Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-22
Miscellaneous.

revelation: u Rev. Luther G. Bingham has
been arrested for bu, ing gold and paying
for It with check, yhep be bad no mon
ey In the bank. There isa great temptation
for clergymen Of small means to exc out
livelihood BY dabbing in stocks. The fac,
that few men haye turned this. to good
account has induced others 10 tsy their
hand in the. same matter. One of our
clergymen gave prince1y wedding to his
daughter, lie having made quarter Of
million in successful stock operations in
the street. Another city clergyman, who
drives, one OF the fastest teams on tic road,
has been equally, successful. though three
years ago lis credit WAS low enough. Al
lured BY such examples, another city pas
tor has left his charge for t.Wa!l-s,reet,
aud his case is now before The Presby,ery
for abandoning the ministry. Mr.. Ding
has followed his unwise example. He
was early identified with tho daily Fulton
street meeting. For many years he wrote
reports Of the meeting for tho o server
and Intelligencer. lie abandoned his sa.
c,ed calling for stock speculation, and
under strong temptation he fluids Himself
arrested by tho law, and at the ago Of sev-
euty.eight years filings away the reputation
of whole l!e."
The Jesui,s who have been driven from
many countries of Europe, Catholic as
we'll as Protestant, are coming 10 this
country in large numbers. Tie Liberia
Cuthol;ca says that 1920 Jesui,s are now
employed in missionary work, aud it seems
that Of these there are no less than 759 in
the United States-includi"g fathers, scho!-
as,ics, aud brother coa,?ju;ors. At re-
cent English election, John Bright was
asked if he would vote srr their expulsion
froH, England, and answered with an en-
pbatic mo THE Germans 10 the United
States, according to The Lutheran 0bser
ger, are divided, into Catholics, Rational
lists, Lusherans, German and Dutch Re-
formed, and number of small dsnomina-
tions and sec,s. The Romanists number
more than one-lhird Of the Germans, and
their relative strength has been steadily
increasing. In 1879 there was one Gath
o.ic emigrant 10 one hundred Protestants
In 1850 Que Catholic to fifteen Protest tau Is
at present there is probably one Catholic
to twelve Protestants, and among the Ger.
mans three Catholics to two Pro,estants.
A JEALOUS representative Of The Young
Mems Christian Association 10 Connecti.
cut was few days ago drumming up re-
csuits for the "noon prayer meeting" On
the street he me, Mr.. -.---, now residing
outside Of the City limits. The representa-
tive pr the Young Mems Association &C.
eosteds him, and the following conversation
occurred: Y. NJ. G. A. "po you reside ir
this city Mr.. -p "No sir, I live ir
the country" eve haye prayer meet
ing just around here, and would be glad to
haYs friends from the country meet with
US Twill you come r. (suspiciously)--
prayer meetiuga" eyes sir come and
Eget a blessing" More suspicion usly)-
l"No you don't you can't come any o.
your confidence games on me sirw
| ,TuE South Cornwall Congregations
Church recently declined to receive e
member by letter from. the College church
in New 1Hsen1on the ground that the
document. was nearly thirty years old
lSome churches have a good practice o
endorsing all their letters-G Good for one
year only. r~ s-~>r .=v.
+ ZEE frat Protestant church on Spanisl
soil bas lately been opened at Mahon, ir
the Island Of hinorea. Stimulated by the
good exansp'e, the municipality of BARGE.
Iona sent of it's own accord, request to tho
Protestant Inhabitants Of tue city, INVITING
them to petition for. permission to found {
church Of their own, The Protestant con-,
munity of Barcelona i. pot tripepnsiderabls
Apart from ths English residents there are
some seven hundred Garmsn speaking peo
fple.. -"@~rI 80, .as: - rs J. :- e,s
1 - .Ssi.l7' = Va. s.g r.a y, ..-. ~. s
THEas arc only about 800, 900 ,protes-
tau's in Poland, apa sanly. about 1000 o.
5000 Of the members Of the g reek Church
,tThe gtes. majority Of Poles are in,ensel,
bigoted RoqanistsS Here. 10 one inpor-
tan. cause Of .hs Polish ses,iyeness under
Russisa rule: their religions ars hostile.
q Rrv. .Ds. .BesD, of Basi.fi;mooiiss,, ois, Re report.
that when 10 Boston gLs Test fo& sch urcl
where be :..hea,d musiesa Which made him
lssopedaesS lsoe asd bow bs gat in ysitaeat 4 ticket"
.N hssA DrsHamhif MILL 5tIom ss
F|tNpaAiso hat thaarssSbss kevs1 re-
|cenAN elected raa sspatrep" for ,tba,
4asG aTRs proSssahgas almost toe
b!aPh nouas asYto sbs ssepsssed,a The
sandfdayes asSiominnated Wersg esu,
l Christ yspd the Virgin sMafy. Th,
decision was snbmittsd to popula1,
fvots she resdle was aboaE a .sasheteer sa
thousand @ rig former and about