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

'"1o s0esoys' y penoV0 TINT tn
building had never been lighted bef2r
ty gas, and be spoke Of tho p,ancib
b"ams that turn the night into dsy
Ills subj ct was tho same rs that q
the morning, and his words were tul
OF consolation, and foil sweetly upoi
the oar. = =. e.. }. ,'au,t. -
BERLIN. r.
+ Al imp ortant step in the, itorar,
history of this city was taken by Ire
l6ni'z' in securing from the King tn,
foundation of tho University, which
i'as attractod the greatest minds, i
not hardest .drudgers of Germany
Schooling and Fitehe arc gone, ,bnl
Frendeienburg fills their, places : and
! Neander.and Niedner are succeeded
BY Dorncr, Twestcn, and Roediger.
Dr.. Roediger, that magnate of. He
brew. herature,. has, a slight. frame
nov enfeeblsf by age, and lis hair
has long been silvery. DR.. -Dorner
too, has s'not the stout German build
his face is' spirilueAe. and long gray
ircks hang down on his shoulders
| Lis lectures. on ChrisGs sermon. on the
Mount draw largo attendance, and
seem 10 he the most fuvorite theoloe.
ical course. "This is the first connec-
ted discourse of Christ, say 8 no, sand
IN it are laid down the laws of bis
klngdom."s Christ had already ac-
quired:a q wide reputation ,thror ghout
Judea and GalliIee, and crowds ol
people followed him, in hopes Of fine:
ing ope who could break the Ioman
yoke, that is, a political Saviour
ahoy were disappointed at hearing
this strange sermon. 1t was deliver.
cd near Capcrnaum, in the midst of n
popnleus county, through which the
road from Damascus runs westward,
nsar the, home Of Andrew and .Petor.
and tho rrcsidonco of Jesas, perhaps
oa Mount Tabor, unEcss on sHorncr
van Hattin, tho oily o'Icr possible
hill hill IN the vicinity r He, explains
away itbo. d, ,ffieulty raised by. S.rauss,
upon tho words Of Matthew, "And
when be was set" and of, luke, "a nd
stood in tho plain" by saying that
while tho objection does not 'conccrn
the sermon itself, revorthelees Christ
may, at difforont times, have stood and,
sat as we'll upon the mountain as in
the plain In the next to the last
verse of the seventh chap,or, Mat
;hew conf ms Lake as to tho number
Of, Lcarers, and docs not ,cpnfne lhe1a
10 the Disciples. We observe tnnL.
while Matthew represents Christ
speaking in tho tLird person to. the
pcorle, Mark uses the second. -. =,
Fhe' Beattitudes 'aro regarded by
the GEeciaa church ;as equal in rank
and observance to tho Lords Prayer,
aid arc accordingly repeated in The
service. Thus he introduces US to this
divine sermon: Fhe'opposito of this
mild and measured speak x: Is tbs. CO. =
centric and impetuous Pref uengs-
tcnberg, also distinguished es a teach.
er of:theology, bat, 1 am sad to say,3
tho @nttra-Lutheran~ of tho present
day. You Immediately notics the al:
tapt changes Of his voice, and sudden
accentratiops, whic5: added 10. rcst-
lessne6s in his chair, mud. yaz:pn.. abb,
straccly out of tho window ppan the
trees in lie. - paik'a.sxh1'ea 4 q ,anhorns:iog'
his Neighiiest tnoaghts justify. mo- in,
calling Alm peeuliitf:: Ii :: fa: :: 20; ~
~. 4l lin -: i:a.r ;J.,c 49, -.i,.r >.
Doia1lsoursaady. reallers lknow ;.ths
sE1gr ;qf lhs thet Hafq r!tJykss4'sf: ;:Hsgp9ss
}ieFe it'.iss-s ~ !.rHo, ia;,s s:o s.,: =, .,,E
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