The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-25

of course to the NEIaHBoR office.
Though assigned, we presume. to q
good charge, (Which he certainly de-.
serves,) the change involves great
sacrifice. "Torn to pieces" yet the
same devoted and irrepressible and
cheerful worker in the kingdom and
patience of Jesus. The Lord 60 with
and keep him and his.
Within fifteen years Italy has nego-
tiated eighteen treaties with an arbitral
clause. #
AT the general Baptist Congress,
which held its eighth meeting at To-
ronto, Ontario, Nov. 12-14, Rev.
George D. Boardman, d. d., of Phila-
delphia, and Mr.. J. E. Wells of To-
ronto, read papers on 1.-THE Disarma-
ment OF Nations"
In Japan the completion Of 1OOOth
mile of railroad was recently celebrat-
ed by grand eat and drink. China
has only SO IL miles.
Sir Edward Guinness, of London,
has given 81. .25O, 900 to be used in the
erection of dwellings for the poor of
london and Dublin, the rents to be
used in futher development of the
scheme. 100
|. The Christian arbitrator of Phila.
delphia has been merged in the Mes
senyer or Peace Of Richmond, Ind.
The united periodicals will be both
places. We wish the new enterprise I
solid srccess. .-A dvocate of Peace.
A company has been formed which
enables on eto payfor his own funeral
in advance Deposits are taken from
time to time of any amount, with the {
guarantee that the whole of it shall be
spent on the funeral of the deposiror.
1t is stated that dye steamships land
ed 1892 immigrants at Cattle Garden,
New York, on the 9th inst.
The Peace societ is universally re-
spected to-day and twill lie Quite FASH
ionable in another decade. London
Daily Nea0s. 39A +
If peace is suffered to drop out. oua-
kerism as blessed and peculiar form \
of Christianity, will not be worthy ff I
a separate denominational existence.,
John Hennaen,0dy.
I am glad the advocates of PeaOe ara
active, for militarism Is the most, oon-
spicuous tyrant of the age, and it Isl
road to war.-W. e. Gladstone.
IIALY.-Earthquake shocks were
felt in the central portion of Italy on Y
the 9th inst, but they have caused no
loss of life or damage to property.
Four negroes are now in jail at
Wheeling, w. Va, for indulgfng In
the innocent pastime of pouring kero.
sene over another negro while he slept
and setting it on fire.
It is estimated that in ninety per
cent. of all cases coming before the po-s
lice justices of New York City. the
fault may be traced TO the use of intox-r7,
icants.
Four highwaymen were caught and
lynched in Arkansas last week for
the murder and robbery Of Henry
Wright Dec. Is.
Robert S Dalton, Toledo, Ohio a 30 4
ber and industrious painter, met with
a horrifying death from an accidental
contact with one of those deadly elec-
trio light wires.
Rev. w. A. Belts has suspended the
publication of the Southern Metho-
dist Youth.
Payments made during Conference
on subscription, to the NEIGHBoR will
be receipted for as early as other duties
will permit.
At the late Session of the North Car
olina Conference twelve Of its men,
bers were transferred to other Confer
ences.
Why should Bishop have a perma-
nent home any more than Presiding
Elder, and why should Presiding FL
der have such home any more than
circuit preacher? =
The Supreme Court OF Georgia has
decided that Courts of the State shal,
not be regulated by standard time but
by sun time.
There has been an extraordinary and
alarming increase in the number of
suicides among officers of the German
army. In one month twenty-eight
officers shot themselves.
The onslaught on the electric wires
in New York has practically driven
the electric light companies out of the
business.
Dom Pedro's property has been con
fscated, and the same decree says the
imperial family shall not return to
Brazil for two years.