Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-15
Miscellaneous.


land 10 Mississippi, a gentleman having
promised 10 erect on the tract q Normal
School building worth $4,000. Ore sub
scription of $500 toward the land has been
secured in New Bedford Mr.. Elisha
Hathaway, Of Bristol R. l., some months
since, gave the Association $1,000, with
which to purchase land in Tallsdega, Ala,
to be sold to freedmen in lots of ten to
twenty acres.
Mr.. PAXTON stated, at the late meeting
Of the American and New York Sunday
School Union, 10 Dr.. Crosby's church.
that OF the 49, 900 children in Missouri
only 10000 were in Sunday Schools at.
tached to churches, and $4,000 in Union
or undrnomina ional Sunday ay-schools, l,av-
inga balance Of $4,000 without spiritual
guidance. The number is constantly in
creasiug by immigration and OF these the
mass have infllel or superslitious German
parents. The latter permit their attend
ance on account Of the Institutions being
schooIs. They are attracted by the word
>chool. If they were asked TO send their
children simply to church, they would
Indignantly refuse. There are one thou.
and Union Sunday schools in Missouri,
and they do much toward fra.ernizing The
late conflicting elements of society. In
one school former Confederate general is
the superintendent, and late Union colo.
mel is assistant superintendent.
Mn. BURL1NoAME.-The Spirit of his
'o"s makes the following mention of the
important service which Mr.. Burlingamc,
the late U. S. Minister has rendered in
China: "Through his influence an Ameri.
ran geoIogist was employed, who has de-
monstrated the great extent Of their coal
mines. Wheaton's Elements Of Iuterna-
lional Law were translated into Chinese BY
DIR. Martin, an American Missionary. and
adopted as national text book by his ad.
advice. The first grant for submarine
telegraph, connecting the treaty ports from
Canton to Tientsing, was made to him, by
which the trade Of China was increased
from ss2.ooo,ooo to s30o,0oo,oo0. H.
warmly favored the commission which,
two years ago, was despatched TO Europe
and the establishment of university 70,
The cultivation Of the science of the West
and has been an ardent supporter of The
great cause Of missions, which has done So
much for civilization and for commerce a:
we'll as for Christianity.
A DIsoBED1Exr SoN.-The King Of Ba
varia' and the Pope, disagree. The papa
Nnntius complained that several newspa
rers had been guilty Of attacking The Pope
The Minister, Prince Hohenlobe, demand
ed OF the Nuntius the law which regulates
the press in the States of the Church.
LIS was at once refused, because
complainer would imply that the Pope
who as the supremer ruler of the
Church, ranks highest, was only the eoua
OF the Kings Of Italy and of Bavaria. Ar
t'cle IA of the Concordas, which saws tba,
the King Of Bavaria shall protect the Pope
and the ministers of the Catholic Church
against the attacks Of the press always,
and everywhere, was also insisted on
Prince Hohenlobe, maintains that that ar
ticle is incorrectly translated, and will no,
yield. The Roman Catholic newspapers
are in the meantime sbusing the Prince,
and the King is not handled with gloves.
LORD SHAFTEsBURY on EDUCATION AND
THE CHnRcH OF ENaLAND-Lord Skates.
bury presided. at Southampton on Wed
nesday, over a meeting Of the Curates
Augmentation Society. He remarked that
if the teaching Of the clergy was necessa
ry when the power Of the country rested
with the great and mighty, it was mucl,
more necessary now when the sovereignty
had been transferred to the people, and
they were dominant in the State. He had
said with Mr.. Lowe, "Let US educate our
masters" and that their education NAV be
In keeping with their heavy responsibilities,
let US take care that their schooImaslers are
not only capable but willing to do their
work; and let the laity consider their re-
sponsibiIity in connection with The peoples
spiritual teaching. There could be no
doubt that the Establishment ofthe Church
of England was at this moment in very
great danger, and that the question were
likely to arise tending to shake her to the
very centre. But he believed their grand
strength md support in the hour Of peril
would be the endeavours Which are now
being made to redeem the time, to repair
past errors and omissions, and to make tue
Church Of England in reality whst it has
always been in theory and intention, the
Church Of the nation a. large.
CHURCH ExrESs1ox.-Tbe Cincinnati
Presbyter, Old School, Says. "The Pres
byterian Board Of Church Exte nsion r..
ports that in the last thirteen and bali
years it has received little over $40O. 900
and haa ai1ad in fha eraciinn ~ n;,o b,,