The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25
RELIGIOUS READING.
Life'S Labor.

Il Is well, sometimes, in the worry OF life,
70 pause and listen to others strife;
70 feel tho iostling, to hear the beat
OF the wheels of time on the busy street,
That leads us home.
Oh. human hearts! how strange it seems,
With 80 much woe, and want, and need,
Tha. We gather strength in the trial hour,
And grasp the reins with a mightier power,
And still pre- on.
Is there nobler work in Heaven above,
Where all is light, and joy, and love,
Than earth-born spirits do and dare,
In faith and hope, trusting His cara
Who trod this paths
Then, weary ones, fresh courage take!
The victory won, the golden gat,
Is opened wide, and Gods own hand
Will lead you home to that blest land,
To rest at last.
" 4. w., in the Advocate and Guard'an'
There arc millions of people in this
country who intelligently acknowledge
the truth and divine authority of the
Bible, and who mean at some time-al.
ways before leaving this world-to &C.
cept the salvation which God offers tc
them in that book and commands them
to receive. They know that they are
sinners and that they need salvation, and
it is no part of their plan to quit this
world without obtaining it by compliance
with its conditions. The difficulty with
all such persons is just the one which
Felix had when Paul reasoned with him
about Righteousness, temperance and o
judgment to come. He trembled, but
was not ready absolutely to yield to the
force of Paurs argument, and he hence
disposed of the question then pressed
upon him by saying: $50 thy way fol
this time; when have convenient sea-
son will call thee" Agrippa did the
same thing substantially when he said to
Paul: "Almost thou persuadest me to be
q Christian" Multitudes cheat them
selves out of heaven by never finding
just the right time in which to do what
they must do or lose their souls.-1ht
Independent.
Giving.
The great and good Martin Luther
loved to give. The fact that he was
himself poor did not hinder his giving.
stGod is rich; he will provide for oul
wants." he would say, when reproached
for giving away what seemed to be
needed for his own comfort. Once {
poor student came to him who was about
to leave Witteuberg. He had no money
and was in great need. Luther longed
to help him, and in real distress looked
about to see if there was anything he
could give. His eyes fell upon silve,
cup which had been presented to him by
his king, the E.cctor of saxony. His
wife was present and looked her disap-
proval, but Luther seized it, and, crush.
ing the sides together, pressed it upon
the young man, saying, 81 have no need
of a silver cup" God always gives tc
those who give to his poor. If we will
trust Him He will never let us suffer on
account of gifts made in spirit of love.
The little child can give love and kind
words and helpful deeds, and by-and-by,
as God sees the willingness to give, he
will trust his child with other, though
no larger, gifts to distribute. Sunday
School Adpoeate.
Religion Among tho Southern Negroes.
DR.. Renfrae of Alabama is one of the
most respected Baptist ministers in the
South. He takes very strong interest
in the negroes, and has some interesting
things to say about them in the Rich.
mond Religious Herald. He has never
met an in6del negro, nor an anti-mission
negro. It is proved and settled he says,
that the negro s'can be educated to q
high degrec;" that he will try to get all
the education ''within his reach for him
self and his children;" and that under
similar conditions, his progress will bear
favorable comparison with the attain
ments of other students. 81 can find, "
be says, Tin my own city," Talladega,
We believe, "a senior class in q colored
college which would suffer no disparage-
ment in contest with any senior class in
the land in the same grade of text books
and the curriculum is good one" They
have numerous ignorant ministers, but
''they manifest restless purpose to rid
themselves of these as rapidly as posi-
ble;" and one educated. worthy minister
'.can remand to the back seats dozen of
the ignorant and unworthy" The
Southern Baptist convention has just
directed it's Home Mission boards to
take up the work among the colorcd
Baptists as a part of its regular service,