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

Il IS
circular to the clergy. of the statss
asking that the third Sabbath .oi- this
month DO set apart as q day Of fasting
and prayer to God ia behalf Of. the
cause OF temperance throughout our
land. Pastors are urged to preach on
that day earnest and pointed sermons
upon tho duty Of Christians in view
of the growing evil of intemperanee
a Gentleman, ono evening, was
seated near a lovely woman, when tho
company around were proposing CO.;
'n9ndrums to each other Turning TO
his companion, he said:. tsYhy' Is a
lady unlike q mirror2" She gave it
up. "Because said the rude fellow
"a mtrrow reflects without speaking:
q lady speaks without redeoting.;
ivory good" said she. "Now an
swer me. Why is- O NAB unlike a
m'rror! 81 cannot tell you." "Bo-
cause the mirror is polished, and the
man Is not"
Russia appears to be relenting in
her harsh rule Of Poland. 1t is stated
that the Russian have suddenly y veer.
ed round, and begun to use the lam
guage of commiseration. towards the
unhappy Poles. This expression of
amiabie and coneiliatory sentiments
is, Of course, done by order of tho
ltussian Government. 1t is notice d
also, that three of the Polish noble,
who have been loyal, but at the same
timo liberal, have been summoned to
st Petersburg to confer with the gov.
srnment. e. =.
AS a now social experiment for
London, a newspaper of that city an.
nounoos that in the fash enable part
OF the town, in row of buildings
called "Beigrave Mansions" on Lord
Westminster's estate, the rooms are to
De let singiy or in suites as -unfurnish-
ed apartments, each tenant furnishing
them MS he pleases. Al company pro-
Vfdes oil necessary servants, and>there
is coffee room for The ase Of the ten.
ants. -. .....
not all Dead-Under this
bead the N N-otse.ser says: A few
days ago, passed:through this city, ons
hundred and fhirty:eight young men
from Canada, on thor way to Rome
to be enlisted into tho little army. that
rpholds the poor Pope. Some of
tbeso you tn arc said to be Intelligent,
most of them probably are able to
read, yet they are oil willing to go to
Italy in their foolish zeal to sustain
the tottering throne of PiusIX
Tile Gospel tn Aaly.-Evangelists
from Milan speak. of having hired q
hah,i place in the vicinity, where
they began with an audiepcc Of sixty,
which soon increased to three hundred
and sixty, filing the room to suffoca-
tlen. There is public preaching every
evening, and twice on the Sabbath.
There is very great desire and in
terest manifested iowa I'd tao gospel in
these patts..
The Fiji Islanders, to the number Of
100000 have been supplied with Tie
Scriptures, and are enjoying religious
instruction. In the schools 4, 900 aro
regularIy instructed. Tho church
members number II 900; native mie-.
eionaries 49, who are ordained or pre-
PAIRING for ordination; oihM harlve
helpers, 1000.
he that. will net7psrmit his wealth
to;do any good to othcrs while he Is
dive, prevents II from doing anygood .
TO himself after he is dead; anu By
egoHsm, which Ia .anie5dal, not OILY
cuts himself Off from the .truess pleaa-
araAare, but: feom tho highest happf-
mesa hereafter. 49, <
:: AReyeened gahsleinaa, Id noticing
some tastagoes IN the. sdusstion Of
ehadreu,.aafd he Knows Of q Wousn
Who ased' 70 tis.hss boy 10 . bed psss
On sahsath ykile abe went TO church
spd made him sarp the hymn besin-
Ming. ~rhine earthly Sabbath, Lord
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= 4 lsgasyz "a 1900 sIias iust been
ietk ts ssshs. .!lIi |. saesd Of tts
Eak6ssd- RssshStesisa sEkarch- OF ScoS.
nm a Sst. CHINA, ssa. sao, COS.
Eoz :IoAa.s Sfxs nase slaharass are ,osl.
ted fir, 81 .n.7&s 81 ..;i 49,. c..,,
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: 9S5aesa- a. -Nfssiio;sis ~ =. Rishep lanes
.asserts that the !Metkodisss -ps the
United States paid Iast yaaas s.; tv;a5 5msilss.:
ieea OF dollars tAxon the toSaooa 4asnG
hythsn,ssvsbis thsir taissio1ssy trea&
sufy Is S70;080f dsbs =" :. -'S s'.'~A Aa.si
Psssdsat Johssoa, it Js said, fsa.s
hiAseM 0patSsined 10 foreRe the ser.
sices:of Charles O'Coa6r b sas in.
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