The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, June 26, 1874, Image 1
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Oil LOHH, pli FAITH, 01^ BAFTISIL’-IFHESUHS. IV:5
CHARLESTON. S. C.
Selections.
Tin Good Shepherd,
I vu coming down the coast from
Tripoli and reached the top of this
paas, in the narrowest part, last as
a caravan of camels was coming from
the opposite direction. I turned back
a little and stood dote under the
edge of the cliff to let the camels go
by. They were loaded with huge
canvas sacks of tibo, or cat straw,
which hong down on both sides,
making it impossible to pass them
without stooping very low. Just
then I heard a voice behind me, and
looking around saw a shepherd com.
tag up the pace with his flock of
sheep. He was walking Ahead and
they all followed on. I called to
him to go back aa the camels were
coming over the pass. He said,
“Ma ahtaik,” or “don't trouble your
self/ and on he came. When be
met the camels they were in the
narrowest part where a low stone
wall ran along the edge of the preci
pice He stooped down sod stepped
upon the narrow wall, calling all the
time to his sheep who followed close
upon his hods, walking in single
file. He said, “tabs, tabs,” “come,”
come/ and then made a jdirili, whir
ring call which coaid be beard above
the roaring of the waves on the
rocks below. It was wonderful to
see how closely they followed the
shepherd. They did uot soeai to
notice the camels on one side, or the
abyss on the other side. Had they
left the narrow track they would
hare either have been trodden down
by the heavy laden camels, or have
fallen off into the dark waters below.
Bat they were intent on following
their shepherd. They heard his
voice and that was enough. The
ssmrisers were shouting and scream
ing to their camels to keep them
from slipping on these smooth rocks,
but the sheep paid no attention to
them. They knew the shepherd’s
voioe. They had* followed him be
fore through rivers and thickets,
among the rocks and sands, and he
had always led them safely. The
waves were dashing and roaring on
the rocks below, but they did
not fear, for the shepherd was
going on before.
Spanish Inquisition,
thrilling aoeeunt of
groat sum of money if he would only
set his brother free. But the Turk
required mors. “I bars nothing
more to offer thee,” spake the pilgriu^
“than this copper farthing, which a
hungry beggar gave me out of com
passion Be thou also compassion-
ato, and the farthing will reward
ttafe* The Saltan put the farthing
to his packet, and soon forgot all
about It. The Emperor of Germany
AH had ^JU|U
sad hi a tow mam—
mart Jayfhi sight ta I
t Ultorno minister, and daring a
risitto this country recited these
of which he was aa eye-wit
^ tad iu which he participated,
0i for this reason it will be read
gill interest by our people. It la
for American Protestants to
Ktf hi mind what the nature of
gtttosftog Catholicism is, and by
ggtry proper means to instil into the
ggrtts of Che young aa undying
J# 4 frrecoocilaMe aversion to all
dhibsHc thought,” practices and
dVW**.] 4
{«1M9, Ooiooel Lebmaaowaky was
•peehl
against tbs Saltan. The Saltan
fought bravely, and was never wound
ad. Oeee aa arrow was shot straight
at hit breast, struck him, but fell
hack again without haring wounded
him. The Sultan was much sur
iwlued at this; and after the battle
break pocket the farthing was
streak. The Turk held the farthing
la great honor, and had it hung
with a golden chain in the handle of
his ctmeter. Later ou in the war,
dmr% as though the> were ibihlero
library. Bure
it to the Empress, the farthing fall
from the golden chain into the
beaker of wine. The Emperor per
ceived this, and before he placed the
beaker to his lips, ha took oat the
Carthiag. But the oop|ter was gooe
quite green. Than ovary one aaw
A dace I and § farthing had just
here rained la the great mint, where
m l 3 I t*j* re*r vt 4% aiM I fmW am*SiSsisi«iei - - I —•
•ii 1“ pWM) ®&l*fr«j mdnHIl CffrJIjlfMr |IH!NCTW§
e% made. The two lay dose side
by sale, clean and beautiful. and the
Were rtcrrdiugl)
was everything to please the eye
gratify a cultivated tutor; hut w<
>rs»tod Art ill.
Uagj Rubber
krer Pterins
L ; .<e r
rs Stow Per-
I Np ****EWW^W^
JF
■ttended t»
m foot; j*fa.,aa
hr thrir dress that they belonged to
Um gourd of the Inquisition.
He vent immediately to Marshal
Unel, the Governor of Madrid, told
imn what had taken place, ami re-
uiitded him of toe decree to suppress
tto institution. Marshal Son It re
piiwi that he might go and destroy
k- Colonel ta told him that His regi
rent (the 9th of the Polish Laocera)
*** ret snflleient for such a service ;
hit, if He would give him two add!
itanalregimetiU, the 117th and sooth
rr which lie aamed, be wonkt under
isle the work. The 147th regiarent
vss under the command of Colonel
De Lite, who is now, like Colonel ta,
a minister of the Gospel, and pastor
of an Evangelical church ta Nar-
■vdtes, France. Thu troops required
*«re granted, and I proceeded (said
up the search, eoevineed that tote
inquisition was diflbrwut item others
of which 1 had heard.
But Ootemel Do Idle wm net sa
ready us myself to giro up the search,
sad said to am, "Colonel, you are
commander to day, and as jou day,
aa mast It hr; bat, If you will he
advised by me, let this marble flour
be examtoed. Let water be brought
aad poured upon it, and we will
watch aad are if there Is aay place
through which it passes more freely
than others.* I replied to him, "Do
M PHtl T*al as ra ***** d* ^9 saao>aB n mu-9 ^ m m. . I
\.<17IGPVBI * 1"™ CNTOWlHi
water to be brought eeeanltagly. The
peror. Therefore it waa set in the
imperial crown, and is there to this
day. If one ooukl ooly see that
crown!
costly gold | I shall txavri through
the world to too great people of the
earth—to pnacus aad kings—-1 shall
iA. jfc ,i|-| M ii * | a ta sore aa if m# \ am «rt h* aake
*90 K i ww a s«l3w|phi* flkflH* M geMMr *
haps, become part of the king**
erew»"
At the aa am moment, a great
white cal, lying near the Are, rare
up, sad, taraiag rowed ou her aide,
Had one of those
Sheep turned aside be would have
lost his footing and been destroyed
and thrown the whole flock into
confusion.
You know why I have told you
this stoiy. You know that Jeans is
the Good Shepherd and tarns aside
to bear what they would say. If
they were truly lambs of Jesus they
would love him and follow him in
calm and storm, and never heed the
voice of strangers.
Never Changing.
"tan cfcrt-t, u» mum r«*wmr, «•* a-for. m*
forMTM —art xiU : 4
Many who began this year with us
are now in the admit mansions of
the grave. But while, one after an
other, all are passing sway, let us
fix our minds and heart* upon the
Hock of Ages—upon that Jesus of
whom the Psalmist said, “Thon art
the same, and thy years shall have
no end;” nod of whom the holy
Apostle speaks to the Hebrews, and
to ns also, in the words recited
above.
He is the same in the glory of His
person—the perfection of bis charac
ter—the resources of his power—
the treasures of his wisdom—the
purposes af His love—the promises
of his Word, and the blessings of
his covenant.
Is uot this enough ! And now,
standing upon the threshold of an
other year, and not knowing what a
day may bring forth, let ns solemnly,
and yet in cheerful trust, commit
ourselves to Him who hath led us
hitherto, earnestly praying that when,
after all the changes of earth, the
last great change shall come, we
may reach that happy home above,
where all is abiding, and where, as
well as here, “Jesus Christ is the
giaatag with the Ingres, uvurf jafot
broken, or drawn, ana afire i
until too victim died. The
tifelt? polished When the water
had been poured over too flare, much
to toe dlseaSielsrtmu of the toquiste
tore, a careful examination was made
of every seam of the floor, to sea if
too water passed through. Present
ly Cot Do Line exclaimed that he
had found it By toe side of one of
there marble stabs the water passed
through font, re though there were
Colonel ta) to the Inquisition, which
*** situated about flve miles from
the city
It was mu rrounded with s
W »H of great strength, and defended
ty * company of soldiers. When w#
arrived at the walls, I iwldresaed one
* sentinels, and summoned the
fathers to surrender to the Im-
lerial army, and open the gates of
** fcqoWiion. The sentinel, who
** landing on the wall, appeared
*» enter into conversation for a ano
**** **tl «»« one within, at the
IVO lirMflA, 119 VRUli
of kinriM. Mil Alital tlftftt
w-*r w ^H SrW^s
grows aa btaoh aad dirty that no
osh* would pick it up if he saw it
The farthing, however, traveled
far through the earth, and came to
— ^^^msap^a snaamr m^mim'U^asB- saasp^suh'Sam^nsspsSF s^UW
high honor t aad tote la how it oc-
dasi^aMSMarem * A lahsfl mmsikSaa S Bamn saaiaaafr esasuasssaM
CMBmuuPm • A Iremol Ilww VreBP flHHWm suMpflflYf!HI
the farthing ia his wanes, and tbs
lad’a tittle slater admiring the bright
little ooca, he gave it to her. The
by taraiag toe aa
ton flesh of tlfo
r*xv.
\h. itru.
r» i lfer# ««
they have religions employers. We
hope three are many such, becauae
the professedly religious man whose
wtfe and children and employees do
not hart occasion to thank God for
a religious husband and father aud
employer, has no religion which will
pass muster either ip this world or
In tost which Is So oome. Nor are
the employed exempt feom these
conditions, any more than the em
ployer*. A religious man, whatever
his station, puts his religion into his
daily life aad vocation, and makes
It tell beaufleently In toe bnmbleet
duties »a wdl as iu the highest
These remarks aad principles ap
ply to women no less than to meif.
The wife whose religion does not
lead her to try to make her home
toe bleseedeft pises on earth for her
husband and her children, will at
tend prayermeetings aad sewing
circles ta vain; and ta vain also will
she who Alls her house with scolding
all the week attune her discordant
voioe in church to Sabbath Psalm*
"As a sandy way is to weary feet, so
is the tongue of a soolding woman in
a house.* Poor old Solomon! We
hare often thought that proverb
must hare been wrung from the
very depths of his soul some night
when, having come home across the
deeert ou foot, his six hundred wives
went at him with screwish tongues,
aad every one gave him “a piece of
her mind,* because he had forgotten
to bring her a camel’s hair shawl, or
some ether coveted article of femi-
,-f lafcd* remit r .1^'tHP
muskets, struck the slab with all
their might, to break ft, while the
her mother the farthiau. An old
Umbo beggar earns limping up and
bagged a ptayw of bread. "1 hare
eons,” said the little giii. “Give
ato, then, e farthing, that 1 may buy
myself a hit of bread," said the
beggar. Aad the child gave him
toe farthing. The beggar limped
away to the baker* While he
stood la the shop, as old aoqaatat-
um dressed so a nUsnm. with his
ek«k, staff, aad hag, came up the
street, and gave the childrsa pretty
priest*
rerating their holy sad hroatifol
bouse. While too* engaged, a sol
diet street a spring, sad toe marble
slab flew up. The faces of the In
quisitors then grew polo as Betehas
aar when the bead writing appeared
on the wall; they iremhtol alt over.
Beneath the marble slab, now partly
op, there Who a otatveem. * I stepped
to the altar, aad took from the eea
dtestick one of the candle*, four fret
in length, which waa horning, that I
might explore toe room below. As
1 was doing this, I waa arrested by
oae of the inquisitors, who laid hta
hand gently on my arm, sad alto a
very demure sad holy look, said,
“My ana, yon mast ao« take tonne
lights with your bloody hands j they
are holy.• "Well," 1 said, "I will
taka a holy thing to shed light on
iniquity; I will hear the rrnpoaeibiti
ty 1" 1 took the candle and proceed
edj down the staircase. Aa w#
reached the Amt of the stairs, we
entered a large square room, which
was called the Ifsil of Judgment.
ICodate gf Fltftr
same yesterday, aad to-day, and fur
ever.”—Central Presbyterian.
A Thought
The balanoes are poised; Che as
sembled world looks oil An immor
tal soul, with all its capacity for eu-
plain, and exposed to a destrnc
Ut * 9*8- We imd no cannon, nor
we wade the walls, and the
Wfo* roccessfnlly restate#) all at-
, . w “|t« at forcing them. I con Id not
* ,r ® «end for cannon to break
kmtigh the Ualls, without , giving
"w* thne to lay a train for blowing
•P- I saw t list it was necessary
' rWy i the mode of attack, and
"»**ne trees to he cut <lowa
hhnaied, to ta* used as battering
|»*hi* Two of these were taken up
* men, as nntner
ss maid work to advantage, and
|*%h* to hear upon the watts with
. Pmrer which they cmtld ex-
/**wMls the tronfis kept up * flre
tbem from the lire poured
l*«ti tin*hi from Presently,
Walls hrgsn to tremble, a breach
nnwie, snW the Imperial troops
j Ht0 Inqnlsitkm. flere
J *^* r wi,h •« sci-ident which noth
, * r* 1 J#, tedttesl effronterv ta eqw»|
' ^ iaqoi-ipor-general and the
the chiMrrt) • 1 rapped pence into the
hex «h»rL the pilgt u, held ta his
hand. The beggar asked, “Where
are you going r The pUgrtm replied :
“Many hsndrwd mite* to the city of
joyment, and its mighty powers of
endurance, is called to the bar; tbe
books are opened ; sia after sin ta
read out; the accumulated millions
scutes! them all.
Ia toe meatlmo It waa re
through Madrid that the pels
the inqsuMtHtM were t>ri>kru
read out; the accumulated millions
rise up. Oh! the terrible ahxiety of
that moment f All of life is lived
over again in
94 i H-Si» and
over again in oae little inch, of time.
Every wioked thought, word and
act, of that wretched life is forced
into this dreadful hour. Trembling
and •astonished the guilty culprit
await* A painful rnlenoe reigns
among the innumerable billions while
they wait to hear that sentence
which seals forever the destiny of an
immortal soul! Like the pall of
death, the hammer foils; the sen
tones is heard: overbalanced with
the mighty load, the scale drops—
the fmmmtalwal ta gone! The
judge and Court say. Amen. The
waa bora, and lived, aad died,
ptog ta prey at hta holy grave,
pilgrim toe forth tag. The beggar
was walkieg away hoogry as he
nuns; but toe heker, who had look
«d oa, gave to* poor old man the
bread he waa about ta hare bought.
Now toe pilgrim traveled through
many lends, soiled over Che see ta a
Rttfo ohtp, aad at length reached the
ot%f of Jternsatem. Wbe» the pilgrim
•reived, he flrst preyed at the ocpul
fere: wires were restored to their
heslmoda, testers to Ihstf brother*
and a chain fastened to it. On Ibis
they had Wen accustomed to (dace
too aroused, chained to hta sou* On
tme side of the room was an elevated
seat, ruffed the Throne of Judgment.
Thta the taqnterioe gearral mMMi|Nw4,
and on either tole wsee seats tee*
hro«»r«l