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Os., July A, IS 74. $ Visitor : Having been some ^ tdiHX you heard from us, per oar readers would like to know of our movement* and In our fast, wo hoped to ^ave given you some items from end future liopea of red Lutheran Zion, but we pi utterly failed to gather such iug tidings. Our labors here been attended, at times, with £iit anxiety and many discouraging lulgies, but we have not given up * despair and felt like abandoning it field, which we still believe a pd one to build up a congregation m»tpUcitl believers. We labor jatieaUy, diligently and prayerfully, Wing the fruitful results to waui- fotthemselves in the Master’s own gMfiand appointevl time. We way pint and others may water, but tint alone can and will give the •crease. Our duty is to work faith- Uy, earnestly, in the Lord’s harvest Hd, and we have the gracious proui It and assurance that our feeble will be atteuded with success, work of a missionary, as is «ru to all who have labored as is one of those employments not only “tries men’s souls,” ahw! is well calculated to try their We believe that any minister Christ, who toils patiently, faith and successfully in a mission HI for it few years, is well qualified jttd fully trained and capacitated to py and fill auy posiliou in the dutreh. We do not make this asser tion because we have had years of experimental schooling iu this de partment, We have yet very little eipsrieucc in missionary work, but ve hope we have the privilege of prophesying, or pkilottphizing, (if you,j » wish to call it), for such seems fb fenfire wimToin of this mirattced age. Ike missionary field is no doubt the very best oue iu which every young statelier can work in the moruiug of is ministerial career; lor he will be '«tei fitted to meet the obstacles ***overcome the difficulties which <w»*d »ipou the noou-tide *f his life, hwifi make him a »«ore practical prvucher, a u*»re diligent and atteu- tae pastor, a mote earnest, i*atieut, faithful worker iu the service of bis Master. Now, we are uot envious of Mr classmates and other young bfetliriMi with whom we spent uiauy burs of arduous toil iu searebiug >h; the hidden truths of theological bre, who are uow occupying more mportaiit and comfortable nit uatious Hwu ourselves. No; far from it. IY« rejoice to know they are doing «well. We were very forcibly im- Ifrwwed with, and somewhat amused, k the suggestion of the Juuior &htur, about six months ago, or perbapti longer, but wo can’t say w « fully agreed with him iu ‘ Ter > particular. He recommeuded kat all youug meo, in Iregiuuiug the k ol the ministry, would do well ^ seek out and occupy the mission* [wets for the. first three or four }«r» of their pastoral labors. Thus ^ very good; we agree with him. he went on to advise that they enough here to make «p a vary goml congregation, but they sre not united. Bom*finks litUe and others »o interest at all In church matters. A few of tbs me labors of &•*. Knkwtfl little Hook see setive, nsroeot \ but m church can become strong to mem hors, ittfiueoee, and power, when the t>astur,mided by only a small portion of the congregation, baa to do all tbs work, in nil worldly societies number of boohs, and are dotsMf tfifin bnnt nu eaa. and tool nmntsdl IlHm good Is beiog dims. Ws hero soar tbs school a pic- sis, sad Is working finely. This you shall boar of bsrssftee Bines bare we lave bmisd ton | J. ( ; |. ^ ^ ^ J ^ ^ J, ws uses to bars our oommuaiso, bat swing to lbs discos of n msmbsr of bb congregation, Bro Qilbsrt did e*ckmhjs * hnsmb am row ,1 ow* uc nos prooiiswu to bn with as in two 1 iHMf' 1 i*— ■p" — way HI Nor is this lass into with regard religious organisations. It is the solemn doty of such and every one itt the chnre’i to work for Obrint; they are to bs co workers sitb him in the great service of saving swob* We have bean informed that there i* uot the same lively interest man! festeil among oar Herman frieml* now as was when they first orga nixed tbeir oongregaUon Many bare grown oohl ami indifferent There is no doubt a reason for Each » state of tbiuga, bat tMn we bare not time to inquire into at prsaent. Hitt what can we say as regard* the establishment of an Kagiish (Lo tbemn) congngpstimii In this city 9 This con be done, and will be done, If our By nod sill hot consider the in»l»ortanee and nseasaity of sscb a step, him) rsaolve to sustain the «n torjirise. We bare some obstacles in the way of our progress, which, we hope, ere long will be removed, when we can curry on the week properly, ami with more buoyant hope* of socceaa than baa yet at tended our laliora. We ei j»ee« to organise our congregation before long. Oar membership will not he large at first, bat we bop* to l*e »u strumental in augtueuUng the unm ber, from time to lime, by instruct ing yonng ;iersans In the cateehi«m —our good old way of making good Christian* and efltaftrut aiembers of the church. We are now trying to get a Sunday school in aaotioo, and believe we will aueeaed, although the church (Harman Lutheran! in which we hold our services and Sunday school, is not located mat con veuiSnUy for onr few scattered mess her*. If we had a neat dw|»l, «r boose of worship In a central loo* tioo, we feel sanguine of sue* *•*»—an English Lutheran oougregatnin here would be a Axial fact. Hat we Intend to work ou diligently, ami have faitk In the Great Head of the C’harch who will ultimately bring to oar joy a rich harvest of success. Bn be it. 8. S. Kahn. ” -—.lyfenm fib* • Far the Lathe ran Visitor Out Church* in Fags County, Va. Bince our reference of last week, the.following eonimautcutkHi wss re ceived from W. Y. ( Hue, the young Beminarisn alluded to, and will con vey pleasing news to many reader*. —Ed. lMttr Visitor s l*erba)Mi a letter from this point will be of interest lo some of your readers. According to arrangements made before leaving the Hem inary, 1 was sent to this place. I arrived here April Jfith, and was very cordially welcomed by these people. I preached my first sermon at Bethlehem eborcb ou the second Sabbath in May to a vary at tentive and appreciative oongrega tion. The names of Shickel, Hade, Luddeit, Keller and Holland are •f a '^tose young preachers) also live in .much respected here as ministers of luiffe Ue$$ednejtg lor' several years. gBnow, as to this part of his wis- to planning, wo don’t know Jhttlier be is altogether correct. 6 cau’t say that his suggestion is ^together tho lH*s*t in that particular. P*i* to may lie, we don’t know. feS do know this much, that the of the young ministers very ^ having the Theological HgtoTiLont up and take to tliem- companion M . We are almost to believe that matrimonies is the coarse in some of our BN schools, judging from a ^ents w hich came under our i SP 011 ' 11 *»»y be that tho R ^rit still lives in oar Ameri- Oii*dfheraus, as called forth from a HI Reformer the following well s,,0 vn lines t L ut Wc *nnst return to our subject, hav c tligreswd. The Atlanta i^ton is what we started out to lkLr >B,etbin ^ * boufe WeU ’ <lear L er *’ we hardly know what to tell jj® relating to our operations hero, e could say maeh about Lothian l«f * earcel y haM aa existence |«Ms Atlanta, but we trust that the church of the "great Hefor- ln W *D soon be established surely Irmly. Tlirre are (lermans K&iv, the Gospel, who labored earnestly aud acceptably among them. The membership gradually In creased, and finally they built a neat brick church. Bat these people have been sadly neglected, and so 1 found thorn. A more hospitable, earnest and xeeioas [wx>|de than these are Dot found it) the bounds of the Vir ginia Synod. Although they had no one to break to them the bread of life, and to look after their spiritual interests, still they did not despond, bat kept ap a summer Sunday school and a weekly prayer meeting. Now we have preaching every second and fourth Sabbath, and Sunday school and prayer meeting, all of which are largely attended. We organised this school with 37 children. I made them s short address, and told them to ask every little boy and girt they met lo come to Suoday school. They went to work, aud in two weeks they broagbt iu 20 mere After another address they went to work again, and in three more weeks brought in 21. And iu like manner the third time they were sent out, and in two weeks added 12 more, and since then 4 more. Ho uow we have gathered into our school U4 children. We ore l*oor, and have not books enough for thorough and systematic teaching in the school, but w* have bought a §una# m ai 4' -a Lif ■- ssjil' mattoi f roi oes.sm*peffbm Jmefiro* ception They bare a neat new aut to am, I brick rLurch, Wit by the ssulou* ef forts of Hrv W. H. Cone, when pee- tor here years since. These churches need end desire a supply slier t leure Wbe etl! come here 9 1 will |<ree»ui the smI* Bomethtug should be doer Amt t krsi. as three |<omU are too * slualde la be neglected, mm! thus hint to e*. W. t. 01411 — -- ■ jfia bsaesa; sod then III find the , doer through which spirits amoe ap, and If I find the place, that will be ! whore I will Mt and waft and watch : d!Us rwsosh B.B. A erefin^mt nm m ^ a^ a j j wB * wW® On 1 what a happy day that wffi be Af ter ewr jeyfs! meattag, m take yoe I W tbe likod Btlit Imi) ma |a J Mnt and say to Him, ^Jsena, Jrsas, this In the man 1 told yea aboot; this Is the ommi wheel yea sent to ten me about year asm love—this U the This fie the maa! Wilt aay of no Am yea |bi»0. hfimleel told in r, the* nr Mm pic, k ts filff fur-r ** A ». ^ ^ ^^ at first MB "Mm Shall We bar ( I Ifcjkfitmr mm # * 11 I ■ imjksm m tta4. Her** *rt I t> m ftsor ^ ^ ^ Here i* lhe ccsr hy udeuaiy i it was so still the brood so stilt, 2 IWMW >»** I« «tm rtxmAlimg Aemoff^jeer Vuve* sad twigs, *ui«h( all We were strongest only n Ikr-H by tho •mill Ude of i travel, frees North sod Booth, Kw*« •filem not oaky the great I# Mi Mi fMflHhMMp eeovd ef sops of i to Ilfs lkik^( kkfi a wu susivet were they t JjJJhm AJU the guidon 1 neaott osi It is/ lb wsits, Iks It rood 9 1 only gug A ^J|d gg M Thr iVir*f?rtey tkwt Ills knife m4 1 Will sre go renu i re Iu .^re, %* rsrsti* *» mwsSnm rvwf w s»ft.erer^ mWPefiw* ‘m wrePfis | ad ffer by the heart of heavenly Pa- a Lju. fikA^kEisAMii .. g v. a BO 1 * Jr Hf 1ssita#ssa* <ms>4>iif Smamst tokfMi wm im-fi i wb«Mu We have given a a word of love fis IPhrtal hi* r. five af MS, With only 1 If l * lady, well |UM« early Hist girls, Isabel Greet eod Unm* i -—*■-* ibtmJI * — — *- awo.su wi* nmsmemess^p ♦ mreww serojy ssnwswg eweemmareir lleaton. Tbiw wan *mx tittle rem pony. Os the morrow we were to sepm rote, end remebovr, wbleh wee quite natural, so we each owe ci ported to tarn howewsnl. oov talk was of hO kaalusmssa reauJ sm js gpwn'V re g It was the okl man who begun the cooveraatieo by Asking: “What dose It moon, gulag home f What fa* home !* And it was MaImM, the youngest of i* all, that answered first, saying: “Heme, why it fas the dear, dear ouluihaimA ts La-whe a,, u I i ***ibiii ■ k A au s t.. pi is cr wucrt Biif 11?^ wsfftp intw ■ss re*mf re a*..wires* re rereassm^am kre k- ...—^ fire ift*n SI efiOCkSi. ft€fis oi Cw.IT witP* % 1SI fip0kSR8t or gorden, noknown to ms where*— “No, no* interrupted Isabel, “that Is not what makes hoots; home, It is aot boa ode* I by earthly wall*, ea- drclcd by rooms familiar from long occupancy ; home,* And the girffe voice grew more gentle, “it Is the knowing we have a place sf! our own to the hearts of those wbn tore ea, It fa* the being with three who know ns beet; home, it Is the going to those by whom, daring these absent days, oor name has been on oft-re peated, dear word to those whose hearts tenderly cherish our least acts of tore.* “Yea, sorely,* and it was the elder tody who spohe, “without that lore, which bids as outer, not aa strangers, hut aa those known, well knows, tho most familiar it welling place would be as vacant of heart ebeer as the eye of a familiar friend would be sn~ coot of heart warmth, If its soul tight were dimmed.* Were they right—those two, the young girl nod the middle aged wo man ! L» it the returning to those who lore ns beet and know us best, that makes the dearest gladness of home going f Is 4l that tort that truly makes a bom# place for us 9 It wot thus 1 qaerie*!, nod while I queried, the stillness grew move to tense, the light from the weotertog •no move tender. And then, as an outgrowth of oar thoughts of hoorn Acre, we toll Into speaking of the Loom there, the piece prepared tor at by Christ the Lord, the bsareoly ham* that oor earthly homes typify (tree to their tolleet joy) ss faintly as frost chOled bods of April hint of the toll beauty and wealth of Jane-limo blooms. And again it was the old mao who tod the con versa tree; again it was Mabel who first replied to the wards he said o (that other hors> r oak tag t J “Tell me, w|H we he known three by those who hare known us hero 9 light that see Iu fie bright* the Hum of hks the • “lea,* fofed the tfid MM t«n k L{ is} *'a&T m li fiigfi ihre#'M sseew t bus tho IMfe of suhooi. Every dap w« ty father J leather ew It be tike reps ef fihb the High • toys ef ts Wail. vi# «Hfi p»Mii in m iwirttUMfii m litre Ki xft h of id lint tfttlV «pari I tm «siting tor the embryo life to •firing up. and wet impatience too ■ m4 16, ** might hs»e been done, had they Urea suffered to attaiu t«a psrlto"! giwwtii. The farmer drops Into the ground e fin an L f I L' xk r-urtuan fietiku f i *• omo 11 fan fim iq- a 1 rew ^ rew IMwhg sad tbm be minM wall for the tiny toad* to rise to light And all the tm** be waits, and even while be *;**;«, lb# life is expanding, though he *ee* ft not ottlil the tittle head peeps ap from its .lark bHltug pUre. Even then hr most hare pstieeor; hr con not yeT reap bis harreat. TV* trader toad* most grow ap, and by sad by It |»aU forth the little bod, which luopines a toreaom. a |icoaiisr of th** c* »w •I which is Lot A bm, re a Jtt-ttH'-rereU *"^m MfiawMMU Thru the fruit Appear*, athI many mouths after that little see*l was sown the fsraarr reaps the fruit of 1*11 bi, UIkiol tl# Mo «e with patience most learn °* wot only to work, bat to wait; not "*■ «?»ly to sow the s*ed, bat also, uot Apr,«oting It by oar own roshnemi or tor entry soot wo point Mthito w,U lo wait until H cxjmiids shtoe tor as there os «tars ef re- j tato Hpeasd fruit, sod thru shall reap in joy «bnt we nowed la A am.I -,4 --—... -ret iiBitt ntre «-S~ tt aa a tier i»»# uuu * wow* w **• that we begun lb* repHttloo of the m Us|Ishmi of other*,* the old lady Mtytoff ■ " Is a s»iw*Mr* land who, ttavel-worw awl tola the next util that may strew v with emy gu I adksd ul . JRRPP1 rye* tor MfWd soil m crowd aud friend*, who In s • • • Ml fmnnilUu btm Iumwb te pi iftim 4mj»* mu - M kfilfiki [n| nn fJireiBi * • • fsi riwuithr ‘ \ T’ iu' '0 Wre Lrettf tt# lefts’ Wp gttJ ftkiiwre ▼▼ Afi fieu eke sru ^*ke**s fM*M9 * *4^5 pi Pig .IRfl Xhal l*d us In HUs Isua’ * # <p With naught more uf a the rent to mem strain m rfkliiCid p fk|aRMf t-l HIT (Jb# the tale, not new, and yet - ia its sweet, tender “Be H fnl* whisper to os, the eb mtodonory who stood by • dying of er. Ubso I first of nil, for saving a peer creature like met and then FM toll Him aboot yen, far It woe you who first ttod me the way The chHattob mother sows in the heart of her little one the seed which she hopes will bear a rich harvest, and waters It with ber tears. She waits, aad waits for It to germinate; bat the soil is hard and stony, weeds creep In, and the little seed seems good—lost among the rubbish. Let no word or deed of hers uproot it, tor the promise is sore: “They that sow in tears shall mop lo joy.*—K. M. T, in Christian Meatier. How to Fret» P»ofit at Bible Bttdt.—Any Sabbath school lesson is fullest of interest to that teacher who com manors its study with the wish and the Minx-1 a Lou of finding good in it “Accord in - ** fa and ye nhall find* ing to your faith be it onto you * ore the injunction and aasnr sore which Cto<l gives to all his chil drew to their pareait of spiritual ktotogt If fi tofiohor does aot wont to find good ia a Bible lesson, It la likely not to ba throat on him. If be begins Bible stodv os a dry doty, be will probably finish It to the •sat way. If toi —tore on it is n pleasant and paying work, ho will find It nil that he expected. “Yarn If tho a crieet alter knowledge, and ap thy voice for understand- tic cut bar ns lllvtr. tor her ns tor hid Ml ^ stand the fisar of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.* It is into the open months of tho longing ones tfeet the mother-bird drops the food she ban gathered. It Is to those who want good aud look for It, that God gives good abundantly “Blessed ore they which do banger and thirst alter righteousness: for they shall be •tied* The Paraclete of John has doubt toss other meanings than Comforter. >, advocate, teacher, and even ether ofihnss may be Inolnded. Hot Oonedor lies in them all, and is a property common to them oil. Comfort ia the result ss frit in the believing heart Relative to Christ, tbs Holy Ghost is “another Comforter* and takes bis [does in cYWfiHifpp inti mn*njjiurnintoe U1M- cl pies. The curly Christians are rep resented ns walking in the “comfort ef the Holy Ghoul.” In n world of true toe, and in a life of suffering, there In need of comfort. It is the cry of the human rare, the yearning of humanity. There may be no clear reeofttHioii ef spiritual things, no act of faith in reference to the promi ses ef the gos|iel, but there is a sense ef mbwry and want. In the die treating trials of the world, there ia n lack to all human help. Job was perhaps |*erutiarly unfortunate in bis friend*, and the perplexed path arch may have been a little rush in hi* speech when he exrisimed : “Mi* arable comforter* sre ye oil* It to, however, too true of the beshin tended efforts to ontteole snd sympa thiar with the afflicted. This divine Comforter to callable of knowing and of reaching every case. The mot of every individual sorrow is dear to him, sod be to wise to apply the balm. The right thing for consolation is often beyond tho (KMnprebettsfon of buiuau friendship. There are trmptatkici* and sorrows hj^- skicb cure human spirit can never tell to another. In nothing else are good and benevolent people *nch bungler* as in their attempts at cheering and helping the afflicted. They can do something, aud their uerk is Ckristlike, aud such as angels may envy. They make grievous mistakes, notwithstanding, often opening the wounds they would heal, and sometime* plunging the objects of tbeir m lima lb y into deeuer de- ittutlissif im ul omu^ *• endeavor to troubled child. There to abundance of love and pity, and tenderness also; but there to a depth and misery to the workings of sorrow, snd s deiicsey ia the anatomy of grief, which denies tfe* utmost preternatu ral Insight of affection. The Com forter to liable to no such embarrass meets. He can make imi mistakes; by no rough and blundering touch can be wound where the office of healing to required. There to u fullness of resources in bis ministry of comfort. “YYbooom- forteth os to all oar tribulationa. 9 Not for one or several kinds of afflic- Uous, but for all be to sufficient. If the mind bs perplexed with worldly affairs, if the heart be saddened aud broken with bereavement, if mystery ami darkness obscure the faith, if the cloud of condemnation aud foar- taloes* hang over the couacieooe, we have in him an Advocate and a Guide, lie oomee alike to the young iu tbeir peculiar temptations and difflenltica, and to the aged in the wintry deaolatiou aud solitude of tbeir years. To the child of God in the hour of depression, struggling with the waves and billows of Satan ic devices, or well nigh overwhelmed with misfortune, he comes as a time ly helper. To the sinner iu bis peni tence seeking for pardon, groping for something in which to rest, be to preapnt to guide into all truth, to teach ss no human words can, and In breathe into him the life of faith. He to the Lorn forter. All other agents ami appliances sre accessory, and, apart from him, of little value. The afflictions and sufferings of the whole world, ia tbeir terrible variety, In their msnifold snd agonising tnani festatioua, in their depths and ex pension, to their wails and groans and sickening cries, are taken in by him nt n glance. Over this mass of writhing* and anguish, this scene of woe and tears, the blessed Spirit hovers, and goes down into the abyss of wretchedness sod misery on hto mission of beading and mercy. The Christian alone may be distinctly ooosatoas of the Comforter's pres ence, and tool tbs complete help fulness of fate grace; but who can tel! to what extent these beams of gladness ore scattered every where f We can well imagine that this min totry of ooDSolatkm is that in which the Spirit most delights. He would fain help all. He would come into the darkest and most distressed souls, snd mt up n paradise in the r ltieet heart. He strives not alone reprove and to awaken, and to exhibit the loathesoineness of sto and the peril of the sinner. He does this that be may lead the soul away from ruin, and bring it to the ichIsnation of oeaoe and assurance ii forever. He knocks at every door of sorrow, he waits at every desolate ti reside, he nfutlos near to every anxious and distracted breast Hto most joyous, hto chosen ministry, to to comfort Necessary as are the severe and afflictive dispensations of Provi dence, aud inseparable as trouble to f rom this einfal earth, it is the mis stoo oi the Spirit to follow in the path of the storm, and to bring bless ing and glory oat of the seeking wreck. Suffering has its diviaely appointed purpose, but without the office of the Comforter it would al together fail of its end. The sharp surgery of discipline, to be Whole some, must bs accompanied by the . hoothing ointment aud the curative skill of the physician. It to for afflicted souls to remember this. The Comforter to always near the scene of conflict, always at hand in the supreme moment of trial, and seeking ever to sanctify the trial and to sustain us under it. The shortest nod most effectual way to comfort others to to direct them to the Comforter. Experience in spiritual —tags, and fellowship in the com mon sufferings of our kind, qualify us to cheer the sorrowful Bat wu shall be most helpful by pointing the weary to this divine Helper, aud by leading the oppressed and burdened spirit to the Comforter. The ebrto Use’s highest title to that of “a son insolation.* In this work he realises thb most perfect fellowship of the Holy Spirit, arod become* s oo worker with him in hto greet and distinctive mission. The connection of —to —ought expounds one of Paul** most luminous and instruc Uve paragraphs: “Bleared be God, oven — e Fa—or of oar Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of mil comfort, who comfort e— us in all oor tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them forted of God.*- f»«A Advocate. . by the com ‘The BegimrTng of It AIL” Mr. Haldaoe, on a certain occa sion, spent the Sabbath at at inn, in a place where there was no chproh, and no religion. As be was wont, he prev *sed to preach, and did preach to a numerous assembly in —e yard uf the iun. Four years afterwards he passed the Sabbath at —e some tan, and worshipped in a neat Methodist church, which was filled with reve rential worshippers. As he was leaving the church a women stopped and looked at him attentively, and said, “Here to the beginning of it all.” It appeared that s number of persons were awakened by the discourse preached four years before In —e yard of the inn. When they had found peace in believing, they led o—ere to seek for the same blessing. The result was a company of God-fearing men and women. Ere long a church was erected, aud the gospel preached on evsry Babbs—. “The beginning of all this* was the inn yard discourse. Mr. Haldane could easily have rested on that Sabbath. No one asked him to preach. No one wanted him to preach. He oould easily have exensed himself from what promised to be thankless labor. Bat he obey ed —e injunction of — e apostle to be instant in season and out of season. T We have seen what the result was. A train of infineooet was started, which will probably go on increasing till the end of —ne. Of what good enterprise has —e reader been —e beginning t Is —ere in existence any char— owing its origin to your exertion t Is —ere any Sabba—-school —at was estab lished by you I Are —ere now in —e vineyard laborers who were brought into —e service —rough your instrumentality I Is—ere any one whom views of truth are clearer in consequenoe of your instructions; whose performance of duty to more perfect —rough your example; whom burden to lighter —rough your sympa—yt Oan you thank fully observe —e progress of bene ficial influences which you have set in operation 9 When you are called to depart benoe, win the plans you have formed, and —e minds that you have trained, continue to bring about —e resultant which you have aimed I fosre of —ess, or similar ques tions, every Christian should be able to answer in —e affirmative.—& 8. flies. --"sS'm li> Bs ~‘ r ±J w&mi ;S>;, ■•y SS: jjiS..! J-ffc lU ^MaSSi