C. Heller, each, 81; W.
Jew litem before our Faforifov
face.
TUI then, till thee—ah? uhs Ml
their placet
Lexington, S. C. X. C k
continued oigbt
waa elected President of Newberry
College, S. C., which ponitioo he
oeceplad until the outbreak of the
war, whan he came to the North and
organised Bt Mark’s congregation
at Baltimore, in 1861. Here he la
bored ftvq years, daring which time
he became foist editor aad proprietor
of the Lmthermn Obocrrer with Dr.
George DieM aad the present editor,
la 1888 he returned to Philadelphia,
aad organised 8t. Andrew’s congre
gation, which worshiped at the cor
ner of Broad and Arch streets, and
on the disbanding of that congrega
tion in 1871, he became associate
pastor of Messiah church for one
for educated men—pah! f
So spy a the American Agriculturist,
and we, hope—— — will read it,
no^ / |fisy-at home. H< will remem
v inert- wa* a inotim |
iti that ihe Secret*?-
|8s to investigate t
Nfereuoe to certain <
hepped from our roll.I
8t- Luke’s church l
[IB place of the ne: 1
j 8mforeoce. The time I
■t the 5th Sunday i :
» o’clock A. M., am
Wb* appointt
qwuiug
sermon. Thrl
*|pnated to preach
Subject : Juhl
Mkellxer the altern*ti I
for an
Eev. H. W !
ICastM of N«wbm7 OnftnM
our advice waa to go to
Baltimore, and ask Dr. J. Chisolm.
The ‘ Newberry ConfeteefS as
March 27th, in Mt. OHret ch«4
Lexington county, S. C. 3
Tbs Ladiss art Moving.
The opening sermon wa* pwodM
by the Secretary. Num. n't: 14
Ministers present: Rev*. P* D*
rick, G. W. Holland, H. W.
A. W. Lindler, J. A. Sligh, J P
Smeltxer, D. IV, and H. S. Waf*4
Lay delegates present, 18;
ters absent, Be vs. E. A
J. D. Shirey; lay dekgatm ;mk*»
nine.
Resolved^ J. That Bevs. P. &»**•
J. A. Sligh and Mr. J. J. k
appointed a Committee Is *»8
suitable preamble and
touching the death of o*r
brotiier, Rev. W. A. Houck
The reports on the State d **
ligion were called for and
a considerable lengthy
Treasurer in account w-ith N* :
berry Conference:
riwatip p» I
. ... vTotal, ;Ti: .
p ^ 1 *->gafc&55? > J\
Feb. IS, M, paid J. H. Wllhm, ^1
March, ISTAttkM |
We invite attention to the Lad tew’
Subscription List, pray the Lord to
bless them, ami feel assured that
thoj till! succeed In their noble and
truly benevolent undertaking for the
church of the Redeemer. We feel
confident that every lady ia the
church will contribute by giving,
praying, and using her potent infiu-
encefij'iitrying it on to a tneceeefol
issue. ' rim
' A private letter from a lady mem
ber of the Ex. Go. informs ns that
the campaign is feirfy opened, and
that we are at liberty to apeak of U
publicly and “proclaim it from the
housetops,* if that will advance tho
held the damnation of inf.nU, but
strive to overwhelm and defeat the
Arminmiit Rif IKH notning' nil (Wt-
IwFAwr Battiom ajcd lavtfT Sal
vatmns » n> CALviniamc Brs
not- A Revlev of Dr. Hodge’s
Daring the protracted illness of
Dr. Hotter last year, be partially
supplied the pulpit of Bt. Matthew’s
church for some months, until his
Impaired health obliged him to dis
continue. He preached, however,
occasionally a* his health at intervals
permitted.
Oa the removal of the Lntfierna
Obstruct to Philadelphia ia 1867, be
bemuse associate editor with Dr.
Hatter and the present editor, and
ooatinned in this relation about three
lated at dshfffc v*
flfi. “Iothcrsnixing tendency A
Boose if the RMbrmet! divines, di
‘of the first orfew,* sa Wi talus calls
t ‘ i ^ ore .ho wa a strong Issuing
Oonhl, 58c; W. F. Wiaman, 40c; 0.
S. Wiaman, 25c; 8. Do|J, 25c.
Little Hattie H. Cofftasu, 50c ]
Littfe Bernic W. Coffman, 50c. !
That the ladies have not hastily
nor inconsiderately entered upon title
work, the following extract from the
letter referred to above will show;
“We commence the work fully
impressed that It would require pa
tient effort, and in the strength of a
higher power we hope to endure to
tiie ’Mroessful termination of the
work In hand. We already have
mtidh to encoorage ns in the way of
fetters from ministers and others,
With quite a number of pledges la
this place, aqd more from other
ptaces. We hope to be able to make
by the meet
Baptism, either to all infants, or at
tam t<0 tirii ; aMlP^
** * Wr We request nay
and all defenders of Galvin!** to
prodoor a solitary Gotvlnistic stand
ard of divine, Born the first Helvetic
imlssaon to tlie nfstwmiwr ics*
ftinsiiim, or from Colvin to Twfea, the
lVuIocuter Of the Wostnunslor A*
a-tnWy, hi which, or by whom, It Is
inserted or tmatfed that all who die
In Infancy are irtaiaty saved."
W* have pniap* wearied me of
our render, by dkllwstint so freely
from Dr. Kruwth’s Review, our
apology Is oar desire to give them aa
opportunity to judge for themselves
of Its value, nod the ho|»e that what
contributor and corrcejwn
dent of the paper, and continued
tho* until the time of his decease—
although he contributed but IfUfe
during the pent year.
Being disabled by infirm health
from performing ministerial labors,
he devoted himeelf to literary work
se far sa be could. In January last
he issued the first number of the
Lmthermn Home Monthly, with which
oar readers are well acquainted ; and
it la A noteworthy wiucidenoc, that
the leading article written by him hi
the April number la entitled, am
now ready." We design to print It
next week, and .hall quote hut a
single sentence bore : “ft is a great
thing, In the presence of death and
at the gate of eternity, for a poor,
sinful, mortal man to feel and to say,
as Paul—1 am randy ft
Dr. 8torfi was an attractive and
forcible preacher, always Interesting
and often presenting truths in a
most beautiful and striking manner.
He was eepeciallr sncoessful in ptw-
.log lbe truth upon the impenitent,
and many precious and «xten*ive
revivals of religion took place under
his efficient miniairation* of the
gospel In nearly nit his pastorales. >
Personally, he was genial and corn
On hand f7th
Jacob EW«M
t* A verbal report was re** 1
the Committee appointed ti
point at Dead FOB*.
WinganVH. W. KWh**, *
and A. W. Usdler Wt**
Committee to orgaon*
ait that place, and secure P
for them until the next ®
Oonferenoe.^'''
Adjourned until tote®* 1 *
ing 8 o’clock. ^
Friday night Rev- r.
preacbe<D*from Song* W
v: 2. ‘
i a. u, «OUSSloi)
^Wbjeet of -YYiia
g »octnne of Forg.
®ooonU qut s
“Is it EijxhIic
to the Clause ?
2^ f %»«, (Cll . ,3,
my*** 8 »*i« <.«<•
oftll ®cbnrcU hv
OS? witb ^tap,
ex *n»»natjoi
qu * l, ficHti°ii.-
|” u »gard, from t,<
Ta., send* ns the following, Which
we do here gratefully acknowledge : I
OocUran, D. \Y. Wrick,
E. Pij»er, Rev. E. H. Joues, each, 81;
*8, Cooper, $1.25; Mrs. M. M. Piper,
76c; 8. J. Fries, tT. R. Yeakly, each,
50c. Twelve*!1» J
UejKMied last week, 1,191.19
■'' ' o|«.i. I i.au
Total, 61,225.89
Thus the work progresses. fr» tbs
meantime many of the Lord's ser*
ranta, old and yonng, are puulng
their talents to nanry, and by their
wholesome example ere provoking
one another to good works, and the
spirit bf Christ Is fostered among
bU metnli8r«. Brethren, let yonr
prayers accompany your alms, and
may the Lbrd bless to your good the
good of this cause, and to his own
glory your generous rwqwuse In our
humble appeal. '* R C. H. ■
qatfe ft feforable report T
nig of tiie General Synwl
If miplpr
fuUcwtngr i
reports that about kJOO children attend
the school.; that the school, era in mo
tion »fee month. .anuABy, and that *Q
the Engltih branches am taught* htela-
dtug geometry, fhsterte.«u% ; that theee
are 44 native teachers and 39 pale-ferns;
that they have one orphan*' *chool, with
90 inmates, one female high school, pre
sided ever bf a teacher from Mt Bel-
nu*sionaiy .ehyol. These tchool* have
Ikmju imported by the United State* lor
thirty-five year* part, or dace their for
mation. and Shout fitlO.flOo'l* now appro
priated by Coogram smraany to MMtain
thetfe The MperhktMHufteet think, that
tlm n»?»m wilL hi tiruM innnait th#
school* without *kl front the Govern
ment.
Saturday Mocufegi
Rcr. P. Derrick rami
and resolution* relative te
of Rev. Wtn. A. Houck, +
adopted by a .tandiug
Wrebeas. ft Has F*
mighty God, In His wise i
table providence, to *•**
among us our mnch estee
belove<l brother, K« r * y
exander Houck, Therefor
that any infeat whatever dying ia
tMhatfyis saved. A* Uthsrans wa
have a clear faith rooting oa s spent
8c covenant la the case of eTbapttred
tensed his holy life, and with his
Bju. e^subSi Uaufitl all n jw m ^ur [.eula 44 l ‘jtnu
*■"*»“* P^’irHlng tipwinxi^ Mmgf
*edit meet up there ' God grant that
Bubal CiJtktBiAR, April. Char-
ttoo A rahfobfe number.
BotTOKfia MtiaicAL Jwbbal,
BavaaiiJfnTOI drsettlng of the
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