The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, August 07, 1874, Image 1
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ISJL"~IPHESIAHS IV: 5
OH E *10ED, OHE FAITH, OHE
OHARIiESTON, 8. C, F
AUGUST
mm labor Clri^ lb* high *od the tm- Brine©
p—»«at uf ; of PtelA'^AllQOmiUL
l obey <u» “Olha* ocdsca at prtrel* l road ol
fi they «n ami* «?• UmI which all Christian*
I NH tP,Kt9 0iefl^tlWHM»lr«l to G«1 and
feau onuso , other ^tiniaai aaotitof by Christ,
| bi|iif»,M4 Ihiofteaf Ui priest#of Ikul,
wpil) f , * hose mwwnn indeed Um sin—ti*
i Um oi, U*-4Hampobi>
i of which, , Qiuwuaa* an ittfcUm
» *i :'K ryu4; frictp; had lot it 1* anathema to
i u A»i 1, j «vt lUl there ui M>) other frmt
juw, CUM , thau Uc a bo If * fhrisriaaj
■ash m of will be >mm1i4 w stUut Um Wotd of
i Um test© . God, oe m> authority but Um saying*
!, Then* om Ummm when Goaf* duel-
ill «HMb ha* people mw perplugteg,
hi* tho«|lrti m| dUfi aad Mi *iji
PM ftmliug «at| when Um|ihh
i* full at apphlii Um future Ml af
diSkait). TWir wiimIiim* Is that ef
H blind MpM l ro t Ma f •*' ut«a*lkkj
Um w Mshk ef It Pa a mm) iU)rtaU|M
Wc lutvc been iiilcttfUil iu look -1
uif through Um Scriptures for tbs
purpose of comparing Um prayers
therein recorded with Uknm which
we hear from lime to time iia public,
aad we arc aatouifthed to ece bow
they differ in jHJiut, expression, di
rtirtutms and, above all, ia length,
from thoae beard in there days in
the Christian pulpit It hi oot ex
aggeration to say that we have lie-
tewed to a *uigl© pray ei longer lka<i
the whole ten that we find iu the
Bible put together. The fleet U iu
Genm* xxiv: 13-14, and oontaioa
owe handled and ton words, and ft
hi not more than one minute in
length. The next b Kxodue xxxiii;
13-14, and contain* one hundred and
eleven word*, arid ia not over a
urinate Tong. The third is in Joshua
If ootteefcod freer the eurMeut times
to the prwaret do/, tafidei bookl
would occupy far mere than a thee
eaod thus© the ipeca of Um> owe
vohunc against whieh they we di
reeled ; ami would evrtaialy he eraeh
move naeirroea than alt the werhe
that afl other "tMtal* honks ever
had the honor Of provoking, cither
for or against them If el) these
books were placed ia one library,
end thlneiefleeueeekeu • table in
our iunerauMt feeling. U is not
bard tso know God, provided one will
not force himself to define him.”
Beware how yon interpret even
biblical figures aud sutemeuta with
•am.* Ur UMff Mf he easberrws.s»-.l
E Mdsieg mum ge—Use ef del*-
BBFfiBlMMBHlNVfiHMHHiNHflRRMIHII
■S) depaud ew a memo*!** chota*.
They feet Iks rvopaastbdlty ef deeSd
tag bet wap* rival aud one* putlog
riataM; Ueuiblsag aud CeuHMI lust
smme selfish, carnal, inwerUiy Motive
May mingle, lu the deuMoe, aud yet
anpertoass a painful iaabdfty to
deckle
and
thine
much on this or that favorite view
of God. To protect yourselves, even
the uoblest and best part of your
nd •Orreod.bjM*-
oufi, Lm^rtioi) obikM \ cs tiisii l lit*
God of the cannibal win be a cat.nl-
bal, aud the God of the crusader w
crtxraiwr. uo rti® mw srm pnTi'
oeopber wriB be a “dry, bloodies,
empty shape,” and the God of mauy
a AH that believe arc now dignified
tu he priaata onto God the Father.
Ansi this was signified by the lend
lag ef Um vail ef the temple at hi*
death, not oady that the ocromonies
aud aamfireo were he eauee as being
nil {milled le him; bet that the pee
pie of God that win before by that
veil hold out la Um outer court, were
to ho admi tted lute the holy plaoo as
beiag all oI them pfituta fitted to
■IffM
TUI***«n» tbs; hs; aaiforuffy read hit
aeneous tu uu old wtMPaa la Um
uulgfldMehaud, bei-^w feft poauahad
them. In aedfr that he (pflght namr«
tele w bather he hud uur4 any waada
whsoh the aoMMUU of hta pe* |*ic
ipnkrad.
tptMs, UosOdesv tba* •
miumtar'sluatrucUous hapurtMularty
mu turf to the wuuta of lu* pauptr.
It M this doctrine fo prruflhiug elueh
heaeeeoad maay atsomse to tswoibl*
oudar the fifth, aud he*- them tu
•SMpual that their mMiisfim hud so ms
aaomt mouus uf suuorl|fi«*isig ebsor
ebutaalur aud this !• o«M
giuui ascrot ssf ssmsmm tu tho UMsda
try, and w ithosstlt u suMs.ts ekmoiiag
la tbr dark. Tha UpMih of l*uul
«s hikes In a i«*martushfosKhMKr*m thm
■ its bed was formed, the
ter of the noil, and uatore ef
«s and shrtibbery mi its banks,
I art agree*I an to the channel,
per by the same bearings,
you not follow the direction*
one of than, notwithstanding
tiflerwuce in all these matters
a loving,
tSHlld
bet lave.” It is the vice of religiau
as well as thcotoey that umn content
avorteg, wMlooldud
thaaghikk he thfiu thy eemfort Gswfa
thooght* af spufi UhMk lie le the
laedar ef fib* Idled., "ttpeak,* eaya
he, “to flku ah list two ef taroai, that
ths; gv i*r»w«r At Um onuks hour
of ihfosltt or uksl, ho rfll appuoa
le off hi* erekMg, (resttag people,
and vottrflmfo guhiuuf ut deliver-
aasm ; mdJfoswhaga| what thoy •*-
poet, IgMHmkt tm kaows ta be hook
for UM*. At tba fosirth watob uf
i Jr- <• same le Ism dkenipfoe
wsUuug wpu*< tbs eoa. “ Twj wee-
a solitary
i do ell ie»
"ttwf.Bw-
iH&nSifi:
< - »"K
tte Cb*u s « of the illustration
nreed its force against the objector
ah! silenced his objections. Before
is voyage was over he professed au
Atcftst iu Jeans. .The position of
jtlihnstians is similar to U|p|iilots
«tie Olwstration. They ajtoe as to
fia wsy of life, arc guide*l by the
|u*e directions, aud ebmo at last to
We same harbor. Paul enomerate*
Ktue of the objects of coiamou faith
«ari Ismda of nnily among «w-
brver*. They have oue God and
F+ther. Ail are ado|»ted through
P*ce in one; family, the «ous,|»angfe
uvs, hairs of tho Lord. There
is rm* Lord—the Lord Jeans Christ.
All beHevera accept his reigrftfi their
Wia. They rely on himi alohe ft<r
Miration. There ta on© Spirit, the
Holy Ghost. He ia in afl the com
life of holinW
«M1 ta Um* CXMHMOtt u
* era."— UluHTo.N.
iinted
k* tu ,
that they were folk nut tu be suuugb; |
that similar work* were Mag usltt i
plied ovary day, aud aovwr wort I
actively than at the present Urns
aud aUtl tu no purpose iu dhsbusing
mankind of Ibis snmo pbeouoy ! He
would leurw, indeed, that oo tar Atom
acnttiipiiahsng the ubjuut, tho uowr ^
votittsm are tittle mute than ooce*
saty to Mrptarr thooo uf Un* fruitful,
yet fruitless literature, which ace
con initially making Me uMlvum.
Hot lbe volnmo itnelf amrvives U»tiJ
friend* and fora. Without he nil
aide to speak one word on it* owl
hehulf, but that tt has strvmdy
without any power of oxpluuatlon or
rejoinder. In drprecmtiou of the at
tack* made wpoci it, or to asnist tkuMO
.who defend it, M psup fifoog tho
ages in majestic silence. Impassive
amidst all this tumult of con trover*},
la which it takes no part, it might
be likened to some great chip float
ing down a Mighty river like thm
A mason or Orosoen, the shores »r
which .are inhabited by various aav
age tribes. From every little creek
or inlet, from every putty pact or
buy, salty flotilla* of canoe*, son**
seeming!} friendly and mum aim
iitgly hostile, tiled with warriors m
all the terrors pf war paint, and their
artillery of hews aud arrows They
are hostile tribe*, and soon turning
their weapon* again*! oue another,
asnail each other with grunt firry and
nmtuul loss. Meantime, tho noble
venae) mtent)} moves on through tho
scene of confusion, without deign log
to alter its eonrso or to fire a shot;
perhaps here aud there* a woman
bend him wbo is a spirit, and oven
as finite beings with such limited
faculties that we eau not ascend to
tbo infinite. ’ When we accept of
Christ dearly nod fully wc no longer
cry, “Show us the Father.”—Ad*
lhaaa rwarot days of drought
MMIj' 1MI J«i dutally felt.
iMere la but un iediflbreet sute
» fist tho babbitsx spttng or the
* the sil«ktnoM uu
b**jF loaad so mtjr t
r asnl U*ir» ), thetr
them. Thou i hup eclod. uuku
d M thult liwulds, bo deliver
rain la long
exhausted.
» attend the
!*wwa ns the
edvum aud
I) auttod i*
• Who, the
Kgupi^fifi
ruhrr over 1
iwotmue it
their
•iu*itiy, It uwy fie negatively pure,
but the aster I* without t*»iw\ and 1
dead a* to all wmiliBinal praprtwi.
Hu- gWftUmg stream is tuexhsaoti-!
M*. aud novtT'gtWMfipMt wfonrtr gtvwu,^
It Is Urn better for a good well, that!
It should bo used freely, aud tho
more It la drew a from, the eooler aud 1
sweeter are tho eaters. The {km
ameer of a opring knowu to be uu-1
faiitag may bo at cues for himself
aud gewrtously ln««| itabh towards
others. The water* aud tbeir owner
srog together, sod iwmloim to the
w**id: “H*. ovary uuo that thirst
«th, vsmuo > • to the wot era !*
This soutrast Is drawn la cptntual
U»iag*. tied la described a* the
“foealam of tivmg waters,^ while
the ttugmllv are w pee see tad as fier-
uakiag him, aud bowing them out oh
torn*, -broken sisisirus, that emu hold
no water.” Our best nrh*-m«»* of
U*]»(so«*ss a|>srt from God, see broken
ci*t*rn* Tbs thing* wo have trust
*4 dhmpfKsnt, and the traascleui
gralifleaimus uf the world, after a
brief indulgence, leave the soul
slhirwt aud faint It la Mtf, when
nature supplies tho living aud abuw-
daut otreum, In resort to artificial
nun to eeeure fib* element of Mfo
and ref reek meat. It 1* this folly,
that men are over perpetrating in
re dr read to the wauls of their hi <h
re nature. They turn away from
God, they forsake the rivet of his
grace, they dssplii the well-spring of
love nod money whloh break* at tbeir
fret, aud, with a atraage infatuation,
they toil at Mila cistern- building of
mm snores of the
*»n liaml le
trade. All
etory in Hie
J belie rtf la Christ for
u% of behovaiu ks Chr
grout body Is the (’to
r God** horltuge. Ihn
X Haul, still i I. T
There is one faith. All
■am© apprehension, re
tnwt. All iftckuwwiedg©
ipset of confidence, lb©
Christ. There is oue
dime mode of baptism,
A at the covenant. The
f this rite is confession
bonds with Christ. The
essential, for God accepts
ut those who arc baptised
member of the church." The young
man hail rather a good opinion of
himself, ami thought that aay girl t
might be proud to have him aa a
liusbaud, aud ha waa rather touched
few “OkV* aud u AhV ia these
model*. There nnthorn do net often
asy, “O Lord, Lord.* bnt
filially, directly, quietly
they auk the btes*ing they
though they were chib
knew that they wore addre
who was more wilting to give them
good gifts than they were to ask
them at his hand.—Gospel Banner.
rim ply
see horn
I human
fjutbfsUv
HfSnt of trod dwell©
any man defile Um* tc
rim dull Gad destroy
tsf God Is tui), shirk
(oil true bolmver*) I
*s:s
I:** p M
&<npn
lMJpm
0-.2? m m
An aged gentlemAn was on a visit < ci. mma i
to oee of the noted Axnericaa water- P^ 001 ••
log plaoea. WkiHUking a draught mwi
of water one moruing At the spring, £ rea,t
t lady came op to take her usual 8ister# wo *
glass at the same time. Mu ritrning ^ ***** W1
towards her, iu a pleasant, yet si| d® rs > ^
tlMKightfai manner, asked; 4i Ilave might be h
you over drank at that Utui Fovx- together."
Ttn F v \ *"■* *' ' *"*•
Tbs lady colored and looked stir- , IMMI
pnsed, but Uirncd away without a f 01 * long
word of reply. u ^ ^
lu the toHowiug winter tho gnu Us- ordinary vi
mau was iu Uochestsr, when he was tlon ’ or 1
invited to attend a meeting for ro- ^avo Mfib
ligioa* oonlbreucs and prayer. At ^ ,l ^ ,
the close of tba meeting he was asked *^* e
to vlait a lady who was dying. Aa pfe* u
be eutoged the sick room, she fixed M ^'F||
bar ©yes upou him aud said, with a lation. U I
*iuii©, 4 *I>o yon oot know me T ali 1 lu ‘ 0,1
,4 JSo| are wn not strangers to each like a u *
other r w,i* Uio rtqdy. ;
“Do jeon not rsooUeot asking a Qh*4*fi Wi
wsssauaiths spring last year, “Have w “ t0 l»
yon over drank at that Great Fouu- ^ *• ^
taiu r lifted on
“Yea,” aaid the gentleman, “I do looked wa
a sou over Am »>* hsusc ,* orboas
boos© are if,* (all true ebristiaaa),
“if vo bold fast tbo euefldeace, aud
tba rejoking of Um bops firm to tbo
SudL” llfk lii: ft, A
Out great II >gb IVseot, Jeans f H krtri,
kantg cuoas and uffirtml op hioumlf
a auertfire for off our aieo aud iuic|ul-
hot, aboflobdl tbo prtsutkund of tbo
Old Tvotossaul ofefigpfipbMb aud for
ovor. Its bar tog mads lbs tree «ae
(lire aud atoossaeut, there 1* none
other to <dfor, oud this am tier It fuff y
disco—sd oud fipblud in tb© K*ha
It ia a dangerous thing to stay
away from tb© public worship of
God. The divine asrrko naira it
binding on his people that they meet
to worship ia hi* sanctuary. No on#
can innocently refuse to do this. It
Is a riu of neglect to bo absent from
tho divine worship of the church. It
works harm to the aooL It is a
sign of spiritual disease. For Ibis
cause many are sickly and some
asleep, until they go down to the
stupor of death.
The nsorc oue stay* away, tb*
more will be want to be absent Tb*
longer he neglect* to wait open tba
Lord, tho weaker be become*. At*
■outing one’s self from the public
divine worship of the church grow*
into a very grievous evil. The due
get grow* more threatening with
every failure to rcoew the sour*
•treoglb. Only they that wait upon
the Lord grow utrosg. They that
remove far front hi* prea*ec* die.
Thi* is the law of spiritual life and
Trouble aud affliction, like our
numaMW droughts, com© to expose
tho vanity of those eaboUtete* (or
true religion. Of whatever sort,
tbeir in sail risuTtr ks exposed in the
tram of trial. Be it fids* faith, aa
infldlfi philosophy, or a devotion to
apfierite, II metier* net. The cistern
of hntaan invention
*»•« yet both ufier a free aulrntlou to
vr **y buu, -“» houI, crying, “Believe
lyud ye shall be saved.” No more
will be saved, no more will be lost,
1© on© tbefrry tree or the other. The
elect »r»dMjl»ever*, and all believer*
are elect. .You may go through the
»«»-essential matters, all of them,
w »*k the same result. We are not
however caps
and akiltfttliy wrought, can be
bntttotu for tbo Mvhig fountain,
i end. what era bare roue tract-
ov«* to be worth loan We bare
tart, tb* ouly satisfying portion,
tare gaiosd nothing but a form
mu# to mock and embitter tb©
ted and forered beat. The
uiu of living water*, the broken
• I Every msu baa skesta out
r other tho crertustftog (tad or
<mpty shadow * of time.—.V. 0.
righteous it©**, saacfiiflsulloa aud fO*-
demptieu.”
But It Is act ouly usovsuary to pturndk
lb© who)© truth { it meat be pfusubsd
in tbo proper eoweretfon and deyam*
dim©*. Mush injury may h© done
by presenting tb* troths of tb© Bible
iu a detached aud lest*tail form.
Fes iustancu, tbs sssus i , i* , »g*ty
may be aa preuebed aa to lead In
fatalism | ami tbs moral agency of
man lu such a manner so to load to
Falag tamtam.
But fidelity also implies plainness
and rimplwrity. Thors are assao men
wbo eater tbs desk oaty to akow
IbsuMsIvsa, to gratify tbeir realty ta
tbs applause of tbeir bearer*, sod to
exhibit tbeir learning and flee attain
meats at tbs peril fit tboir own soul
sad Cbd souls of tboir owe people.
tbo revel*
af »©*:h
ftUTt
sd, are tbs cs
>* diuvrearc *
for dartre are readily
“W* aay, area as ill. l**t©r, St»
John aud TprinlHau) ivory faithful
mbrlutluw mau to a pried,”—Jx wxix.
Kkrivik ererlaatlug Priesthood
bath mud© au sad of all tbo LtviteHi
priostbood; yea, and of all other
priesthood, sure only that which
helongetb to aff ebririian me*”—
ilnouiox.
M Tbry are priests wbo are sea
bare fif the owe I^riost* *T» Ids
i m ■ S ft
It Is a fireit
by eostte rein
Adam
to a false ground
irt, and she charged the sin
repent So they wbo stay
m tbo mean* of grace have
reason at baud. They are
HttluU hu no resoaroea of mind
« more to b« P*Ued than he who is
ia want of necessaries tor the body.
To be obliged to beg oar daily hep-
is Un i**
v reevff.