Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-29
Miscellaneous.

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claims the "igncmiuy" Of being classe'
with Proiestants: '.-a
"Thcre can be litle doubt that this
grand subject the Grumenical Council
twill! be among The foremost Questions o
The day in very few months. Wo re-
ijoice that the Pope has summoned both
Easterns and Anylicans, and can quite for.
give the impertnence-fo which no, the
Pope, but somebody in England is respon.
ble-ot our being isnominiously classetl
with Prolestants 49, o.. -. ..
That is nothing, the Baptist, an Amer.
can Baptist paper, says: we Bap,is,s
ARE in no sense Protestanta, historically,
doctrinally or practically"
1SsrLASus, Of the city Of New York.
writes TO the Lutheran anil Missionary:
Let me give you specimen Of church
performance. last night large congre-
CATION waa assembled, in a certa,n church
in this city. to hold what is called Mis-
S'onary Farewell meeting, on the eve of
tile departure Of several Nfissionmirs, TO
The F"'cisn field. After an address bv q
distinguished New York divine, another
divine eread letter from an unknown
lady, who had donated broken ring, and
a few other l'lnkcts Of trifling value TO.
wards defraying Missionary expenses. The
only son OF the unknown lady, had been
killed while 6gh.ng for the Union, and
the ring was returned to her with bis
body. Tho reverend gentleman made
some very touching remark. concerning
the precious relic, aud CONCLUDED by offer.
ing it for eale. Another divine at once
came forward, and after an eloquent aud
affecting speech, which caused many o
his lady auditors to shed tears, offered
500 for the ripg aud said if any member
OF the congregation was particularly aux
'ous TO possess so interesting a relic, and
was willing to give as much as he was, be
would willingly forego his privilege as frat
bidder. Strange to say, no one was suf1i.
cien'ly anxious 10 take advantage of this
exceedingly generous offer, aul conse.
qnenlly the ring was knocked down to
the aforesaid divine"
This paragraph I quote from one Of the
great daiIies. Do you not rscollect having
read Of similar performances in churches 7
Will the present clerical possessor Of the
"reIc' be content to keep it, or will it ever
be offered for sale again, on some public
and "ffec'ing occasion?
FRENou M1ssrox SCHOOLS IN ILLINOIS
--Ihere are two Presbyterian mission
schools among the French settlers in IlIi.
nois. One Al St. Anus Kankakee coun,v.
theodore Monod, now Of Paris, sou of the
eminent DR.. Fredrick Modod was several
years minister of the mission. rrd has been
succeeded by Rev. Henry E. Lippert, Who
has school Of seventy children, most OF
them from families who are very poor, to
whcm instruction is given both 10 French
and English. Three young men of the
school are now studying for The ministry
one of them is in the theological seminary
at Chicago, and is hard at work in that
city among the French population. He
has secured hall in one of the principal
streets, and addresses audiences which al
ready average ff,y each Sabbath.
Tho second mission school is located
among 10000 French and BeIgians. set.
tied near The head Of Green Bay. A few
Of the Be'gians were Protes,apts before
hey: from Europe. 10 the. winter of
lselAths> Rev" Henry Morel. q faithful
French ,minister, found them out, and was
warmly welcomed BY them. He has been
preaching, aud with The assistance Of his
wife, daughters and others, has carried on
be school, which is supported by the
Board Of Education. The church q, t,,e
'olnt where:heI has labored has nov .abou,
me hundred coInmuican,s. = -
SKATING TO CHuRoH.-Meo, wome,
md children. in Norway, skate to cbuIcb
N Sunday, and in the far north the Lapps
'ho do the same, and vho are pua,s,iIious
P tho di'cbsree'os their. religious duties,
'ory''bsir cbiIdreu in The snow outside the
hutch . while they, the parents, attend the
sss'ee.: Do not steri readerl The rea.onE
y that their cries might jj.lurb .hs con.
rega''on land il is far: warmer for them
nderpsath The snow, wrapped up in pelts,
skins, thapz 10 tie cBnfob. s 4 stnitv
og's stationed near them to keep off the
,olves, should any be prowlinp about in
's . 'ssssso'e0ssd d.; 9sns'',, yss,se...
= lie q; late , Rishop Hopkins, of Vermont,
q aoPnblishsd 4 aat biz death % impor.satI
'eatise on the .question NV Whether the
'eps q Rome y ths,s Great Aniichris, ofl
cripturep The .eonolasion arrived 4. a,, IL