The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-11

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| A man may be truly rnerciful who
has not wherewithal to be bountifu1j
or liberal. g.
L am as careful not to offend my
conscience as lam not to offend friend;
whom daily converse with 7 nay, as
am not to offend magistrate whose,
authoTity / am under, and TO whom 10
am accountable. 3. flSj Z s a. n Sas
It may be said that the hardest thing
in the world is to do just right 2oneis
self; and that the easiest thing In the
world Is TO see where others fall short
OF doing just right.-S. ~. Times l;,,
Money never stays with me; It would
burn melf IL old. ! throw 1toutSof imy
hands as soon as possible, lest It ind g
way into my heart.
The dial of our faces does not infais
ilbly show the time OF day IN u our
nearts. ,..l x <. ssSs ~ e. !
The difficulties In being pious lie:
more in indecision and half hearted
ness than in outward distractions or
the inherent hardness of the thing
itself. 81 & .s5f !s;.f g 81 .ssss; !,
When daily life is to do the Will 81
God, no disappointment is possible;
neither can failure come in. Step by
| step following, Is the most quietngiE
disentangling thing in the world.
All the waking hours of all the day.
may be made to tell on the Christians
growth Is not that the meaning Of
the apostles saying "that whether we
eat or drink, or whatever we do, we:
snoulo 90 al Ior the glory OF OF GOO
The world says, "Re man, Christ
says, ''Be a child. ~ In nothing did the
Great Teacher more show forth His
originality and divinity of instruction..
It should be remembered that god
illness consists, not 80 much in q sys-s
tenn OF righteousness, as In hoiy ana
spiritual aIectlon, regulanng tne.
whole condnct. : !: S.
The malice that is eager to ascribe o.;
selfish motive fora good actis the black
est thing in sn unregenerate human
nature. IL ls AKIN 70 tnat ,wn1cn as
crloed Chrlsts miracles 70 U the L)eVil. 1s
There is doubtless a great deal OF
poor preaching, but it is not to be de-.
MED that in ninecases out OF ten II the
preaching is bad the listening Is worse.
Half the misery of human life
might be extinguished by mutual of
fees of compassion, benevolence and
humanity. ~.
Blessed be the hand that prepares
pleasure for child, for there is no
saying when and where. it may again
bloom forth. |SssS sasSS
Depend upon il, as q general thing
it is the parents teachings and exam
pie more than that of others that form
the character of the child and make
him a blessing or curse to his race
The longer man lives the more he
knows about what he dosen't know.
rol,n,nv robs tho n,b,;c of all that;
henaf;t thst II nav imstiv claim frnr,, (
the worth and virtue If narticmlar
nercons bv rendarifg their virt,,a I,t.
terly insignificant. 10 3!
Ifono on,v .visbod +o bo bonny :tb;as
oo,,1S T ho raod;,u ~ oooononiiobed :. Tnt we
Estu nish ~ o he % banSier ~ than other neonle \
ond a. tbiS III % is oIp3nst aiways diffic,iIt iSor
u ma heIievs ei, 20 others H to " ba BANNER than
tbou e % orc ~ " ~ : fft - y
'D1y ~ o. ~.
Ihe true Ghrlstlan may aoupt ~! n,s
own aplilty, put ng cau u0O uo9nI uvt..a ~.
He may say with Paul, Il am iesst tnah
the least but ne must also aoa, Il can
DO all things IN MIN tnat stfengthen-
eth me.
Owing to the increased electrical In
tensity of the atmosphere, which ls In
duced by the continual eyulsion OF
steam and smoke, DR.. Andres esti-s
mates that the danger from lightning
is from three to five times greater than
it was fifty years ago.
T was tempted to n cheat my
neighbor. 7 Thought to gain q dollar
by hiding q little of the truth, by Civ
ing bad measure or poor quality.
What I really meant was to aim
deadly blow ut the security and order
of the universe.
AN EMpERoR,s OBJECTION TO
DANc,NaMA curious story anent the
Tonamese Emperor's opinion of dam
c;nn 10 told hv tbe Toxic Denpo. That
ionSnal relates that recently q Minister