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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
Thc Progress OF SecuIarizatiOn.

An article by Professor II. w.
Hunt, Phi. D., of Princeton, in the tn-
aepenaeni, on "Modern Theories of
Culture,n ends with the following par
agraph:
If we seek the explanation of this
vain attempt to educate mankind on
purely rationalistic lines, it is found in
those intellectual tendencies at work
among us, of whose potent presence
every man should be apprized. They
are all reducibe to the one word, secll-
larization, as it appears in our schools
and colleges and general mental life.
This tendency expresses itself, at
times, i'm the form of extreme lOOsencss
Of opinion as to the proximatc and final
ends Of education; at times, in the
clamorOus demand for wider freedom
from moral restraint as the undoubted
right of the student of to day; or in the
Difference Of all educational interests to
State control. This, in geological
phrase, is the trend of present opinion {;
hence, not only must clerical influence
in our boards Of trustees he eliminated,
but all specific religious influence and
culture he, us it should he, purely
mental. 1T occurs to us to inquire,
whittier this steady drift toward secu-
larization, if not reversed, is at last to
bring us. 1t is certainly unnecessary
to repeat the fOllies of Continental Eu-
rope in this regard and succeed in di-
vorcing culture from character. There
is q wisdom that defeats itself and
there are some interests that cannot he
furthered on purely political or human
principles. The world is already
weary of tha vain attempts of its" ad-
vanced thinkers" to satisfy its deepest
needs by cold appeals to what is called
the dignity of man aud the marvellous
results of human achievement. The
first step for such "advanced-thinkers"
to take is a step backward into the
untroddrn realm of intellectual humil-
ity and learn, ut the outset, that in the
Kingdom Of God, faith is superior to
knowledge, and spiritual agencies su-
periOr to all that are natural and hui
man. Nothing in modern educational
systems and institutions needs to be
more strongly emphasized than the
Baconian idea of the end Of all
knowledge-"the glory of God and the
relief of mans estate" This is the
culture that, to Use phrase of Mr..
Arnold's, "makes for ri ghteousness"
and this is the culture that ever tends
to individual and national good.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

Two TOwNs-A CONTRAST.-Nine-
land. New Jersey, has population OF
ten thousand: there is clause in eve
ry deed forbidding the sale of liquor.
During six months no citizen required
any assistance from the overse0r of the
poor. During one year there was one
indictment and that for disturbance
between two colored persons: there
were but three fires, and only one
house burned: the taxes are only one
per cent, and there is no debt. The
police expenses are seventy-five dollars
year.
A little town in New England, of less
than ten thousand inhabitants, main
tains forty grog shops; a police judge,
city marShalls, four night watchmen,
and six policemen for the protection
of the peace of the town. -Four fire
companies Of forty men costing three
thousand dollars a year, are called out,
on an average, every other week; It
costs two thousand and five hundred
dollars a year to support the poor, and
the township owes one hundred and
wenty thousands dollars.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

God Willine.--The Egyptians have
a legend about the ostrich, as follows {:
It's race had once been beautiful, its
wings broad and strong. Then, one
evening the largest forest bird said to
it, Brother, shall we fly tomorrow,
God willing, to the river and drink?n
And the ostrich answered, "Ies |
will.n At dawn they flew away, first
up towards the sun, higher and higher,
the ostrich far before the others. 1t
flew on in its pride up towards the
light; it relied on its own strength, not
upon the giver of that strength: it did
not say, "God willing." Then the
avenging angel drew aside the veil
from the streaming flames, and in that
moment the birds wings were burnt,
and he sank in wretchedness to the
earth. Neither he nor his species were
afterwards able to raise themselves up
in the air. They fly timidly--hurry
along in a narrow space: they are a
warning in all Our thoughts and all
our enterprises to say, "God wiling"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
JOllnny's Complaint

Our preacher says-an' course he's right
It's very wrong to tell q fib,
$50 mothers taught me ever since
She rocked me In my little crib),
That's why can't just understand
Why in his sermons he will run
Along like sixty when he's said,
But one word more and have DONE"
When first l heard him say those words
They made me glad, for I, you see,
Was tired, for half-hour sermons seem
Enough for little folks like me;
But gracious l was quite surprised
TO find he'd only just begun,
When pausing for breath, he said,
"But one word more and have DONE"
wonder what he'd think II i
Should say, when at his home I'd sup,
Just one plum more and 1 have dOne.'
Then eat his wife's preserves all up?
l guess he'd ask me what meant,
I'd have To say was in fun.
Just like he must be when he says,
"Butune word more and / have done"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

MORE MIND, MORE MADNEss.-lt
is in no way surprising that insanity
should seem to increase in races or
classes which are being intellectually
stimulated by education. There is al
ways in every community aproportion
of brains which, being brought into
action, will break down. This proper
ton doubtless diminishcs as the conf
munity is elevated and in a very few
generations the result of culture may
probably will-be to develop a better
stock, looking upon the people as a
whole but at the outset of the educa-
tionary process, and in the generation
first taught. the immediate result must
he Il considerable number of wreck
ings. This general principle is appli-
cable to all races, peoples, and classes,
and it explains why the first effect of
trying to elevate the negroes has been
to produce an apparent increase of in
sanity among them.-Lancct.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
GLyCER1SE FOR EDGED Tools

GLyCER1SE FOR EDGED Tools
Carpenters and other tool users who
keep up with the times arc now using
a mixture of glycerine instead of oil
for sharpening their edged tools. Oil,
as is we'll known, thickens and smears
the stone. The glycerine may be mix
ed with spirits in greater or less pro-
portion, according as the tools to be
sharpened are fine or coarse. For the
average blade two parts of glycerine to
one of spirits will suffice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
A Lesson of Gratitude.

A gentleman once making inquiries
i'm Russia about the method of catch
ing bears in that country, he was told
that to entrap them, u pit was dug sew
eral feet deep, and after covering it
over with turf, leaves, ETC., some food
was placed OH the top. The bear, If
tempted by the bait, easily fell into the
snare.
"But," he added, "if four or five
happen to get in together, they will all
get out again."
"How is that?" asked the gentle
man.
"They form a sort of ladder by step
ping on each others shoulders, and
thus make their escape"
but how does the bottom one get
out?"
"Ah these bears, though not pos
sessing mind and soul such as God
has given us, yet can feel gratitude;
and they won't forget the one who
had been the chief means of procuring
their liberty. Scampering off, they
fetch the branch of tree, which they
let down to their poor brother EN-
aLling him to speedily join them in the
freedom in which they rejoice"
Sensible bears, we would say, are
better than some people that we hear
about, who never help anybody but
themselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
Christian Witness,

"The minister who makes free use in
the pulpit of such words as environ
ment,' evolution subjective, and
'obiective,' puzzles some of his hearers,
and they wonder what he is driving
at. One hearer in describing a sermon
said, The more he unfolded it the
more he covered it up Oh, for plain,
well-understood words in preaching
the Gospel ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
What Others Say.
DR.. Alexander Raleigh.

AGAINST SELF-PLEAsING.- .-Chlls-
tian people ought to be constantly and
watchfully on their guard against this
thing. There is absolutely no one
whom it will not beset. The vivacious
will have it presented to them in forms
of excitement and amusement, the
modest and retiring in forms of sloth
and ease, the busy in forms of avarice
and ambition, and fame and honor;
in fact, all the faults and all the vices
are but different dresses which that
protean character, the old self, puts on,
as it goes up and down the world,
murmuring, 1--WE ought to please our
selves. We ought to please ourselves"
Beware brother, sister, young disciple,
old disciple ; Timothy, Paul the aged,
or even grandmother of Timothy-be-
ware lest unwittingly ye fall into that
soft and easy, and yet-if truth must
be spoken-hell-born habit of pleasing
self. Please the sensibilities Of the
Christian life, and then not you alone,
but angels and God himself will be
pleased. But as to pleasing that other
self-that second you-that meaner
creature than you sometimes find your
self lasping into-all danger and all
soul-death lie that way. Let that man
be crucitied. Put fresh nails into his
hands and feet Pierce that cold, black
heart with the soldiers spear. The
dear Christ died in his love and purity
that that dark man of sin might die
forever.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
Western Christian Advocate.

That Methodist who, in the presence
of his family, made it custom to crit
icise all ministers and Christians, is
now wondering why his children re-
fuse to go to church, or to have any
thing to do with it. But why should
they care for it if it is such a thing rs
he has represCnted?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
4 Quiet Mind.

.'MY PEACE l G!Vi: UNTO YOU
have treasure which prize,
Its like | cannot find;
It's far beyond what earth can give,
'TiS tniS-A quiet mind.
But It's not that am Stupclied,
Or Scn<rlcSS, dull. or blind;
'TiS Gods own peace within my heart,
Which forms my quiet mind.
! found this treasure at tie Cross,
And there. to every KIND
or weary hcavy-laden souls,
Christ gives 4 quiet mind.
The love of God within my heart
My heart to Him doth bind:
This is the peace OF heaven and earth,
This is my quiet mind.
I've many q cross to take upnOw,
And many left behind;
But present troubles move me not,
Nor shake my quiet mint.
And what may he to-morrow's cross
Incver seek to find,
My saviour says, Leave that to Me,
And keep Il quiet mind.
And well know the Lord hath said,
To make my heart resigned,
That mercy still shall follow those
Who have thi:; quiet mind.
I'm waiting now 10 seek my Lord,
Who's been to me 50 kind:
| want to thank him face To face,
For this my quiet mind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

VIRTUE IN ONIONS AND BEEF
What is the most strengthing food for
convalesccnt? Well, you know the
becf-tea theory has been exploded.
The most life-giving and digestible
food that can be given to one just re-
covering from an illness is chopped
beef. Just take pound of the finest
round of raw beef. cut off all the fat,
slice two onions, and pepper and salt.
Then chop the onions and meat to-
gcthcr, turning them over and over
until both are reduced almost to a
pulp. Then spread Oh slices of rye
bread and cat as sandwich. People
talk about celery being Il nervine, but
let he tell you that there is nothing
which quiets the nerves without bad
results like onions. The use of them
induces sleep and much strength is OBJ
tanned from them. That is the ideal
food for convalescing or for any one
who is in weak state of health.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

Parents too seldom realize how early
they can turn the baby twig in this
way or that. Infalitile rndeness is
thought "cuming." But before the
mother knows it the baby is Il boy,
and his rude ways bring a pang to her
heart.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
Nashville Christian Advocate.

The pastor who goes from house to
house during the week knows what to
say to the full house that greets him on
Sunday. The one who lounges away
his time at home fires blank cartridges
ut nothing in particular.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

NOT WORTH A SACRIFICE.-"Peo-
pie buy everything except books" said
the author of Queen Money" "They
draw the line ut that extravaganza.
Say book costs 81, $3.50, s5-nobody
can afford such an outlay. They will
wait six months to get a soiled copy
from library-will humiliate them
selves to the last degree to borrow it
meanwhile, will::spend $40, $40, $50,
$40, 500 and $500 for greenhouse
plants, or cut flowers; they will pur-
chase trumpery dishes for tables and
walls adorn their own persons with
dead birds, feathers, bits of tinsel,
glass they will eat, drink and bo mer-
ry take pains to crafty to the fullest
every sordid and sensual inclination
they feel But books hooks are out
of the question. Books, representing,
as they do, not the material but the III,
destructible essence of human life and
art, are not worth making a sacrifice
fol" r."-7hc Argonaut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

There are men formed with feelings
so blunt that they can hardly be said
to be awake during the whole course
Of their lives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
AGES or ANIMALs.-A sleep live:

AGES or ANIMALS.-A sleep lives
ten years.
\ cat lives fifteen years.
A lion lives twenty years.
A camel lives forty years.
A bear lives twenty years.
\ dog lives fourteen years.
\ squirrel lives eight years.
An OK lives twenty-five years.
\ guinea pig lives seven years.
A horse lives twenty-five years.
\ whale lives three hundred years.
\ tortoise lives one hundred years.
An elephant lives four hundred
years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

1t is said there are two words, and
two only, in our language, which con-
tains all the vowels in their regular or
der. They are-"abstcmiously" and
''iacetiously."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
Guests Of high Degree.

How often is the pathetic cry wrllng
from Christians, young and OLD,
"When | would do good, evil is pres
ent with me-! Each one of you,
doubtless, has some evil-mindedne>s OF
which you are sadly conscious, which
seems to spring on you ut every turn
of life without your intention, with
out your desire, and without your
seeming to have any power to prevent
it. With some it is angry Thoughts
reused by real or fancied wrongs, OF
jealousy of those who not do give them
they think, their full share of cOnsid-
GRAFTON, or envy of earth's more fortu.
nate, successful, and comfortable chill
dren, or discomfort with their own lot,
or disappointment at the failure OF
their plans, or any one of a thousand
other phases of seliishncss and sin
which show themselves even in Gods
children against their will. OF
course, your first and strongest defence
against besetting sin is prayer, but
prayer must always go hand i'll hand
with effort; and one wellproved way
of driving off evil thoughts and tenn
peIS ID ny IesolutSlJ iiiiiS eiS Ihiiie'
with good thoughts.
If you invite to your house and ell
tertain constantly poble, high-minded
people, you will be little troubled with
vulgar or protane visitors; and 50, ii
your mind has q fixed habit OF enter
tanning high thought, these evil dis
positions slink away ashamed. But
you must have the subjects of thought
ready to seize upon, or the croWdlng
out will be the other way. For IN
stance, when you feel unreasonable
anger overpowering you. set yourScil
to making plans of work for helping
somebody; if envy takes hold OF you,
begin to study up some special fleiu ol
foreign-misson work, have some no.
ble POEMS at hand to learn, a book OF
pointed and practical suggestions, IKE
one of Spurre,n's, to dip into, or even
Il pure. clevating story-hook to reaa at at
such times of danger. Every Victory
thus won over evil thoughts and feel
ings will weaken their hold on you,
will send faintness into your enemy
ranks and will leave the citadel OF
your mind swept and garnlsheu lor
guests of higher degree.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

Religious freedom often means free
dom from religion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17

It is mind, soul and heart-not taste
Or art-that make men great.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
J. S. Bryan in Wesleyan Christian Advc-
cate,

With some persons marriage is a
failure because they are failures as
husbands and wives. The fault is not
in the institution itself, but in them,
With some persons, the Sabbath is q
failure; the church is failure; the
decalogue is failure Christianity is
a failure civil government is failure.
1t is always we'll to know the charac-
ter of the opponents of existing social
customs and institutions. In law, the
character of a witness affects his testi-
mony. There is class who oppose
everything that restraints lust or Ii
cense.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
Nashville Christian Advocate.


The New Orleans 1Emes-D Democrat
alluding to the Mardi-Gras festivities,
says: 1.-THE carnival always inter-
rupts, more or less, the serious work
we have OH hand. Our energies for
three or four days are concentrated on,
the amusements and cnjOyments Of
this holiday season, and other Interests
suffer temporarily. 1t has been SO
this year as formerly" Exactly.
"Always interrupts" not only the
serious work, but we dare say operates
u total suspension of business. We do
not know what New Orleans would do,
but in Boston, if a minister of the gos-
pei attemps to read the Bible and IT,
struct few souls gathered about him
on the commons, he would be arrested
and punished. There is, however, a
vast difference between Boston, Mass.
and New Orleans, La. Still, we are
surprised that great commercial en-
porium, competing with other cities
for trade, should suffer the carnival al
ways to interrupt its serious work for
three or four days in every year. This
is bad, to say nothing of the direct ex-
penditure of money in large sums,
which is worse than thrown away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24
he DIDN'T SCARE MUCH.
Ridiculous Ending of a Practical
joke.

JOKE.
A special to the Richmond DispdtcL
from Onancock. Va, says: The people OF
Onancock have cen shaking their sides
over the ridiculous ending of al attempt to
play a practical joke on young man
named Peed, who for some months past has
cen employed as clerk in Col. Ben Parker's
hotel in this town. Many years ago t Q
custom REVEALED here of taking verdant
you z men out at night into tue woods or
old fields aroand here and f. ghtsniny them
by havi some one to shoot 70 n thicket
a if maxi & an attack upon the party
Gene ally the pan as succeeded well
aud not few have been so badly fright
ensd that they have spent cold and
stormy nights hiding in the woods and
swanlps around the town. But thu IS did
not 90 that way last night, or rather the
men WAC went out to scare got terribly
frightened themselves. The plot had bee
carefully laid and preparations fof carry
ing IT out we're making several weeks be-
forehaUd Last mig It everyt ing had been
arranged and all the signs pointed to IA sue
eessful termination Of tie deep laid scheme.
According to agreement Peed was to ac-
company a young man named West a mile
or NO out ia the country to visit some girls
Their path lay through gloomy region
stands in an old fl Id. Here IN the upper
story of this cid house were hidden
half dozen or more young men who
we going to frighten Peed, for West
was in the secret just as they were pass
inr by the house several sh rs were Fl ed,
and West fell, pretending 10 be desperately
wou ded. Peed, who seems 10 ma o gotte
wind OF the plot 10 T ighten him, jumped
on his PROSTATE companioI and began t.
hi 4 nd
sponge which he had saturated with red
paint and carried along with him for tho
very purpose. At tie sam time he drew
MS pistol aud began firing at the old house.
the ball going through the windows and
creating the greatest c nsternation among
thoss ! the inside. Some Of hem ie p,d
out Of 3 rear windows, while others called
Ia lily t. Peed net TO shoot, telli z nim
Who they were. But Pee1 kept firing till
Young West, who fell at the first
fire, managed to get from
under Peed, and made his escape
TO the woods. IL was sometime before the
SC ittere party could get together again,
and it was not uitil they were half way
back TO Onanc0ck that some one discovered
the red colo of Vests cad and neck. AZ
first they all thought that West had been
shot, and wen Yves. him elf made diligent
search iOr inc nOle III MS uehh W ero Ihe
ball went in. When it was finally dlscov-
cred that it was paint they we're all greBtly
relieved. In the mean time Peed had come
back t. the town and spread the news. A
large crowd assembled at toe hotel u greet
the party who bad gone on 10 scare Peed.
They all turned up and confessed that the
Joke nad been well turned on them and that
Peed had scared them all nearly 10 death.
We i spent the greater part Of the night in
the bath-tub in an unsuccessful attempt TO
scrub off the red paint.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24

Baby Bad with Eczama, Hair Gone, scalp
Covered with EruptIOns. Physicians
Fail. Cured by the Cuticura Remedies.
Hair Restored. Not Pimpe on Him now.
cannot say enough in praise OF the CuTIcuRA
REMEDIES My boy, when one year OF e, was
so bad with eczema that he lost all of his hair.
His scalp was covered with eruptions, whlchtae
doctor said was scald bead, aud that his hatr
would never Grow again. Despairlng of a cure
from physicians, l began the use of the Curt
cuRA REMEDIES, and, am happy to say, with
the most perfect success. His hair is now
splendid, and there is not pimple on him. l
recommend the CUrIcuRA REMEDIES to mothers
as the most speedy, economical, and sure cure
for all skin diseases of infants and children. and
feel hat every mother who has an afflicted child
will thank me Tor so doing.
Mrs. NJ Il. woODSUM, Norway, Me.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24
Two Little Bows Cured.

I am truly thankful there is such medicine
as the CUTIcuRA REMEDtKs l have two little
boys who have been afflicted with eczema and
scald head which finally settled In their eyes.
l tried several good doctors and plenty of medi
cines without relief. l procured bottle Of
your CurIcURA REsoLvEST and a box Of CUTI-
cURA and commenced using them, and am happy
to say that before the first bottle used their
eyes we're nearly well, and when the second
bottle was half used they were entirely cured.
Mrs. SUSAN NJ. DOBSoN, Milford, Me.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24
A Woman,s Discovern.

"Another wonderful discovery has been
made. and that too by lady in this county.
Diseases fastened its clutches upon her and
for seven years sue witnstood Its severest
tests, but her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed Imminent. For three
months she coughed incessantly and could
not sleep. She bought Of us a bottle Of Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption and
was 80 much relieved on taking first dose
that she slept all night, and with one bottle
has been miraculously cured. Her name il
Mrs. Luther Lutz" Thus write w. G.
Hamrick a. Co, Of Shelby, N. G. Get a
free trial bottle at Hppman Bros drug
store.