Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-28

COhpoStRon ~ thc C0hccnHonS.-tH
Virginia, 25 out Of los delegates TO
the Constitutional Convention, or lcse
than one fourth, arc cclorcd men. In
North Carolina, l3 out Of 120 dele
gates, or less than ono-hinth, arc col
ored. In Louisiana, tho Llacks have
d majority Of 10. In Georgia, Is out
Of l95, or less than ono eleventh, are
cnlorcd. Alabama, IS are co!ored,
about ore filth CT whule body. In
Arkansas, 5 out Of IS are colorcd. In
South Curolina tho two races are
about COAL in the Convention. In
T-Nls the delegates have not yet been |
chosen.
4 INer Sect "A now sect, known as
Nazarcnes, has appeared in Hungary.
1t attracts the entire peasant ropuls-
ton, as the Methodis:s did in Wales
Is is only among tho lower classes
that it spreads with rapidity. Tic
people have TO priest, and no religious
rites. Tncy rcfaso TO havo their chill
lren baptized, and will swear no oath.
They have closely connected societies,
in which all matters Of common it,
tcIcst and tho private affairs Of irdi-
viiuals arc arranged. They arc quiet,
ordc,ly, sober, and industrious above
their ncighbors. No o:.o seems to
know where tho religion came from,
! nor how it was introdaccd. Eut it
sweeping over tho LAID like q tornado.
! Le1acies -Wo understand that Dr.
William N. Eng es, late editor Of the
; Presbyterian, made, by his last will and
! testament, tho following bequss.e:
l. $500 to establish - tchoiarehip
in PRINCETON Thcol"gical Seminary, to
he c.I!ed the Charlotte E.gles I"
Scholarship.
2. $500 to ESTABLISH q scholarship
in tho Theological Seminary Of, The
! Northwest, ct Chicago, Illinois, TO be
: called tho "Joscph Engles" Scholar
ship. These scholarships are not tc
i.be established immediately, Tut on The
termination Of Il life, upon which they
are contingent. -
3. Three hundred volumes cf hi:
library to the Theological Seminary
. OF the North west, TO bo selected hy
tito Trustees.-P:ssbyteriua.
>. Baptist The Baptist Church in IT,
t United States during the last twenty
five years has increased 80 per cent
+ in churches, II per cent. in ministers
o and So per cent. in members. Th
:. number received by baptism durin
/. 1867 was 1851; the whole nuinbs
O IF mco,ing houses is L., ,955, and {
o members l, COS: :so6.
T. Reformed. At a recent meeting, 81
T.. james Suyaan gaTo to the Board {
b., Trus. ocs Of Rutgers College two
a S. $50 b,n IL, OF $1,000 doi.ars sac
10 to constitute q book fund. Tho inte
r. est Of this fand is to DO expen6e
10 scmi-annually in purchasing bool
IL for needy youag men, who are pr
cs paratory to entering tho gospel nil
&c. istry OF tho Reformed Church.
Of Gen. John Fsaz.r, formerly n Ps
d, fessor in Jsff .rsun College, Pa, nc
lis President OF tho Pennsylvania Ag'
de cultural college, has been elected Pr
NC ident of tho Kansas State Universal
n. ut Lawrence. Tho institution ia {
dpwcd with f,rty thousand acres
lard, and SIS 900 in donations, prin
FL paliy from the .late Amos .l4awren
Ir. vf Boston.-PresIyteria Banner.
&c. -
~ The Famine IN Praasia.-Thc 6
os man papers arc filled with heartrer
inn ing details Of the. famine which n
prevails iu Eastern Prussia, in cor
sro qaence Of The failure of tbree sac'
d. sive erops. In q number OF pla
id. typhus feser has broken out, aud
ma amount of misery met with .aon'
nv: thousands Of people baM's all desc
;,n lion. Tho Prussian Government
,uo .ocai com mittees are making atlis
,,,a most eli, rts TO afford a. much relie
oao possible ~ the sufferers. p.
ICED ..-...- *
any, 4 citizen Of Rfehm md, Va, o
.sn. q eat " hisb isreally g Seuriosity,
,afJ Ing the iargest recently tseen or b
ion. OF. "Thomss" messdres from ii
Ian zip nearly, four .fset, weighs a
arie- twenty pounds, iaysry approach
and defnesas himself r ith true FIR
d Of - -:
{. j.. The psbsfs Il Scranton, Pa,
rrad |.nonncs. that;portions Of that si.y
,ork, ,vis.blyesanking .into tho -dspths (
laca old ,eooals sains. u Considerable d
las stepssg, sAs sehsst.sass.- t.ta stas =: =
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