The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-15
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sNUBB1Aas.-I had an OBJ portunity
to worship with my brethren. BY the
way, when / see our preachers break
ing their necks over Dr.--from New
York, or Dr. from Brooklyn, am
somewhat amused at the nonchalant
way in which the said Doctors will
pass them by when they come to the
metropolis. zone Of your Bishops,
McSomething. preached for u.s." said
u John-Streeter. "a young man from
Nashville, named Tag, or Tag Some.
thing, was here not long ago." Alas
for fame? The "EXoduster" wanted
"McFerrin's Life" but they did not
have it, and probably did not know
the old man was dead.
The true life of a soldier is not seen
in the display of military parade, but
in the rags, the blood, and the misery
of the battle. The swordgleaming in
the sunlight presents more pleasing
picture than when dripping with the
blood of man. The bayonets arrang.
ed in symmetrical form and burnish-
ed to look beautiful are made to pierce
the image of God, and are only seen
in their true light when in that opera.
ton. May God hasten the day when
it will no longer be possible for men
to be perverted into fiends.
GEMS FOR CHRIsT's CRowN.-Men
go far from home, to Brazil or South
Africa, and toll in the mud and mire oil
the mines to dig up diamond stones,
which, when cut and polished, they
bring back, and sell to kings and
princes for merely an earthly reward
Would you not, then, 60 far away, and
assist to gather these gems which
when washed in the blood of Christ
and cut and polished by the Holy
Spirit, shall adOrn the crown of Him
who is King of kings, and flash back
the glory of the living God?
WHO SHALL REIGN ?-Matthew
Arnold says, America holds the fu.
ture." An American statesman, point
ing westward, exclaimed, "Yonder is
the EastW If America holds the fu.
ture land who doubts it), we say the
West holds America. And who shall
hold the West-Christ or Pope Pecci
Christianity or Leo XIII? This IS the
issue, and the issue is at our door.
Not what the world says we may do,
but what we know we ought to do. is
the standard of duty for US in our daily
conduct. Yet the conflict Of conflicts
in our mind is just at this point. The
world says that we may do great
many things that we know we ought
not to do. It is easier to follow the
worlds counsel than to adhere to oul
own convictions of right. But if we
do right, we shall never have cause tc
regret it; whereas, if we fail to do right
we shall never be without cause o1
regret for our failure. And God will
approve our right doing, even though
all the world should deem us foolish or
over-particular.
A good average of character is better
than a lower level of character; but q
good average of character is never
reached by q man who is satisfied with
a good average. Only the man who
persistently strives to be at high level
of conduct, will reach the plane of the
average well-doer. An average is
made by the balance between the slips
and the successes. The slips will
come of themselves. The successes
are result of effort. Hewho aims no
higher than an average, will be sure
to fall below it.
Carry pleasant, or at least placid
countenance around with you. There
is nothing gained by going up aud
down the streets with sour, wrink'
led, clouded, vision. You appear to be
aprravating your own misery; posi-
bly, you are making yourself miserable
without real cause. Here is deao
loss of both reputation and character
as regards yourself. Then. in relation
to others, you are impairing your
chances and your ability to be helpful
and agreeable. Whoever thinks these
matters unworthy of consideration has
a very distorted view of life and duty
Reading is one of the greatest con-
solations in life it is the nurse OF VIZ
tue; the upholder in adversely the
prop of independence; the support Of
q lust pride; the strengthener OF eleva'
ted opinions it is the shield against the
tyranny of all the petty passions; 1t Is
the repeller of the FOOLS scott and the
knave's poison. -,
What is worth doing at all is worth
doing well. It is little act to open OF
shut door, but read this paragraph
and YOU will see in that little act"
very large indication OF character
"Boys and girls will always show tG
strangers whether they are we'll bred
and polite or not by the manner IN
which they open and shut the door.
IF they open it with rush or if they
neglect to shut it, or shut it carelessly
or with a slam, they are not well-pe'
hayed or polite. You should always
open and shut door gently and care
fully"
"Manners, says Burke, "are OF
more importance than laws. upon
them. in a great measure, the laws de-
mend. The law touches us but mere
and there, now and then. Manners
ere what veX or soothe, corrupt or pu-
rify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine
us. bv q constant, steady. uniform, IN
sensible operation, like that of the all
we breathe in. They give their wnole
form and color to our lives. ACCORDING
to their quality, they aid morals, they
supply them, or they totally destroy
them"
No human word can express the
whole even of human love, or the bur,
den of human sorrow. What then
Shall men be like the Gagged eagle that
beats out it's brains on the bars OF It's
cage? All. no! He can go into the
closet and speak to God; if he cannot
express all his feelings there. there are
rroanings which cannot be uttered
that God hears. God is felt after.
There are, within the range of every
one,s life. processes of life which must