The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-24
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copies of the PHGN1x is Eye cents.
!, mr.. N. G. Osteen, of;the Sumter Ne,cs,
is in Columbia.
Our merchants. and others wishing to
prepare for tho fall business, will please
take notice that the PHOENIX Office is
supplied with oil necessary material for
as handsome cards, bill heads, posters,
circulars. and other printing that may be
desired, ms any Office in tho city. Give
us call and test our work.
Mr.. G.. +. Jackson, of the "Littlo
Store" has just returned from New
York, and has furnished us with late
Northern papers.
Mcssrs r. @. Silver & Go. have an
Opening OF their millinery depart
ment, tomorrow. Suc advertisement.
There was an immense gathering OF
persons interested in the temperance
movement at Mount Hebron Church,
Lexington County, yesterday. Address
es werc delivered by Maj. II. A. Meetze,
OF Lexington; Mossrs. J. w. Hogan, T.
J. LaMotte aud John A. Elkins, of Co.
lumbiu.
The thermometer ut tie Pollock House
varied considerably yesterday: Z. A. NJ,
6l; 12 NJ, CT; 2 2. NJ, 60; P. NJ, II.
at meeting Of the Directors Of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
roal Company, held in this city, on
Thursday, Mr.. W. T. Walters, OF Dalti-
more. was unanimously elected to fill
vacancy in the board. Mr.. Walters is
one OF the party Of gentlemen for whom
n minority Of the stock Of the company
was lately bought. and has great and cx-
tensivo railrond experience aud influence.
Il large mass OF error is easily en-
balmcd and perpetuated by littlo truth.
Tho Board of Trade has appointed Mr..
j. =. Ezell, (of the firm of e. w. Seibels
e Co.. delegate to the Comm ercial
Convention, which meets in Baltimore,
on the 25th instant.
Thou rainest i'll my bosom" as the
chnp said when basin Of water was
thrown over him by tho lady no was
scrcnading -
The style in which the ladies' do up
their hair nowadays, says fashion
critic, reminds one of a Chinese junk
with lower studding sails sot
III the moral world thero is nothing
impossible if wo can bring thorough
will to do it.
Man can do everything with himself,
but ho must not attempt to do too much
with others. ~
He who avoids the temptation avoids
the sin.
Flo who wants contcnt docsn It find an
easy chair. ~
YoM KEErUR. An Israelitish friend
furnishes US the following particulars of
the celebration OF this noted holiday.
Tho festival begins this evening:
YoM KEEpUR, OR DAY OF AToNEMENr.
This festival-tho great day of atone-
ment-is. according to divine com mand,
(Lev. xiii: 26.) to be solemnized from
sunset on the 9th Tishri until sunset
on the 10th succeeding corresponding
with tho 18th instant. Israelites conse.
crate the interval by acts of penitence,
all required by the Word of God-among
which wo find public confession. The
observance Of this festival is Of para
mount Importance, as it was enjoined by
Jehovah himself: This is unto you q
statute forever to your generations, in
NIL your ments."-Leyiticus xxxiii:
81. So that, to the true intent and
meaning Of these words, The command
ment remains in force at all times, in all
places, aud under ull circumstances, and
wcrc not intended to pass away and to
be replaced by new dispensations. From
SUNSET on the 9th Tishri, Isruelites arc
absorbed by solemn meditation. aided
by prayer, which, beginning at sunset.
continues during the whole of the tenth
day, and by fasting the rigid character
OF which, by Notifying the flesh, rem
ders the spirit free inward and holy
they rocall to mind all tho errors they
may have committed, NIL the sins OF
which they have been guilty. They
dwell particularly on oaths sworn but
not redeemed, promises not kept. obli-
cations broken, vows not fulfilled; and,
having enumerated them, they prepare
for =,