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Oil LOHD. 0V1 FAITH, OXE tAPTISlL’ , ~EPHESIAHS XV:6 Terms: $2.00 a Tear i Drehet; Editors. CHARLESTON. S. C., FltBUY, JULY 10, 1874 attend tin* llritiuijtitt, „i,,j Freeby toriaii Sabbath Hi ere are two English Lutherans It) 111** AulHirlMof tb« town who bold their membership at Bet bait; We made several efforts to coo verse tu l.lvi rwao, a^WEl etmm mtteli (Sattered when a German lady asked if we were from Germany. One Latbeean in connection wish the Preebyteriaa Church urged that we begin Latbormn worship In the loon ««a j'lLmirt nsul anfinoaeiII f rk-SuJfe Ibitue (Own Hi ll»WT| Wffel l«p|nwrtl pw God.” I Kings v hole u.uj' m a Original. tonee of hie voice would be oo such an occasion, giving answer to such a question. “JAr most important thought that ny occupied nty wind™ enhl be, u imi that of iny i n*Hpi<tuni rtsyonmlnlity to God upon which, for twenty minutes, be spoke to them them, and when be had finished, he got np from the table and retired to bis room, sod they, without a word, went into an adjacent parlor; and when they had gathered together, them, tome of them exclaimed: “Who ever beard anything like tuatr What Mr. Webster said in advocacy of his sabUme thought I do not know—-no oue has ever re peated it, and 1 presume uo one can. JUcfmaaiblalamtoGod. For what I sag sad do, 1 thank Him for His holy Word, BeHere It to be true, ^ " weakness and Ui const aw* ; and not withstanding oar waywardness and forgetfulness of him, he bears us os 3c*;cu;i*3. Would you be quiet nod have peace in troublous times f Keep near to God; beware of*anything that may interpose betwixt you and your confidence. “It is good for me,” said the Psalmist, “to be nesr God ;* not only to draw uear, bat to keep near, to cleave to him, and dwell in.him; so the word imports. Oh, the sweet calm of such a sou) amidst all storms f That, once trash ing and fixed, then no more fear; “be is not afraid of evil tidings.” Whatsoever sound is terrible in For the Lutheran Vial lor. Oor 7Wt % to Bcthaay. jjcm, Va., June 34th, 1874. Visitor : Xu compliance with tntion from Bethany church, Xdge county, Va., I visited inrolred la perplexities, besot with difficulties and assaulted with temp rations, how I Aspiring with comfort Is the thought that God la present with as and still ceres (or us; that he scespls and loves us, aotwith fbi* point is five milea from Lex | iggliou, ami on the west bank of ifjjth basement, ami a membership Ip 30 or 40. They have been for S gemal years without a pastor, the of the Virgiuia Synod sup- ' plying them with the word and sac mments occasionally. This people, Itrlbnugh isolated so far as Lntheran bn is concerned, have very credit- si^ sustained thems^ves agaiust (be incursions of other creeds; they | Have, however, suffered much iu “disking apples Tor other denomina tion.* to pick up," aa they expressed lit. The wonder is that they are | art entirely absorbed. The pretiom muting ecclesiastical element in the county is of Scotch origin, and Frea tatorisnism is vigorously pot for sard in all quarters. We believe, however, that if the work of “our is earnestly carried forward Spit this point we will have Fresbyts- ficiau sympathy. We met some very kindly disposed toward our cause. We preached for this people oo the - second Sabbath of June, morning fssd evening, and were much pleased vith the congregation, and felt greatly strengthened in the work of the ministry. We think they are silling to be Aarons and Hors to sky “workman” iu the ministry “that seedeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Just here let ns soy that it is absolutely necessary that a pastor hare the “ wady, willing and continued coope ration of his people; and though the waiter is at the head of his people as their pastor, yet we wuuld not think it out of place should they posh him occasionally, provided they do not push him backwards. Being informed by the people of 1 Bethany of another Lutheran point previously unknown to us, we set «uc for it on Monday morning. We hare no| room for the description of the new soues lo nature with which we were impressed on onr journey. Xo man can take a tonr down the § Valley of Virginia without feeling the uprising in him, prompting him to exclaim “wonderful and good is onr God,” particularly if he visits the Natural Bridge, which we hid the pleasure of seeing. This is a Brand piece of mechanism from the plastic baud of Him who shaped all things into existence. It spaus a chasm of 180 feet iu depth. Through this chasm flows “Cedar Creek.” A vagou road crosses the bridge. As *e stood gazing at the immense otruetare, and called to mind the l«u*earchable wisdom of God, how insignificant did all human skill appear in contrast with it f Bat to the other Lutheran point. This is twelve miles below Lexington, and '•ears the name of “Lud vick’s church,” from a number of Lutherans of that .name. The ebnrch is a very fair Elding; commodious and snbstan daily bnilt, and under the control of kttberans. As far as wc could learn, there are only six Lutherans here. We proposed to preach in the *h#rcb, bnt the Lndvicks’ urged that We preach at the boose ot their •mther, Mrs. Henry Lndviek, a lady h h * r »0th year. We readily con- rented. Though with very short ®Otice, and in the middle t\f tha that though we are oast down, He wfl! not suffer us to be destroyed— though tooepSsd he will net suffer us tu be ovewoni. When Zion languishes, how do- lightful Is It to know that God is still present with ns! When iniquity •bounds end the love of many waxes news of death, or even the sound of the trumpet in the last judgment— he hears all undisqitiuted. Nothing Is unexpected. Being mice fixed ou God, then the heart may pot eases to itself; and suppose all things im aginable, even the moot terrible, and look for them—not troubled before with dark and dismal Methodist and a Catholic The Valley a K. pauses thi suburbs. It Iu also the tm the North River canal. 1 trouble apprehensions, but satisfied in a quiet, unmoved expectation of the hardest things. Whatsoever it is, though not thought on particularly before, yet the heart is not afraid of the news of it, because it is “fixed, trusting in the Lord.” Nothing can shake that foundation, nor dissolve thpt union—therefore no fear. Yeo, this assurance stays the heart in alt things, how strange and unforeseen soever. All are foreseen to my God, oo whom I trust—yea, are fore-con trived and ordered by him. This is the impregnable fortress of a soul- all is at the disposal and command of my God; my Father rales all— what need I fear 1 The soul trusting God aad Christ and eternity are poshed out of the minds of men, and the world absorbs the thoughts and affections of almost all around ua, It Is cheering to know that God to present; that he lovee the gates of Zkm still; that her name is stPI graven upon the palms of his bands, aad that her walls are aver before for the church, We pray to he dotiv stud from the neceneit* »*f supple- men t in jj our salary ay teoeii i n j>, * 1 therefore earnestly recess* the Vtr- friesd to me not long since. Her family had attended that church for years, not only were they regular attendants, but, at the stated periods, they came to its common ton table; they were members “in good and regular standingtheir faoes were familiar to most of the congregation, yet it wns “unusual” for any to speak to them. They were strangers in the church, though ne fault of their own, and they fait as such. There are many, no doubt, who “believe in the commuuiou of aainta,” without pausing to see whether any particular meaning attaches to their belief; they do not forget to nesemble together; bat they do forget to follow alter the “things wherewith one may edifj another.” We may not all be so pieced as to admonish, or exhort, But haw appalling is this retyed la the nabetievtag sad impenitent! Gad has been really present with yaw at every moment of your poet ray ef light. works, but we may sometimes show them by s cordial word or two that we remember that they are our brethren, that we love them. Ceremony is undoubtedly to be ob served in this world; it is often necessary ; but may not church mem- make haste to communicate It to the readers of the Vioikur, It should have formed purl of the occurrences connected with Cemmreormrel User dmw, but as we felt a special laterret In this It Is entitled to the promt admirer of Bobert Dale Owen aad Fanny Wright, but he could see no beauty or excellence in the Son of Righteousness. This man, of course, never entered any place of worship. Indead, in the fruit season, be was specially busy on the Sabbath in defending his orchard from his great enemies, the woodpecker and the idle, profligate person* of the village, who, on that day, usually made aad havoc among his apples and peaches. One day, while at work with his son-in-law—an atheist like himself, although a more kind and courteous gentleman—ae a pastor of a congre gation was passing, he very rudely accosted the minister: “Sir, what it the use of your preaching I What good do you do by it f Why don’t you teach there fellows better morals f Why don’t you tell them something about steal ing in your sermons, and keep them from robbing my orchard f” To this the minister pleasantly replied : “My dear sir, 1 am sorry that you are no annoyed, and I should willing ly read the fellows who rob your orchard a lecture on thieving, but the truth is, they are all so like you and the ro^for here, that I never get a chance.” “Good, good,” replied the major, laughing; on which the elder atheist, blushing a little, and in an apologct- ical tone, said : “Well, well I believe it is true enough it is not the church-going people that steal ay apples.” During his recent visit to Salem, Dr. Conrad made several eantribu tion* to our various interval* here that dear I v besiwak hie oon ft (toner in onr efforts. These were to the fol lowing objects in the sums stated : Towards the Endowment of the Chair of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy in Roanoke College, • 100; towards the fire proof build Ing for Library ami Cabinet. $100; 111 Ladles? Endowment Fond, 1100. We know that Dr. Coersd did not suspect that this would be published to the Church ; bat in order to pro voke others lo a like liberality, wo to another, even without a formal introduction f There are few of ns who have not an intuitive to whom we may speak without hurting our dignity. That “sweeUooking old lady” ve. D la, at say rate, aa in re theme; /hr hmrprmiu the fMMlgr of every ares Is God l that the lifts of the great •as had always here iufla by thin important thought! tain,” says Dr. John Hall, “that the shaking of hands, rightly adminis tered, is a meant of grace. So shake band* at the market, on the street, and, above all, at church. Some people quit church for want of this means of grace.” And no doubt some have been helped in the church by it. Frieodtiueas goes a long way with some. With moat persons, a kind word may strengthen “him that is*weak in the faith.” The heart of the writer warms while recalling the pleasant Sabbath greet IngeofaCfaristian family, whose gentle courtesies were greatly instrumental in bringiug at least one into the visible cltarrh. The fervor awaken ed by a sermon full of love to Christ and good will to mao wHl not be all cooled by a cordial word, or hand shake, meeting oue on the way to the doer. There should not be strangers of “regular standing” iu the church. Then, speak kindly every opportunity you have; shake hands if yon vrfll. How do yon know which Is “the least of these f* —vsrwwas (/orrrrrr. These donation* were not made he- them, but out of genuine sympathy with ns in our work. Such catho licity well becomes sue holding the Doctor’s position in the Church, aad to oar own people should have ap peal of more than ordinary (tower. Who will do likewise f The contribution of $100 towards by the travel, aad, speaking expected, ttinely aad liberal; ua expected, in view of the pressing claims of Gettysburg, with which the Doctor is so intimately connect ed; timely, because the work Is jael inaugurated, aad K -»* not evoked that hearty response to which it Is entitled ; and lifilrsl, iaasmnch as It goes beyond what the ladies In their SSI • ( I. .L.ll f from thy pressman I If 1 mm»nd up When an experienced Christian mere ly uses his experience for his own comfort, or as a standard by which to judge his feUow-christians, or make use of it for self-axaltatioo. as though he were Infinitely superior to the most zealous young men, such a man man hfr( :tale&t, does mischief with it, —4 ffuftirpf Mmsslf heavily responsible. I beesodh you who have long walked in the way of godliness, to use your experience continually in your visitation of the tick, in your conversations with the poor, in your meeting with young beginners, in your dealings with backsliders; let your paths drop fatness; let the anointing God has given yon fell upon those who are round about yon. coo tit bn tors. But there la souther use to which we would put this pleas Ing feet. The donor is a lending mao and representative of the Geos ral Synod, North. By thin act bo dearly shows his nonfidsoes in onr Theological Seminary as now ore stitated. There are there amongst us who look upon it with suspicion so being too Lutheran 1 How will they regard this act so contrasted with their own ooorse t It remains for us to thank the donor for hie lib erality, take courage in onr work, bo tine to our responsibility in the eight into the dim future with anxiety, aad inquire whether they shall be saved at last—whether they shall be ready to meet their Lord to peace in the great judgment day; This is aa important question, but there It another question far more important, and that is, Are we saved now t Salvation is a thing of the present, as well as the future; it per tains to time, as well as to eternity. And the foture salvation only follows wft earthly as to that may well be concentrated in the more argent question as to onr present state. We may be saved to day—saved with a great salvation, no that we can say, he “hath saved ns, and called us with a holy calling.” The word of salvation “is nigh thee, even tn thy mouth, and in thy heart, that hi the word of feith which we God In wsenfiUfrF FrefrMHfr , frfrfe i ’3frNfr at all times and in all places, and had There ere only two genuine rente dies for sorrow—proper sod work. Trust in benven and keep doing hi the best receipt for every human care. There are no wound* of the spirit which it will not heal. A Child’s Faith.—A woman said one day to her child, “We have lost dear father—what shall we dot” “Why praise God, mother, for what he has left”