Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-21
VOLUME XV---NO. ID.


tho close of the war. the Congrega-
tionalists made somo vigorous efforts
10 plant churches of their faith aud
order, in the South. Three churches
only arc in existence, to vita
church in Nowbern, North Carolina, a
church in Memphis, Tennessee, and a
church in New Orleans. Tho reports
from these churches, contained in the
/ last numbor of tho Home Monthly,. arc
gloomy in the extreme. The church
in Newborn. has only four resident
members, and is dependent on tho
Homo Missionary Society. The
Church in Memphis, onco selfaustoin.
ing, has come back TO dependence on.
tLo same Society: Tho church in
Now Orleans is it n somewhat better
condition, but it is almost entirely de.
pcnde",Ty on the Home Missionary
S'"iety. Establishing Northern
churches down South, just now, is a.
tcrly impossible. Even the people
who 50 from tho North, distribute
themselves into the various churches
which they find at the South. They
go 10 make money if. they can, and
they care rot to go to any expense TO
build up or keep up churches for
then: selves. LII addition to this,
many Of tho Southern clcrgymen arc
men cf attractive eloquence. "Where
| DO you go to church in Now Or
leans 2" said a friend Of ours to q sur.
S':"n in tho United States Army. "To
D.. i';:'mcr's," was. the ready reply.
"Iou surprise me-" said his friend.
why. do you go there?" "Because
no is tho best preacher in Now Or
leans, and 1 always 60 where can
hear the best" This tells :, pretty
much the whole story.-Presbyterian.
Terrific Explosion in CAina.-The
Boston (Mass.) Traveller: contains
correspondence dated Shanghae,
China, November 27, which gives tho
following details Of tho explosion il,
China which was briefly alluded to in
late cablo dispatch: "The nova ha.
jnst reached us of u terrible explosion
in tho Chinese arsenal at Wachung,
opposite Hakow. The loss Of life has
not been definitely asccrtained, but
some persons estimate it as high as
fivo thousand. Probably ono thou
sand IS nearer the number Of killed
and wounded. No Europeans were
hurt. Tho shock of the explosion
was distinctly heard at Kingkiag, one
hundred and twenty miles distant"
- 1852 ',-....
The Missions of the american Board.
--Progress in Sey.Support-of eighty
four native pastors connected with
tho Missions of the. American Board,
one:baIf are entirely supported by
their people,-pastors of independent
churches. This is work finishod.-
Tho amount contributed to the sup.
port of tho Gospel by the native
Christians, for the year 1866, was
over $40, 900 In gold;-an eighth part
as much as;wasy givon by oil who con-
Tribute through the Board TO advance
the use'of Christ 10 foreign lands.
The last fsw months have teen no.
ted for wonderful and .s orld-wide CON.
vulsions of nature. In<the East and
West Indies, both on: sea ard land,
1.-THE loss of l;fe and property from this
causo:has lecn'tertible. *Vesuvius has
not been in such. violent agitation
"ithin this century, OF: the. 18th of
+ December, Cnnada,@ Northern Ver-
mont, and Northern New York were
shaken BY an earthquake. -
+ DEATH Of Rev. II. G. .,ssiinlontou--rba. ,si ionic
doath of Rev: A., G. siinoht,on, q do
Voted missionary of sour Board sof
Fdreign Missions, in, Brazil. is IAN.
nouhced. He was a son of the ,iafe
DR.. ,simonton, of Harrisburg, Pa, q
graduate of Psinostonss ~Thao1opfoat
Seminary, and went to Brazii inis5g. =
His death will be- sincerely mlournGed-'
is: deeply felt by oar;brethreTs IL st6at 6 !
land: He was q man of:unqsuaI gifta.:
and. of great gromise Pres5yt,ian
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