Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-06-30

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The rules Of the Methodist Episcopsl I
Church stipulato thst tho profits Of thd
Book Concern, which are heaSyS Shall NOT
belspproprlated to any other purpose thai
''for tho;benefit of the traveling, ssupornu.
aty,superannuatad and worn odt pseaohers,
their wives, widows and children" Pho
disbursement of the money under this rule
has been in tho hands of the.bishops. The
uext annual conferences will aot on prop.
osition to turn the profits over to the oon-,
ferenoes, pro rata for distribution, aud to
compel an annual dividend of all the profits
not ACTUALLY nesded for capital.
The position Of tho Heformed, (Dutoh)
Chdr6h as to seorot societies Is definitely
stated in resolutions passed at the .Eecedt
meeting Of tho Genetal Synod. II is a
very simple' and 'unassailable QUO. The
church will in no wiso assimo responsibility
for Free Masonry nor encourage secret so.
oieties. Mother will it be dawn iuto
sweeping condemnation Of thosthing per SO,
nor into declaring membership Of such or
ganizstiops To- be ncoessariy incompatible
withra Christian profession, any more than
uNe,mbershipinya N,b s.ook;sxohange.
[Harrisbutg, (Pa.) independently
.y-For Ave years, says Mr. j. Eohter, of this
city, have been afflicted with rheumatism,
the size Of silver dollar, which nothing
would heal st. Jacobs Oil cured tho rheu.
matistn and healed the sore.
A correspondent writing from Charlot.os-
vile, Va, to the Richmond Religious Herald.
relates that 10 certain ecclesiastical "Co1rt"
the question Of dancing was discussed warmly
Il - ILL } ooI kt,ok
the square dance be sanctioned and the round
dance. be forbidden. AT this juncturo q
member Of the convooation arose and said:
"Ah! brethren, nightly fear that if wo
aothorita.ively permit the square dance that
some person may soon pinch off tho corners
and makeit tho round dance" The pro.
posed compromise was not carried.
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The temperance sentiment is taking taking
deep root in Pickens County.
Judge Shipp has refused the injunction
asked for by certain liquor dealers Of Char
lotte against the Prohibition ordinance Of
that city. y g..
Reader, subscribe for the paper; don't
borrow it; ii is no imposition on those who
ply tot III Of todtse this applies only to
those who oan but WON'T.
Tho trustees Of Woford College havo
elected Prof F. G. Woodward, Of Virginia,
to tho Profcssorship of Greek and Latin.
The school fund of kentucky II sl,.-
100000.
The income to Kentuokians from the
yearly sale of trot,ers is fully one millions
dollars.
A oar load of black walnut timber has
just been shipped from Bunoombe County,
North Carolina, to Europe
There are 632 students at Vanderbilt
university, Tennessee.
Iron and alum waters have been aiscov--
cred four miles from Meridian, Miss.
Ninety-two pound turtles ore picked up
anywhere on ST. Augustine beach, Flosiaa:
Nine thousand fine pine aprIea have been
received at Jacksonville, from Lake Worth,
Fla Some of them weighed seven and
eight pounds.
Over $4,000 worth Of sponge landed
in Key West one day last weck.
This world would bo drcadfaliy silent
place if people talked as little as they
thought.
A Delaware editor, who is also physi..
clan, offers as en- induocment 70 new sub.
scrleefs to vaccnate every one who will
take his paper.
Reason is the glory Of human nature,
and one of tho chief omineuoes whereby wo
are raised above tho beasts in this lower
world.
Alabama counts on large Investments of
Northern and Eastern capital within her
borders.
little Illinois boys now boots were too
big for him. Ills brothor proposed to chop
off tho ends. The plan was tried on ono
with q loss OF thrce toes.
The South Carolna Conference will sond
Professor Duncan and Mr. Il. S, Nloorman as
delegates to tho Methodist Ecumcnicai
Council which meets in London, EogIand;
next August
The Washington Ibst percoivos in tho near
future Democratic majority in New York of
$4,000, healthy split in the Republican
party, Democratic Legislature, and possi.
bly, two Democratic Senators in place of
Conkling and Platt