Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-20

To sully your pure prayer ...-
49,. With thoughts unruly.
But suffer me to pace
Round the forbidden place.
Lingering a minute- -
Like outcast spirits who wait, =.
And see. through Heaven : gate,
Angels within 1t.
A VISIT TO THE GREAT KRuMMA-
.,.. CHER. .v ..,..
Report Of His Sermon The University
r and It's Lectures. .-.
spent yesterday with. the great
DR.. hrummaoher. His voice ii bro
ken, md Ire speaks' with difficulty
his hair is white with tile frosts" o,
20 years. Notwithstanding his age
and i"firmities, however, ho is still
eloquent and captivating as a prca.
cher. lie is nomina!ly court preacher
at Potsdam, and has two assistants.
Yesterday was the closing festival
of the church year; WREN tho com
memoration Of. the dead, is observed.
While waiting for tho illustr1ous prea.
cher, lot Us glance about the church.
4 double gallery entirely surrounds
the'inrcf;cr: and the pulpit of white
marble projects from between dark
columns that support it., as we'll aa
embellish the tomb Of Prussi.'s groat
and loved king, Frederick H. go
remind You of tue hero, tho, pulpi,'s
canopy is surmountcd Ivy an empty
suit Of armor, and on eagle, richly
carved and clusters of buttlc.fags,
ditcolored and torn, many bearing
the namo Of Napoleon, I Eapereur, are
fastened to the walls. =< '>'''
Ion are now disturbed by tho hea,
W tramp of soldiers, who, continue
to come until the galleries are fiiiud.
After chorns by male voices; sstd
the first verse Of tho hymn is, sung,
Dr.. krummachcr comes in before The
lower altar and reads. the Lutheran,
forms, which are often interrupted by
repeti,ions, and chanting. Entering
tho pulpit, ho says to tho people
standing, ."reaco bo with yon," and
then reads bis !toxt, slot not your
heart be troubled" seto. HThcre is O
fearful enemy both of king and. beg
gar, who will meet us at onr last and;
most difficult journey. that ais Death.
The unholS wise, Of all, times, haze.
attempted TO decrease it's terrors,by
the aid of reason; sayingthere, e,ais, no
immortality, tho soul and body are
ONE, and the grave. that .-oiosas eyer
the ono holds the other. A4S;tlsess
reasonzprsso,ofs bronghs Jore ard RS
sophists fade as placked flowers exf
posed to Che bright. ,sdr.Hghs Of ua-
ture, for all scient,Ge feseareh' gfvey'
contrary. witness Bnt loj; tthess 10
consolation u as thst sbeiisss9 10
my Fathers: .honse. > ,siS. W6at efs
these marsionsf En-. theml We sshaIi
aad. GENERALIZATION Of our, Iasts, AID
the" abode Of aeternat :peaeet and s5Ay
(Friede and FrsadeJ s7'' 80 s..s - ~,
EARTH is;a setrowfat prison, full of
misery and full Of tears; bps Il. there
anothsr:bomo fas. nd asrssfaas r. WA
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hand and load sou BY it, for, & says,
"Rieesef are .4ed&4s who his h ne
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lR>the afternoon 7 had chat With
the celebrated writer at his homo, and
looked upon tho iamiIy circle. He
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