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8 THE LUTHERAN VISITOR February 6, 1902 fHE LUTHERAN VISITOR NEWBERRY, A. 0. A Journal or Cbribtian Proorkbs. t’CToicd «o the Princlpl** md InteiMt* of tb« UbIIcO Hynod of the KTanaellCBl Lutheran Church Id the South Kbv.8.T Hallman,D.U., Ewtor. WM P nOCEEAL. MANAOINO EDITOR Prte* p«r Ye*r la AdYaac*, - fl.oo If not paid la three montbt I a$ AH romlttaci'oe moat be inada by Refftatered Letter, Poatoffloe or Expreaa Money Order, Check on New York or UharlMton, payable to the order of Wm. P. HoomuL. Newberry. 8 C All anbecrlptioD* are oonaldered per luaoent antll no order la recadred to dla otloa* the <t o« “la iBBftlala, Unity ; la ■oa-Iaeen- ttala, Liberty ; la All Thlafa, Charity M Beaarea u lha raweRca at Mewtwarr. a. C, aa mmamd dam wall matin CHURCH IXWS AID VOTIS. The Church of tba Holy Trioiiy, Naw York City. He* C. Aruaod Miller, putor, baa sold ita prearot proparly for $200,000 to make room for • boftorea block The eooirrtfffctioD ia obliKed to racata lha pramiaaa before M ireb 1. They will aeek temporary quartern in which to oouduct their aer*icea un til the erection of a new church on • site yet to be decided on up town. Re*s. Dr*. J. U. Butler, Jere miah Zimmerman and F. W. Moot are among the prominent men •* 1 acted to take part in the confer ence of the National Federation of Cbnrcbea, which was held in be city of Waabiogtoo, February 4th and 5th. A number of new boarding atn- deuta hare recently entered Elita- betb College, Chailotte, N. C. The college will give a recital on Feb rnary 12th to be conducted by the distinguished singer, pianist and composer, Ber Felix Qeink; also, a faculty concert on March 6th, at which time Mr. Zehm, the direc tor, will play the Mendelssohn U minor, piano concerto. Some of our pastorates which recently became vacant are taking steps to secure pastors. This ia right—the earlier such a vacancy ia filled the easier will it be for the new pastor to take bold of the work. Rev. H. C. Haithcox, D. D , of Colombia City, Ind., was requested by the editor of the Whitley County News to contribute an article on the Lutheran Church in a series on the doctrines of the different churches. The Doctor responded in a practical and forcible presenta tion of the snbj-mt. % Reports from paators and people in Sooth Carolina state that tbe prevalence of grip baa made church attendance very small daring tbe past week or two especially in onr country cbarcbea. St. John’s Lutheran church, Salisbury, N. C., has sustained a great lost in tbe death of Col. R V. Larier, one of the moat use ful and faitbfnl members of tbe congregation. The Visitor will poh ,: »h later a snitable tribute to his *< rth and character. C> •nmendatory words of Re*. S I* Sehnmpert’a work aa sup ply pastor of tbe Delmar (8. C.) charge reach ua, special allnsion being made to tba aervicee in Mt. Pleasant church laat Snndav. Anaogementa are nodar way to make onr Woman’a Missionary Department more attraotive and betpfnl to onr Woman's raisaton- ary societies and tbe general reader. Tba Sooday school of St. Jacob's church, Mtamisborg, Ohio, Re*. Dr. F. W. E Peacbao, pastor, baa now atta "“dan enrollment of 606, the larger in ita history. It ia by far the U rest Sanday-achool in the Districi trnod of Ohio. (Onrl’aBtovs A <*nr reoplf Commanctmeat Speaker — Bishop Warren A. Candler of Atlanta, Oa , bishop in the Southern Metho dist Church, baa been chosen to address the students of Newberry College on Sunday night of com mencement week in June. Lyceum, Term —Rev. Sidney D. Steffey has bad 13 acoeaeions to the membership of tbe congregations in the piatorate at Lyceum, Tenn., •inoe he took charge on December He is also already inatructing a large class of catechumens and church along all linea ia making fine progrean, Other accessions to the membership are to be made soon. Prices Firk, Va.—The Snnday- school at Price’s Fork, Va , Rev. Jas. Mahood, pastor, bad very in teresting Christmas exercises that were enjoyed by a congregation which filled the church to its ut most capacity. The efficient super intendent, Mr. (1. S. Price, de serves the high praise given him for its success. Newberry, 8. C —The service held last Sunday evening in the Cbnrch of the Redemer was in spiring and interesting The ser mon by the pastor, Rev. W. L Setbrook, was au eloquent and forcible presentation of tbe fact that tbe gospel is a message of good tidings for ail people as evi denced by ita onparalleled progress and ita power to encircle the globe and bring all other religions forces within ita fold. Good music was a special feature of the service, which waa held under the auspices of tb* Woman's Borne and Foreign Missionary Siciety of tbe congre gation, which made an offering for ths cause of missions The at- tendance was large—every pew be ing filled. Pastor Welcomed —Thi people of Bethlehem Lutheran church. Har risburg, Pa., gathered in force at tbe church recently to welcome their new pastor, Rev. J Benry Harms, and bi« wife. It was one of tbs largest gatherings of tbe kind ever held in the church,"and was a most delightful affsir. It was qn’-'e a coincidence that Rev Dr. I* A. Gilbert, pastor of the parent cbnrch, Zion, who delivered tue address ef welcome, was a for mer pastor of the Church of the Ascension, Savannah, Ga, from which Mr. Harma entered the min istry. l>r. Gilbert's welcome was warm and hearty. Mr Harma feel ingly responded, promiaiog to do his beat, and asking for tbe help of tbe congregation A Hetabls Kent at IUtab«th Col l«gt —Tbe formal opening of tbe elegant new Gerard Conservatory of Mnaic of Eliitbeth College, Charlotte, N. C , took place on Thursday evening, January 30th In spite of the inclement weather a floe and cnltnred audience filled the college chapel to attend tbe facnlty concert. The goests were received with cordiality by mem bers and afterwards charmingly taken care of by a cloak room com mittee. The concert opened with Prof. Zehm at the organ in a ren dition which was nothing short of brilliant. In addition to the en couragement of an appreciative andience, there whs doubtless ad ditional inspiration to him in the fact that th^ selection—Sonata I, by Gnilmant—waa one of the mas terpieces of his own instructor, who is one of the greatest masters of the organ. MiaaOrt, the vocal aoloiat, rendered two selections in a moat effective manner. They were Meyerbeer's “Cavatina from ‘Roberto II Diavolo’ ” and Gou nod’s “O, Divrne Redeemer,” and id Mias Ort’a finely cultivated soprano voice of wide range, tbe lower tones were particularly sweet and full. Miss Me Linn rendered at the piauo a difficult piece of in atrnmentai music—Schuman’aCon certo iu A minor—with a brilliancy of execution that delighted the audience. Her second number was a mazurka in Efist. Miss McLinn plays with a dash aud fervor, a Napoleonic sort of danug and as surance, that is captivatii g, and at tLe same time she baa a delicacy ot touch that wooa from her instru ment tones soft and limpid aa the laughter of a monntain nil. Elisa beth College possesses yet soother moeieal artist in the person of Mias Saxton, who ia a most delightful performer on the bomao voiced violin. Gounod's “Feast,” her first number, was one of the moat enjoyable numbers on the program. The above complimentary notioe of tbe concert is from tbe pen of tbe moaical critic of tbe Daily Char lotte Observer, wbo concludes with the appreciative remark: That Elisabeth College hea a finely equipped musical faculty was com pletely demonstrated last evening. The address on tbe occasion waa made by Rev. A. C. Barron, D. D. It was delightfully interspersed with wit and wisdom and beauty of thought. After tbe concert the andience waa invited from tie chapel into the new conservatory, where light refreshments were served by fair waitresses from the stodeot bidy. A roofed approach way leads fron^ tbe main boilding to the conservatory, which ia com pletely equipped, and admirably adapted in every way for tbe pur poses tor which it was constructed. It ia the gift of Mr. G. W. Watts of Durham, N C., and was erected at a coat of between $10,000 and $ll,000. Tbe bnilding—tbe Gerard Conservatory—is named for Mr. Gerard Snowden Watta, the father of Mr. G. W. Watts and hia slater, Mrs. King, wiN of President King of Elizabeth College. The con servatory is a handsome bnilding, with five teaching and nineteen practice rooms, besides an assem bly room on the second floor. All the rooms are beautifully and daintily famished and the building is H valuable addition to Elizabeth College. Louis Lange, the pnbliaher of the “Abendscbule,” died in St. Louis, December 28, aged 49 years.