Show t I IT IS II U I l 1 i I A correspondent e takes lak exception to 10 toi t i the I he or of the tho Newt News on the th ab of oC having godfathers godfather or apon I j 1 II fiora or of a different faith from trum rum that In hlll the Iho child la is to 10 be educated a I aIn It a t In III the case of or the HuMlan heir to tha throne lie He says ayt godfathers do not nol ai aIr a ai r i 4 any faith for the tb child He Hl has haa ha hat hasI t I stoned acted d In that capacity himself and all alli i lie hI did aid was wai to 10 profuse e tn to take car are ca of or ori i i the child It If misfortune should overtake It II In CAM case the parents die and It nun has hi no relatives to 10 have hae It educated to toI I the beat II of ot my In Ability and keep It out outI I of at the poorhouse If It in my power to topi If pi present event It It If it those are the Ih duties dUll of I n godfather there Ihre was ai no noI I need of or any In at lit the Russian court for tr forthe fort t t the education of or the prince will be tak taken takI I I 10 en n rare care of ot and he h la Is In absolutely no noI danger of or the poorhouse whether hire hla I Parente live lIe or die Rut But the th tart fact re reI I I that the chief duty of ot a I III Ia H to pledge himself for tor the acceptance l I I I h by y the child of ot the faith Into Inlo which It t la III R and Ind It la is I self 11 IJ j f t t dent dart that unless the Ih godfather believes I fh I V In III the faith to which the child IP lse tom com committed tomi i h corn witted matted hi his hili position l n la is absurd Equally IB Is the statement of ot our correa cones t ponde t that the Lutheran church does doen i i trot not at aa as heresy herel Any Anyone An I I i one familiar with Luther Luthers work and andi i i I knows knoHR hi his hla uncompromising j t rl position towards toward those tho e who l r 1 t hint him Modern In this coon colin country colinI I try particularly ere al jf of course r t k I t minded an as n II r mu Mi t I f I the Ih general genral ten tn tendency tenI f I dency denvy of af the time but that t t does loti not tot nott 1 i t ul l PIt c n lh 01 the tact fact that n a ebu h neit nee n ess sully requires sponsors lo to 0 b IN be in MI Ml The rh Idea Id that am uti gob U mothers In the lb Protestant church o of which It U la le I claimed the th Lutheran Luthran l I Is a part are not required to do de demore more than take care of the th child tot for they are Ir and Ind that they he enter Into Inlo no obligations It Its religious fAIth I Is II totally In opposition to tile tae Protestant ritual aa II well an as a th t the e spirit and Inc meaning of ot those thoe obligation Our correspondent bo of his hll knowl knot knowledge edge IcI of the teachings teaching of that church on this subject but It li II evident to ua us that his hla hi Information la Is but limited and au so We Ye W h here f append part of th Ih the ceremony cromon for The of In Infante ante fante an III found In the th look book of or com corn cornman nan man prayer of or the Protestant church the substance tance of which Is If u d dIn In other tailed railed Irot tint tent The Th Minister shall then demand of ot the tb ai as a follows the tb being considered ai II addressed to them severally and the answers to 10 be lit mad made accordingly I demand therefore I loit 1051 thou in n the nam naps of It this child renounce the Ihl devil dellI am and all III nil his hi work works the vale III pomp and lory glory of ot the nil world with all desires of the mine saute and nd the Ihl sinful desires of or the liMb nb to ao that thou wilt not follow nor be led by them Ihm Answer 1 renounce them Ml all II and by Gods Godi help will endeavor not nol to fol follow follow follow low nor nur be led br by them Doll colt thou believe all the Articles of the Ih Faith alU M oon lamed In the Apostles Creed Cred Answer 1 I do Will Wilt thou be bt In m this th II faith h Answer That In Is my 01 desire deah Wilt Will thou Iho then than Ih n obediently keep Dads holy hol will and command meats menti and walk In III the tame same all nil the th days daye Ita of thy life lit I Answer I will 1111 by nod lode help Then all standing Handing up III the Minister shall hull say tay a to IJ the godfathers godfather and ami nod mot mother mothe hen this thu following Forasmuch a a this child hath halh prom promIsed laed Id by b you hi his sureties to 10 renounce list thu devil linn end and all hi hIli works work to 10 believe belleta In Clod and Inc to 0 serve Mr him ye P must re rt remember remember member that It II la ii I your our purl part And duo du tle II tier j lo to sea MIJ eu that hi Ihl this Infant be b taught se 10 o Soon avon a I sew he h shall hall be ably bl to 10 learn what hll it a I solemn vo vow OW and Ind pro teN few Ion he hI hath halh here made by h you And Ami that hn he h may know knol these Ihl things the hat bet hattar better tar ter ye fJ shall dill aril III upon him to 10 hear ser Mona Iud and ye E shall liall provide that thattie he tie h ma m learn the Creed the l Loris lord Prayer and the Ten Commandment Commandments anti and all III other thing which it a 1 Christian ough to 10 know knoY and to 10 hi his health health and that this child may hv ht t ir r brought up ull lo to lead a 11 godly Cod I a lit lift always that baptism doth loth cc resent unto use tm IIA our profession enlon which ia Is to 10 follow the example of oC our mir Savior Christ and to l he made muse like unto Him Hies that Hat aa IU lie He died and ro rose rOlf e again for fur ut us ao 50 0 l we weI who oho I ho are aro baptized die Ill from ern In and rl again unto righteousness nul continually all our evil and corrupt nf ar and dally daily proceeding In nil all vir nIr toe IIII and godliness II Mil of living Then shall he hI add nod mid lUll ay esy fI Ve 1 are to take rare care that tide child ehll be bp brought tu to the Bishop to be Iii confirm confirmed ed Id by b him to co soon lOon aa as I he con can say nay IQ the read freed the and thu Ten Commandment and I la II In III Instructed In the other t lJ parts of ot th the sat net forth for tUI that pu |