Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-09-23
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DEAn BaErnnES Permit NE ne to direct
your attention to the following important
instructions, from the Secretaries Of the
American Bible Society, Biblo House, Astor
Place, New York city:
/. "The Committee of Distribution have
instructed us to state that hereafter they will
expect all applications for grants Of books by
auxilarics, and SO far as practicable all others,
to receive the endorsement Of the Agents from
aohose State The requests are made, together
with full information of the facts which en-
force each case. They are especially desirous
to know the extent Of destitution, the efforts
made by applicants to'hclp themselves, or to
pay in part for books received from our De.
'pository, to contribute to tho cause tho mum.
ber and character of tho population to be sup.
piled, and, in fine, all that may assure the
committee of the propriety of these requests
! 2. Persons needing Bibles and Testaments
for 'sabbath" Schools, Of d; distribution among
all readers alike, must apply to the officers
Of the Bible Society, in the oity or court
house town, or to branch Bible societies or
Bible committees in the County where they
reside; and, if they cannot be supplied, the
officers will please request me to procure
books for their Society, to meet the demand,
from the American Bible Society.
3. Persons in writing to me to procure
donations Of plain books direet from the
parent society must State the number needed
aud give full and distinct directions for forward.
ing. Sign ll.applications officially. What.
ever they wish to say to me besides their re.
quest for books must 90 writon on a separate
sheet.
f. To meet the demand for the word of
God ID this State, the Bible societies and
flonds Of Tie Bible cause are earnestly K; re-.
squcstod to increase their efforts to raise funds
for gratutous work, and especially to for.
ward, without unnecessary delay, all funds
now in hand, or readily collected for books or
on donation account, to Andrew i. Taylor,
Assistant Treasurer, American Bible Society,
Or to me as State Agent, and will forward
Since the war this Society sent to auxiliaries
and other benevolent institutions in South
Carolina over et,bot Volumes Of tic Holy
Scriptures, mostly as donations for distribu.
ton among white and colored persons, and
every patriot and Christian should esteem it
q pleasure and privilege to contribute to
the funds Of this truly Christian Bible Society
S. Collections from pastors Of churches,
and contributions of any amount from all
friends Of tho Bible, will be thankfully 70.
'ccived and duly acknowledged +"
6. Please address NE at Columbia, s. c.,
pefore the close c5 eacb month, and t will
'aitord mo pleasure to serve you. lolI' '"' '' V"
! Yours, truly A. Z. BOLLEs,
Agent American Biblo Society, for S. G.
COLUMBIA, S. o., September 8, 1870.
All papers in South Carolina, friendly,
please copy. ] =
RICH AND PooR BogND ToaErnEn.- You
remember the touching story of the daughter
Of Sir Robert Peel. Her father gave her,
as a abirthday present, gorgeous riding habit,
and went out With her on the same day for an
airing in tue park, lis heart Cling Ywith
parental pride as he rode by her side. Short.
i " afterwards she a;ckened and died of typphus
fever Of tho most malignant type; and when
inquiry was made as to how she caught the
Infection, it was discovered that the habit,
bought from one Of the London West End
tradesmcn, had been made in miserable at
tic, where the husband of the seamstress was
lying Ill with fever, and that it had been used
by her to cover him in his shiyoriDg dts
titus, whether wo will believe or not, the
safety Of the highest is bound up with the
condition Of the lowest; and if we neglect
their material interests, there will come
dreadful Nemesis to mark the divine dis.
pleasure in our conduct, and we may percisve
our guilt all too late, when tho vast temple Of
our libor:ies is a'shapeless mass Of wreck and
Fabblsl' s " n 4 .. 4aglex. e!
h. Dssss Another instance Of. woman's heroisu
comes from Devil River, WISCONSIN. A few
days ago, while pine young people we're oros
sipg tie river referred to in = small boat,
sudden gust of3wind, struck thssmn, d and tbrey
ia Mr.. southwela, one ok,the number, over se,
board. He was inst about to sink when hi
young wifoljunped overheard, seized his Goa
collar, and kepthis head above water apti
another boat went 70 their assistance, and too
them On board! ;s3s ;s n