Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-06-02
The New Testament III New
York.
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|, fCorrespondenoe Of News and Coprler.y
New YcRk, May 20.--For an instant Eiast
Friday it seemed as ifsthe interest in ,thS
New Testament would displace tho OSbklinE
6ght iu tho popular mind. Bibles were on
sale everywhere. even in Wall street, and
scarcely store but hung outa aign "Revised
Testaments for sole here" Even tobacco
store 10 Broad street offered O revised Testa..
ment with drink. phousands Of men aud
boys who had never seen a Testament before
bought them by the basketful md peddled
them around the streets, making ave centson'
each copy. Some Of these sidewalk mer'
chants tempered their zeal for the TESTAMENT
by selling lngersoll's iaadel tracts from, the
same basket But the furry was short lived.
About 100000 copies were disposed Of In
New York aud the neighborfOg towne, and
no more is hoard about 1t except from the
pulpits. Talking Of the pulpit treatment
that the revised testament has received
e. may bo said that it has raised far
less Of a storm, than.was anticipated The
Episcopal aud Catholic Churches are to q
the book ut once in the pulpit because
presbyters of those churches have no rightto
change Bibles. The Methodists and Presby-
terians are conservative and want to wait
for public opinion on the question of the
new book; the Baptist do not like it because
TUG WOrQ ''InmGTdO IL not IOuuu I'D pIuSo VI
baptze, and the Reformed Church hositatea
about 'making experiments with tho Bible"
as one of its prominent ministere says. The
Universalists are disappointed because so
much mention of hell fire is allowed to re-
main, bat delighted to find that the
harsh word "damnation" has been 10 many
places sof,ened into condemnation" The
pleased Of all, owing to the change In
Cor. 1929. from "For ho that eateth and
drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketb
damnation to himself. rot discerning the
Lords body" to "For he that eateth and
drinketh. eateth and drinketb judgment
unto himself, If be discern not the body"
Cochran, Ca, May 27.--Dn Laurens
county, about twenty five miles East Of this
spectacle farmer, told her daughter to prepare
dinner. The daughter refused, whereupon
Mrs. Garrett said sho woald inform N1r.
Garret, and ho woald whip tho daughter
when he onme to dinner. A quarrel and
struggle followed. in which the girl ased o
took effeot in Mrs. Garrett's head, inflicting
mortal wound. A little brother struck tho
guD,preventng tho second shot being effec-
tive. Mr.. Garrett returning. chastised the
daughter 80 severely that it is believed she
cannot recover. Both daughter and mother
are members OF tho church.
The Horny Telephone says that steenuous
eff"rts will be made at the next meeting Of
the Legislature to have the provisions Of the
no .fence law extended to Horny county.
SHEET MUsIc.-A select stock Of NEW Musro
and MUsIo BooHs has jest been received at tho
McSMlTn MUSIC HOUSE. Now songs, new
marches, new wal,zss, new polkas SO. Over
one hundred copies for Beginners, comprising
choice selections from the 'BEE HIVE" 'EcHoEs
FROM THE NURSERY" "RSoREATIoa" and "HoMn
SoEREs."
Not having sufficient room it is impossible to-
keep very large stock Of sheet music, but We
have recently Issued a select catalogue OF SHEET
Music and Music Books. comprising choice
selections from all publications extant, American
and European, carefully collected, classified and
arranged, with full description Of each piece az
to key, grade Of difficulty and all other impor-
tant characteristics, from which our customers
can select
Catalogues given away mailed upon appli-
cation.
MosMITH MUSIC HOUSE.
june 2-St Greenville, s. G.