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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, <TIARLESTOW, 8. C., JULY 24, 1874.
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Charleston, ffiL
THE LUTHERAN VISITOR.
I faith has laid hold upon Jmu* Christ
| n« the resurrection and the lire."
We regret that other breihreu,
who “wield the pen of a ready
writer/ are *o vntirrtj detiwjoeot
or tardy in contributing to our nd
iiuini. They could SMtist u« much
in making the Visit#* uwrv »a«ei» »i
lag awd walrwatlve. Brethren, help
■it
Friday, July 24. 1874
Editoeb:
Kkv. T. W. DOS If Charleston, 8. C.
Kiev. J. HAWKINS, Shepbefitatown, V*.
PKor. E. J. DUE HER Walbsttn, 8.C.
In essentials, unity ; in non essentini*,
liberty; in all iking*, charity.*
* recur. same at.
he HMUlti
(KB |
ifi»«4iie. ft
in a Kkustxrxi)
U) iNwt
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obtained,
■firSHt*
obliged to
Check*, or Dnhm
an not!»
Lather an Church la Jffwbsny.
Hev. J. I. Don net, whole
neatly viidted Now Lierr> and store! a
Sabbath there, in bis general o#tk»
ef the different chart hew in the town,
makes the following Just and kindly
•M all amonigee are paid, aa
l by law, Merely retaming a
of the paper by mail, in not *uf-
mprimd
number
tlcient.
All roromu ideations relating to
MrihenL should give their
distinctly, iumI carefully indicate
*ab
very
„ rhJca
nre old and which are new enWrihera.
Not only the name of the port office,
hut also that of the county and State
of each subscriber i« necessary. in onknr
that the prof*' 1 ontrka may be promptly
and nccurately made.
Marriage and obituary mdkea, and
other matter intended for publication,
Khoukl be written aeparattdy, amt not in
famines* letters, to receive pro»»er atten
tion.
J... 1!" .wii'i——■■^ni—■
Newberry Collage Z&dowmeuL
.* ********
• ■ :!•$» . 4j|fo : . ; i.
. It in auggeatc*! by a correspondent
that if Dr, Bowman and Bor. II. W.
KuInis would consent to take the
Held in behalf af Newberry College,
t bey could insure the proponed en
dow inent! What say you, brethren t
Walker, Taylor A Co., N
vortMng Agency. No.
. Baltimore St, Baltimore.
•wtpaper Ad-
i> 134 we«t
send the money in
Ttcit. ATI Postmaster* am
register letter* when mqnlml. ... „ . .
Paper* am net to sabsenbir* until | mentiou of Bra If. W. Ktshna and
an eipniw order to diacuntino* is m- congregation, and of the LuiWrau*
reived, and all srrenrwges nm paid, ns ^ ^ esmsfifi
“In the owning, at the r«w|u«-«t of
pastor Rev. tl. W. Kuhns, end with
the consent of the authorities iu the
Associate Reformed church, we
pceaehed in the Lutheran church.
The pan tor had brought ns under
obligations by hie good work in Due
Went lately, ami w» were glad to
have an opportunity to pay buu
hack in kind ae far as we conl«J The
Lutheran congregation is one of the
iarg««‘. ia the town, and it is grow
log ia aamber* and in activity under
the training of the present pastor,
WHO wm A w €b« *11 H|j| MHJ0APWIM3AI ffRMftAAy
with no i noousirier a bl*< amount, of
magnetism about him. Hie laitWr
ana are strong in Newberry enmmty,
and they are likely to grow more
from immigration than |«erh*|«s any
other duneminetioo There has al
ways been a ooawktersbir (Irrmau
element ia Newberry, sad this has
added very mech to the prws|<ent>
of the county. The CSermsns are
among the must thrifty jwople in the
world, ami their deserttdsttts htdd ou
well to the good traits of their f»i
them.’
Who Write* hr the FWtor I
Tbia ia a question which iheedtbjrn
can answer, but which the readers
of Um Vmtar can not, unless writers
are willing to alga their own
to their contributions. We are very
sure that readers, in a majority of
cases, would prefer to know
authors of what they are reading.
It give* additional interest to
article to know whose sentiment* it
•Mptmma. Awl ;et there mav
pecabarity of subject or style of
treating it, or of other ebreumstan
•na, in which the object uf the writer
might be better accompli*li«M by
having his name, for the time being,
known only to the editor,
were our convictions on the snt^cct
which led to the announcement marie
aomn week* aince ahont
coalmanwntions. W« were there
fora grateful to rend soon after the
follow inf endorsement of our
by a cotemporary, The Vmiknt /lrr/4
rea Tribum*:
“Tk* Lutheran Vim tor, pnUisbed
at Charleston, a C n gives to iu con
tribntors and correspondent* the fot
lowing sensible notice s
*No Mokk AMITiismi Affi rt< i.m.
—We projxjse to prefix or affix here
after the unmet of contribntors and
oonrcspoudeou to all the articles they
may «*nd bo for lmhlknllon WV
Having had some busines* ae-
(plainlance with tbo above Arm, we
cheerfully add our testimony to tbs
high endorsements they have already
receive*l from etlitor* and business
men to whom they urn familiarly
known. They have a reputation for
reliability, promptness and efficiency
in tbo transaction of all business
committed to their ageucy, and have
extensive and increasing facilities
for general advertising, especially in
connection with Southern news
pa|>ers, aiul educational institutions
North and South.
Greeting from Ber. J. 1 Miller.
former editors of the Visitor, above
named, is truly gratifying in its
heartiness of kind wishes and encour
aging in its suggestions concerning
tbe future of the paper. We call
special attention to what ia said
about tbe increase of the subscrip
tion list, and the manner in which it
can certainly be done. That is
matter which we know depend*
very much upon tbe interest and
lieraervering activity felt and exer
cised in its behalf by tbe pastors
and other influential friends. Let us
aim to increase it* number of sub
scribers to 2,000 by tbe close of 1874
—which we believe can be done—
and then it. will enable one man to
devote bis whole time to it* editorial
management, if such man can be
found in all respects qualified for
tbe position. He must have good
business as well as good editorial
abilities.
* ~ ‘ ** **»* ?
ffwwu-N ~~wm t
The ftalemkgaifcsa mark atmv* wltt
1st noArrataod. We wish lu hear
mmv about the Os(l«M|aiam from
those who flrsi proposed IL Why
this t^etg adeems f Why did mat the
IVnnsyUania ffyaail giro suase utter
mcw on the subject f And why do
tbe f uikriea amd Miantsnsnrg
. i lluk / afitf t MMtr tilt Li
or nothing about ft f llrethreu, let
^| ^ffffiiffNIiil (-tl 48*4^833^4^ ^^ 1^88^
ami^als ^am h^^. mm*.si
fuf ths brethren of os
This subject fa ao« agitating not
sty tho setonuhs world, bat alao
troiogiosl, airtlVvm* soaA ctrdea.
The qusuthm off the proprloty at
of our deed ia
• hiefs^lret thought, tho
natare revolt,
of snffjpittfag the budlta
kb tj child ms—to tho
ia borrllla la tho estrssao.
And yot to autny who havo mode tho
a oulpswfjel praflooml study,
rigmlf mm not oil If imfff
Tho
ftywoda to hold a siariJar Ueiloqwlam. Isudiog ^iwlUto of both Rarwpa
far tho like purpose of atlaiaiag \ aad Amorim h«fr had thob allaa
greater uaity of faith aad affhcHea «ba lamed to the matter i aad tho
la tho werh God has asslgiurd aa la awmy adraataffsa, hyguarie,
held t It h —*fc-hl
duti
sw ia ths
Wo
4MIMl mMMttMINf '(BkfltllMlii 4MNA'
hao* lodge of oor fuir
faith, sod os
oad did war M
fft 8MMM8M8 #f4h#iNi 4M8^
law is* Mtrifvtusr
oacwta
lag oo«
with
tho
We should
W
ippiehsm
thy
Or d
rRURuv ed store rosdtly oad offhvksmffjf
Nr
tVSi)
t’biiet, sod i**o*|wuru*g
• .iHSdLid)| jtmM'
•ffllli Wf
wm, aad idrlity to t hru*
saaaohharf Wwhaaaraa
la aay of out tty asdu w ith
with
f.^1
* l itl (* *i( 11 ® *f r * * a
•a We do
a
Gratifying Appreciation.
D is highly gratifying to n* to
bave tbe contributions of any of oor
correspondents noticed appreciating
ly by oar eotemporaries. The A*st>
date Reformed Presbyterian thus ad
verts to the article of Bro. Margart
in last issue of Visitor :
“A preacher can see as well as
other people, if be does not know
how to farm. A minister gives in
the Lutheran Vieit&r an account of
the crops as he saw them iu Georgia
a week or two ago, in this cheerful
strain f adding some extracts from
it, in which Bro. M. speaks of tbe
former custom of “cotton Jldds and
corn patches” being now reversed in
tbe planting of “corn fields and cot
ton patches*
The same paper also refers to the
artice of Bro. Campbell in tbe same
issue, saying: M A racy correspond
enfc of the Lutheran Visitor recently
paid a visit to hie old home in Vir
ginia fMd.), and give* an amusing
account of the old Dutch ovwa of
former days that stood in the yard,
and of other things about tbe place
as it one© was. Then he becomes
sentimental adt goes off thus.” This
prefatory notice Is followed by tbe
latter half of the eommunicatiou, be
ginning with the paragraph : “When
last I visited tho old homestead, to
me ‘a dearer, sweeter spot than all
the rest,’ how painful the change P
Ac., Ac.} the whole of which we
suppose oar readers have appre
ciatad, with its graphic descriptions,
sentimental touches, profound reffee
tions, skillful portraiture and! defence
of our holy Christian faith ia oot»-
treat with “the dreamy aad dreary
speculations and dedactions of sci-
y scon ns for pa
believe this will give amre aattsfsr
tioii to our reader* then the pl*n
hitherto pwrsaeti y/y
“Aad so we halicvo. It rarely t*
the case that we have a dvoire u>
read aa article without a name.
When a writer does not think it
worth while to five hi* name, there
can be no complaint if reader* do
not feel enough of interest to read
Ida Writings. We decidedly prefer
the right name."
We had scarcely sabehleri from the
pleasarabie feeling awakened by this
approving notice from oor brother
editor, when w* received the follow
log from one of our moat jmlkiou*
and beloved brethren in the mini*
try:
#4, I think you bave made a mistake
iu requiring all article* to be sigocri
by the real name of tbe writer* A
regular aoutributor will recoil from
maiuq hi* name continually paraded
in prmt; at leant, I feel so, nod I
think some other* do also. 1 think
tbe rule should be to let the writer
do aa be please*, with the pmbitr mm
demanding that you have the sdito
rial prerogatir* of affixing the right
name at your discretion
Tbe rules of editor*—especially of
otic yet a novice in the profeasion—
are not “like the laws of the Meries
sod Persians/ unchangeable, if there
he good rsaoons for change. W*
admit that there D force ia what our
brother says, but think atrll that the
considerations on tbe other side, the
side in which tbe aver whelming
majority—the reader* of the Visitor
—are especially interested, are para
toast to tboae ha baa aa—il. liow
ever, we are wUliug to sxereiae our
“editorial prerogative” in withhold
hagi in certain cases, Ifodeeired for
good and special reasons, the
of aathort} bat always reserving
the right to reveal each names If
ircwmaflaiMBi (tornsail it
"IW- was*,
Oovwsor
heartily bang foe
wiH foal that •§ have avted la the
spirit af the Mantes whom glory vs
seek, and by love af a ham *« flfod
” e oof a* w* wear fwa*
our hewthreti, tbe editor* *4 Om>
Vborvh Paper, with aU af whwto ww
are personally avqaatoiedL aad for
whom we entertain a high regard
|WMh Mm Dr l’«, the iUnr af
o«w af than*, we had Uto pliwawrs of
• **"StoflMfMNr to was
Ys. We
there «Amo heard him prsoeh. aad
oar ofKnmo af him aa a miafotor aad
• Itflfllcgfau waa thaa, aad la stin,
a high one. If his aptohnwi remain
the same, there is no reaaaa why wa
bl tnamnnstS a*uiamamsmrtn4 ^^oi
maeaewa-msW' *"'Wl IPflarSTv, awPffiffiffffiMlFw nHWHIff
aerate as Iwrdhiwn iffhfttwg to the
tamo Confoaaion And tbe «*r Is
trae with reference to aniiry afhee*.
Will nm some of war By nod* move
in this matter at their apywaaihlag
•al meeimg* f Mach a sfep woald
at all toterfere aith the saves m
of the more grmeral rolU,«lam Arid
whreh we mmset earavally
fovor.
it
the
hate
*L m... .. ...
RmCs the bss
Goa *4 the dead ghat i
I‘uw* ■■■. «■ isw'i' -1nI Lii ibe IInor
• '-ewe ar*a| p ew* w»*e*
t*mlii»gn of
wtth a hiirg If
b» ha eahindleil dtthin as by Lb* very
diviaity af «af anlajv, ha«a mj
hcfltMRahyi mdugdm tba tijfpsttfoaaia
44 mm of tbe harrtlda
iMNBlI in *•
Ifoa s jfoi^n fe ,nima4isii.rto 4bl Mmlal lti 14b* i
trtaa af abdlitiiilfiM aad
• ith
i m mmmm
Gath,
»ner at Christ—hta
Aad
auMos all d*fa«dht aa the poser af
t be i*i, aawglltaUon rf (sis n
y with tbe big beat pnrpaa* at
> for tbs heat mtrrrwts nf tba
it to tw> lL ** the aw
af anAbra rmjntree Traa
Is napsdit aafowltag Use arm-
: ffmi \iM ffi 4 mmI hmmiafli
}-rnm l ,1: Si,, «^mn^ff foe ,
1 ‘ • h!
af ndtgfoa.
I* am atoagnalUe la
piety. Ibaagh 41 may fosae a* In ptr
ap mar af mm dearly
reeling forme that Mfo Is In Immioant
danger, aad something shoald be
di*4No arvast tbe evil. These tie
partes of animal milter have become
alarming, and al their proper ratio
of tacrease mast ore long literally
impregnate the whole atmosphere,
and asriosaly eadnajar hum no life,
fl^flfla ri tit It I'm film aukttor ia
head. They are humanitarian, ah
troll a* philanthropic, sad we can
Irani the matter ia their bands. In
i)m. Husatint the nious ffsanlinus
WBtow grass ip
of oor Christina faith will ganrd an
from aacrifogtoos rapaolt) and tbe
dire effect# of ratfooallam. II.
by him to be the rnenuk of initiation
into hie ki|»loiu, “ate liaptiaed into
Christ, Hr put on Christ"—that
God “saves ns by the waalmig
in the jt
the faith, knj
be. ' ^
lb)«ukffy to
tl ‘*n there u L
* ■" ^ m 4
*» i, , w
regem ratioo and renewing of ll»e ictliug go of the efficacy nf t4^ i. ..
1 “ ‘mi “ ‘ " “ m*™' ttf>d for ^ some reawj
Tiie rich fogacy of gmeeClHiAiJ
bequeathed to the ehjg-i. thi.lT
bj tl.- iUvi.d*^ ”
away
oopiJ Church.
The very done rvlrton which the
l*roleatant r,|iiaeop»l ('haieh sustains
hi it* arngta sad doctrine# lo oor
ths brat dmpmi ^ Kvaegelieal Latberan Ob arch makes
as deeply interested ia all tbat |>er
tains to it* welfare} and the oootro
rang in regard to revision of the
I tout af t <o«na»o)i Tray or, by whi«h
U 4a |*ropaaed to oet aside some of
Uwmm ductrinm wore |»evuli*rly La
them11 than any others is that
chare*, greatly tuteuaifiea that later
s*4. The doctrine* tbe disaffeotod
imrty |4W|*we U* gel *rtd of by revi
stmt, as turn held by their t Imre h,
have Ire* per veil'd by tbe High
Chnrah party and Uiinaiisls until
they bar* bacon* a Uuideu to Ule
(WOMMsm sMIkEi ougeiical party',
and ana limy pre*****- u> get oat o(
tbe diJbntUt In mi duuiKiiir the
• uiiLu* of Lhatt ('irtiftmaknit as to
■ -— | fori ilrpf nricm iuldt'sd alto
|fo . f ,tn
It in, to * aooagimuv*- Lutheran,
Lhrftllitmif tuUrrrtiit* U» witfK , *s the
louwllute of our (Wit:lit (hose
wb* haie hunoend them for the
of eapenowuL Wa o2«*y *
a the loan, but um
Uart wade to iggtcl the ahum of
Tkn am now four iwitieu iu lb*
Trotrestnul KfUMtaqinl Charvh—two
arrsufvd against the wUtm two; and
the resotroverwy has re ference chiefly
to tha dortriaa of lha Bacraaseats^
aad bvCKM M* tmerest to u*, who Aud
ha a I'luUwLuil i ivw of litem, a* held
•wre m 1 re a wi^irei*mwawre*re ■* rem —^ *'" ■ ereMw- y
by Lather and by the foaodor* of the
I'mimusi £mMui«kI Church, tbe
%my cm-ww of the gu*|«rl aad tbe
Cf a Hcriptural
iorraa, men* romnwmionittv*
arc substituted in tbeir stead. \y
can never be sufficiently tha^fd
that these low views, that
season bad gained d foothold in <>«
church, arc dying out and that tbre„
i* of late a “sublime return to foe
faith of our fat hers." We watt wjjk
anxiety for tbe result of this «l!-i«i, Wr
tant discussion.
H.
Xkw rmummm Littmli.'* Ut
GUI A civ.—The pabfoabrra uf The
Usiag Age for the week* eadtag
July ith aad tltb, hate the following
rtulde articles: Ucrent Works ou
the lluriding* of Roam, by Edward
A. Freeman, Macmillan; Letters
Elisabeth Ilarrwtl ttn>w»tag on
Dt entry aad Uwaerwl Toyifoa, part
IV, Cmatemparmry fieri**: Mauaev*
oatl Caatoaa* la China, Temple Ha* ;
Wowoa** Might* la the Last tea
tury , Academy: Hhohe*|WMUPe < b Itow
1« Law, a (Rudy of OM Blrwtfowd,
by TX Elliott Bros ire, Promt ; Color
la AaiiMils, Chambers* Jemraat; Mr.
Brow lying** PUm 4» liter*turr. Cm*
temporary fieri** f OrwHhofogicat
Kemlafoeearr*. firmer; C5oi (lordoahi
Journey to Goudokaro, .V#f*r r ; Tl
th*#, Saturday tUriew ; Tba
ffwM* Ij,., jj | ur^ lf i tfcif | mAwmafortw* irl-tomff *dt
tbe wSMbry, i# tbe paafiir* ti/k ata
Btwha thrirt Jodan, “Ifonsum / Hire,
Wit boat dO^desgtMg In the team
sw*M»ta»tons rtf tbe deadT
Ism*, tare oor dear riered—
Ire worm tired |# «ajr that,
uaadiai re* - ■»“■.■-“■■ a*. ,
ww |p fi* w 4NA 8mM^
foaliaa WsAireream mmtf ^ .. .a
*^^w rePw pffA f ImNP'l hff T ™ AMI *
t^S M III Mil re-SsW'lil .ii t I _
m an to Alwffm f wwyl
•aamikpiMiat t
Of in»o«. HmtmnU, Jmrmmt, A If ml j »«* l«1»l«lm -
We do out regi* t tbe ooittrxrteray.
ii tC
free*. It hi tha storm tbat pariffea
tbe *fW4*»t«L« ?«• 1 i i-n rttitib- m
"■ reW’^M' —*" g reW’‘* wfw- reo a a a ji- * rreogw**- He*
tire stream let aareds on a pure* cur
And a# it 4a by agitaiioa thu
4* pwriflwd and cboiad. Bat
It 4a to tm re gretted tbat men can
not aaak* a dfothaotkai beta ecu Uo
aad IToteataatism without
gt«1«g away all that la valnabl* in
For tear o! beiag too
the Romish Church we mast get
the uteLforat alSarerel her -
resrem- **s*ii*p ”* ww wrep^M^t a **•''* s
they hold dortriaca 4a
with tw a* mam give them up.
This tbe Lalberoa i hutch will not
do i w but wa hold tkul 4a Scriptural
w* shall keep, and irjotoe that tha
delude*I Mtowrfw of the Hope have
that wsach light.
iletw is tha difficulty . U aa bold
to aay eMonc) la tba HacruwMuta,
hwishI i iiioii al wHfo
tisrnal legeaairatMa aad transabulau
t «e mu*4 be like the RsMUish
There 4a uw itiiddh' groaud
which *t aay slwmt. Ilereoe
the Ritualists hate gone buck to
8H Jam. uml tba Etaa
gvhaal area have let gw lha Bcri|i-
tarol vfow uf tire tJaersmeuis beounaB
it ha a* lialde to Im tmasiudetwtooil.
Tbrm U danger of tbia iu any church
of going one way or the
i mat berera tba great nrswosily
of having tbe di«ctei»«w *4 chniUau
it| well understood. Fortunately
for tbe Lutheran Cbarch, sire, t*y the
*«* lightest tug luAarwaoe of the Holy
Bpirit, diaauicwed u affvtug affiawsg
iu the husutaMores af Christ, sad
found that it wraa not uswremiury, ia
•«>u«4rma»Mg tire etnir* of Route, to
slide off the g«*M|rel platform, and
tut alldate that mode valid by Christ.
We, res Lot hemes, do t»H attack any
importance to uaythiag f briat ritri
tor M} the t«y doing uf itliy Christ
f)(«w It *11 the importance 14 pun
Tire fowusrwn u*v \aluu-
I t. Sit reef, etc., with Imdalmoreta of
the “Btorjr af Valentine and hl«
Brother/ *»A Rose la June/ amt
“Aik* Iserraiae, a Story of the Booth
Down*,* pastry snd mhrewdluay.
Theae number*, the Amt of a new
voloure, began July lav, are excel
lent oreee with which to begin a sab
ocripthm. WRh Ally two aamWm,
of sixty four large pagwa rwreh (aggve
gathag over 3, -44 pages a year*, the
•abserkptimt pgkre (M| l» law; m
•till better, for #10, any owe af tha
A4 magarines ia seat with
The Using Age toe n y ear LlUeit
ff Gay, Ruetoa, paldfohem
of the «id wrerhl—the tbreareiada
that arm Arimattmd In
alien faith is inactive, inoperative,
i* saved a* im rely ss the man wlm
dies where jmiymg. Faith is tntst,
CKNifidener, imrlriug more*: ««ri we
stay conAde int'hrist alwsy a, though
we muy imh always think of him, in-
Aral we u«a> trust Hi him wh«*o for the
Iforee ww err luca|mritate<l for think*
iuir-ai all. 1 ’ n <*
Nrtw tn regurtt to infant baptism,
tin* »(• me disuds^utg oonios
so nearly destroy in« the validity of
their baptism ww are not surprisc^d to
fltid then* {»tt*ctiiug so little imjH»r
tsrere to it. If vs held that the
grace of baptism w;i* outlined to the
Mere of the adtuiniwtration of the
rite, «wd de|M«oricd l«*c its ofii< ;o*y
UfM.Nt the fitewenr active exercise t»f
faith, then we couW \cry (WteMliXh
ly g*'** 1 H «t» altogether, itud ;o»k with
out o|qretieiits, “What good riotwit do
the riiitd V Why, none at all, if no
gta«-e is oowveyed. Mat it giuee is
oflcrisl, attd faith, not as nit exercise,
but as a fomditian, is the ground
upon w hich the efficacy of the grace
dejrends, ami we Uml that oowditfom
offMHh iu the subject, then we have
the stiiwigesf nutlMwity for baptising
infants, aud bar saying they lielieve.
Wr way faith a* a condition ami not
a* km Hxr ret ms and by thin we mean
to *dopt the bleu of CtreiiMittx,
that to all irfuwpareritds persotis, m*
itifotits and idiots, there is a moral
MisreptiUriuy ot grace pioduorel by
th«- iloly Bpirit, toakiug the gnu-e of
<lo«i eflleuejouH ill I he folfiVtmwH of
all sin, and applying the merits-of
ChitstV IdiHMl. Were this uoi true,
infaiifa mid idiots could aot go to
henveti. When the Holy 8j»irit pro
dmes that siiseepliUility wo may not
know, but that Ih* d(*e* at Mss time
in those who die we must admit;
Mid a* liajK i mu is tbo ordinary means
of introduction into Hm* kingdom of
Gas I, Mini the Hrtfjr spirit diuo o|*-
tdw to n* because uf the lalur Chiist cm tv tlmmjrh the word, lie may, in
Holy Ghost*—that “lie that Iwliev
eth and is baptlertl ffiffiMha a*v«l w —»
that “except * man Ire borti <4f water
and of lire Spirit lie can not enter
the kingdom of heaven/ we do not
waste our time Iu trying to prove
the impossibility of “water baptism"
effecting all this. We, as Lutherans,
know no “water baptism/ never had
aay ia our church, nor do we attach
aay importance to water baptism.
This baptism of tbe Lutheran Church
is Scripture baptism; it is a sacra
ment of tbe church, consisting of two
elements, an earthly and a heavenly,
water and tbe word, instituted by
Cbrist as u means of grace, to offer
grace, to convey grace, to bestow
grace, and we call it a “means of
grace*
A writer, author of a well-written
work oti the revision, says: “If by
**aor*uiqgtB) gp<-«-' tliMretihe Ritual-
tats) uh4h grace HCtfiipkriying a
fault fill rii ffiiyflfou of the sacraments,
that is tbe doctrine of Evangelical
oren. Bret if they mean by ‘sacra
mental grace' that sa< rauient* restvy
tire grace wldsh Urey signify, no ab
atoefo,m bur, treinginlet (Kised (which
bar is commonly defined ns intention
t« (MMtimit «»), and if ttiev take bup-
regeneratkni to lto moral re-
turn, these are the doctrines
uf the Doureeil uf Trent.* That in,
such dootriite is rejected by those
who contend for fire revisioa of tire
Abater Book. 4 * ,-
We aubaiit, hremrereuT, that we caw
hold tire doctrine of sacranteatwl
grate, ami not subscrilre to tho do-
erees of Treat our n*quiisd faith ia
the sense held by those who fiiyl no
efteory iu btti*fi*in withmit active
faith. Wa agree that faith is necessa
ry tw an Immediate effect of grace in
baptism, but w« may differ as to
what latch ia. Tbe thewry o( the I^ow-
(ffiureh partly makes tire efficacy
of txaptunisl grace dtqreud on tbe
asf ot faith, while we understand
that it dejreud* on faith itself. It is
not the art ed faith that appropriates
tire grace, b«l faith aeiimy+lt.it wakes
the appropriation. It is faith, and
IMS the uec uf faith that seeks and
apfrirew the gioee offeied in baptism
or elsewhere. Autive tuith is faith
ia exercise, but it is *hH the exercise
that saves—it is faith; nod faith
asv<*s v. bribei it n* »o exerefoe ur wot. ^jitor*. as well as from infuriate ter-
iwmSA' » * «"nr >«<«n I MSnfouiuUm*-. fwl »s., R ^ iW
sun* guarantee sm
Hus malic* of
•llnttlou of tkioMw
^ has are atA ilsww e t i*m
may
T
of Chief linreiass* at
pahlis*tasohuy «»f thteto*
ths
W’W-
pul u}MN* i hem i»j iostituMug them.
It |*mU tflli.uj iu bis ordi
uunssa, sad «• ftud it there, wa do
«M*l ash a ho held it, or « hat «ill he
It * offset *m the world, or a here it
will food a*; «« joyfully swept it,
kttovitt* (hat whore L'iuirt lends il
4* salir to bdk»«. If uw read that
Cbrist saw Osmund h> the lio)>
i ff 1 RfNML in# ffi 4**«raciiio#jii mini nrr mih!
Ite-sewtoJiaihas xto-it >a %*pm hldtx is*iff rvt'h (/• «s * kt’-lr Asa
Jet^affffiffiffffP ffiMHffi| WqF MA# IffAFi- xa# to ah
prove it by tfa*uoa*>irntuMi If we
rtod that Ire ap|iesrwd In an upper
mti*. “lire doom treiug slaic" wa «h»
not set to to prove that the dotres
w ere o|«ei*od, and that be enicnsl In
tbo asaal mode, and therefore he
could have bat oas mode of bring
present. H wa are tedd in God%
Word that v«t k)T «H
ChrtelNi own
U»e act of ImpliMii, apply the utotic-
meut ss easily as at any other time.
Now that susceptibility produced by
the Holy Spirit ia culled faith in tlie
ititihv—not active, but receptive faith,
not faith that appropriates mm in the
case of sdulls, but fisilh that rreriret,
even as in the ouse uf adults. It is
not tbo sppi opr fating net of faith,
twit tbe m»|*tivity nf faith that re
reives tho kingdom of And, even iu
adults ; and lienee Christ said : “Bx-
e»*t*t ye reemrr Hie kingdom of hear-
en us « little Hold, ye eau not enter
thc«stu. r Aelivc faith appivlieinla
G»e kingdom, but iheluxirt, |aepare<l
by Hh* Hpirit, rmeiec* it. H is not
om knowing G<nI, fait ««ir “tadng
huowit ol him 1 * that sccuiys our
anlvutfou lu thu great ikfotriMe AT
iustifleaimw by faith there is uiore
lUf cliurvh has h
to the future historr of tbe Visitor,
provided her ministers and member*
can l»e made fully to appreciate its
importance as a denominational
force, and in real earnest go lo work
in Ra behalf. Surely it is toolsteia
the day to inform intelligent men of
our communion that a journal ot
thi* character is a necessity, or to
set forth in detail the reasons far
this opiniou. It is self evident, and
netnla no proof at ottr hands. Tliat
the pai»er can Wottslaiited, enlxigeil
aud improver!, is not an open (joe*
tiou. All that is demanded to mvmiv
tlicm* desirable ends is a little effort
on the part of pastors, ami the ui«rr
cultlv*te<l meml*er« of our church,
male and female. Iu this field *H
may toil, aud the labor expeintow
will not Ik* iu vaiti in ihe lswd.
Why c;in not we, as a denomination
m the South, sustain a religion*
weekly ? In connection w ith rite
General Synod there arc at h-ssi to
uiiuisters, 150 c<Nigtegatlons i “ ,,1 *
meiuU'rabip of more than H.WMt.
Reside* this, thv“re are in the South
independent. Synods cm bracing sow* 1
80 uiiuistero, 140 congregations :U,<I
m memla-rship of over 14,000. It ^
painful to ns. whose hearts are 1*muh!
up i« the onward and upward wove
nicut of our church iu the South, to
reflect upon tin* ctmsequenres likely
to result fniui an indjsj»ositK»n
the i»art of oar people ty sustain ifo
Visitor. But we entei tain noriTW**
apprehensions in this regard. «•*
are cheered with the prospvt H
complete success, and are ho|M*lull>
looking forward to a i>eriod when ri»*
patronage of the paper will jwd*f>
its enlargement ami the imprevdl
quality of its material.
In dosing this comaninic*li*»“*
Messrs. Editors, permit me to
that I am sorry that I have notl*' 1 ” 11 .
able to do more than I have for die
Visitor. More than this, I have l"** 1 '
mortified at the indifference n" <l
stolidity of not a few, and the fib"
Ions excuses offered for refusi«S fo
take their cliureh p»t>er. Bid ***
desperandum, and ,l>eing a great ad
mirer of the jxdicy of my friend at
the “White House/ l keep
atcayf and not without some sneees-S
and I will say, further, In fadiatt of
oiyoelf ai*4 |>eople, tl^it when the
other charges In connection with the
General Sy nod shall sustain the Ba
tor as wsMfa projmrtion, your list of
patrons wit! mimlx-r over 1,200.
Wishing yon gre i at sue«‘as in tfo*
arduous work wind) yon have so an
selfishly undertaken iv> liehalf »*f ,,H ’
Cliureh, and the ifoli blessing of H*» M
whos<‘ servants we are, I am y«*Jr*
in the fiiwd. J- F-
For the Lutfosss
The Prommdaaentc.
Messrs. Editort: I hope it isty M
be regards by either you <* yoar
jiatrous ah iuopt>ortaue in mefo^
that I have read, with much gnffifca
lion, tbe dear, correct and mmtf
expose of U|g circumstaucei osaas,.
ed with the transfer of the Visitor
your relation to it, and the iudefM-u
daut and courteous course faiewinl
to be pursued in its conduet
general matiagement ah (xihtahted in
the last number at baud. The ststss
of tho paper seems to lie somewhat
peculiar. It is not Uie official organ
of Mm* General Synod, Sooth,oeitber
is it m i individual enterpriw: «>«1
yet from the very natare of ths fact*
Connected dil’r it* transfer, and your
acaeptan*** ot *dire t»y appriatisent
a! tiie Get wl Hynad, and espeefofly
front tbe fJ* i** v pam eoaferml,
it is vyidoo? tin* ihe rcspnasHpifay
ri reflecniig the anim.• thrLininh,
Month, devolves upon y*at **il<«ng»^
you shall maintain your present
relation to the i>aper. This, a*
doubt, »* your view of the matter,
and that it was so understood by the
General Synod in yoar selection a*
its repjpfaentativeti there con be no
question. As the embodiment of the
Cburcb, South, it expressed iu css
fidenoe in your ability, wisdom, de
nominational integrity aud business
qualification* to conduct a dmrek
journal in all respects w orthy of tfo
high trust imiNow-d u^ion you. It is
but justice to say that expectatkM
has been more than realized, ami
that from all quarters flatterisgex
precisions are heard, aud testimonials
of approbation received. From tfo
exjieruncut already made In yos as
!■-
,** y ^ ‘*
La «»« ,
tun silei**-
'‘‘TeJitorl* 1 ' *
«* s,«A « D * 1 ’
Zfi *• me "‘
Truk s* '
■JJ MVC l<*f '
L* »* 1 belle ' ■
foiled f»i
* %u»Hy a-jE
y nrt®'* r
Kfofcer.^'
»-d fr<>".
STh-*.;“
‘ one of -
g* more ple.»
5- of u ;:
reason to b <
ifoper bo* l>**«
'llwho, in
% to well AtU
Ito* my i» moV
y YOU God Hp*
J^r labors w iH l <
ied rewarded.
that you
lieu for y° nr wot
^eatuuch mot-
yen. MaD> new :
^ to tbe list, a
asst pay up I« “
station be enlar
yg sod reader of
Oieresi him or hi
jjjjvrs to take it. ^
sating the enlarg.
Sri ctreufation .:
•sahi but work to
Ministers esf* “
jt that it goes int
ffeir coogregatio: r
take it. It will do
jato which it is it
rill do untold goo i
vlio thus labor to
jatioa. It will b< 1]
k will educate th« i
larged liberality, a
tdligcnt apprelii n
and worth of tin-
Every minister, li
eratious alone, oug
power to increase
the number of readi|
of his church.
The way to acc
we Kjx*ak from ex;
pastor, in bis visit> J
pie, to urge, persoi
«f the pajier, and I
tm, discretion anu,
rili not fail to get i
ihr of sufficient m«
per at all; and tbei
families who can n
the paper of tbeir •
at tbe low figure*
furnished. Let ev<
lay member Jake
ter, and how wotuk
iag to all will U* tin
F»*r tin
Eichmcr.5
It is computed ;
creasing at coiupoi
in a bout-two baud re
amount to ttco ami \
dollars. This is a
>awsof trade. Cati
•h'llar laid up tor
•■q»ul rapidity t It
treasure iu heaven,
investment,, aud
Nor is there any lac
The ladies are call
Seminary Endowm
congregation in ot
*'ill second tbeir iu
mittee may count it
Hadison soon. Tl
^200,000 call from
rather like tl
work. It will uro
*t will serve as
Lutheranism in
ftopKA the wo;
^fought it]> to
® ur hearts marie 1
therefore currii-s v
°* H glorious re
churches. The ct\
uf Virginia to raise
raffitnoml Coiu-gi
* u»ke of [Mdicy, ;
*net only it
^1, i. the
! * Ql as h uieuus to
*S iteqaaiut then
®*n strength, and
*‘«hei and more
with aud church
/‘tremendous em
** v * it! The eli
. ;,, "i it is just the
Theu Newberry
H,, d our South Ca
“ ut without th^t
|i;*Wat, brethren, in\
**w. v tHitli presen 1
. ^ still another
ls l‘*eseut; it is to
,,r VWUuhmnL T
1,1 the nay of
A, ‘d they alr e ra
a,, d child ten ; an-
«p of the
Ivy .
KJ *.
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