Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-23
NEIGHB0RHOoD NEWS.
Furnished by Special correspondents
for The AdverfEser.
E.oadO1.

- COpiOus fall Of rain last Monday.
Quarterly and basket meeting st
the Methodist Church next Sunday.
- Mr.. Youngs is building him 3
new house.
- 1t will be seen q report is request
ed concerning the seeds sent for dis
trioution by the Agricultural depart
ment. It is hoped those who received
seeds from London post Office will re-
port promptly. The seeds were good,
well adapted for the soil and climate
of this part of Nebraska. Mrs. Love-
less speaks in high terms OF them,
and expresses much thankfulness for
them, too. Her testimony is of much
weight because of her experience in
this matter.
- Mr.. Perie is having a new hOuse
built.
IF any one has more cats than
they want. it would look more hon
orable TO consult their neighbor's
wants before ''sscking" them at their
door. The one who left those cats at
residence between London and
Brownville, should remember it was
bread cast upon the waters" Those
cats may return unto them latter
many days, with interest.
Quite an able defence of the
I Christian scriptures was made by FL
der Hawley last Sunday, bringing
testimony from their enemies and
friends The testimony Of devils"
which he introduced wOald have
weight with some minds. but not with
the infidel. Because with Bob. In
+ gersOl, he viii not accept the testimO-
ny of 1.-The ghosts" And there is
great skeptlcism among those who
profess to believe the gospel" which
came Through the dispensation an
gels.n So this great light shines on
the Gentiles now, for blindness in
part has happened to Israel until the
/ fulIness OF tl.e Gentiles shall come
in" Then again some people are
born blind" and will die blind. No
one should be harsh with the infidel
he is often a man with deep head and
Ierge heart, and because be cannot ae-
cept of testimony which satisfies
others, it is nothing against him. It
is merely his loss if he fails to see a
fact, though given testimony. Often
praise and honor which belong to the
/ infideI is withheld because of his lack
of "faith." This ought not to be.
Render unto Cesar the things which
are Cesar's, and unto God which are
Gods" The Christ was not severe
with the unbeliever, but said, "eoms
hither, Thomas, and put your fingers
in the prints in my side, and be not
doubling but believing"
ASpiDgalL
- We baEs been rusticating for the
past two weeks, after the style Of the
jolly Granger, and have had no time
for itemizing, except Sundays, vixen
we invariably had something else to
do.
- Jas. McCandlas, who went to the
Black Hills last April. and was not
heard of afterward. returned on the
18th ult.. with his scalp in good order
much 10 the relief of his friends who
I were very unpasv
= Mr.. Shubert. who suffered injur-
les in the Troy disaster, isstill unable
to return to his home. At last ac-
count he was doing reasonably well.
- Elder COuran will deliver q series
of sermons IN Tempiars hall com
menting Sept. 9Th. Turn out every
\ body and hear some good preaching.
- Aspinwall lodge was scOmplimen-
ted on last Monday evening by Wis
/ it from cur G. W. G. T., who has the
happy faculty of scattering sunshine
wherever she goes. All our members
would be glad to meet her frequently
still some cases Of hog disease.
No one scared about the hopper
as yet, but some are ready to take
| fright at the first threat.
MAX.