The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
Arbitration Among American Indians

The contending factions for the gov
ernorship of the ChickasaW nation
reached an agreement January g.. 1853.
Each chief agreed to submit his claims
TO the governorship, to Secretary Villas,
and allow him to decide, both agree
ing to abide by his decision. The con-
test had been in progress for three
months, and has caused bloodshed ano
hard feelings throughout the natlon.-
Messenger OF Peace. ,
The Protestant Episcopal Church,
which claims to be the only Church
Christ has in the world, has recently
held Convention in New YORK Guy,
and the report on the state or the
Church gives the figures showing thelJ
strength. This Church was organized
first of all in the United States, and in
Colonial days had the prestige of offi-
cial sanction. Here are the figures
Bishops, 80 priests, 632 deacons OF
both orders, $50; commandments, 4S9,
1877: churches, 1878; chapels... l,9S9
academies, I49; colleges, 10: divinity
schools, IS; orpbanages, 40; homes 6o!i
hosnitals. 81: and miscellaneous insti-
tutions, %. How does that compare
with the Methodist Church, organized
in the United States when the Epls,,
cnpal Church was the principal
Church of the country, which now
numbers about 100000? The Meth
odist Church has fully ten members
and twenty preachers where the Epls'
copal Church has one. The latter
walks ohont on stilts, while the for.
mer moves along on the ground' JUS
like common people; and like tne
Master. it may be said, the common
people hear her gladly.-CentraI mem
odist.
In 1878 the Reformed Episcopallans
serarated from the Protestant Episco;
palians. They have one hundred al ano
six churches and seven bishops. Ihe
| commandments number ABOUT ten
thousand. They have church prop
erty worth two million dollars, ana
theolocical school in Philadelphia
A lady has lately given ten Thousand
dollars wear for church extension
and property worth three hundred
thousand dollars to the seminary.
The Jewish Chronicle says: "Ihere
is no doubt that the more 'thoughtiu
adherents of Judaism are gradually
drifting away. They do not care te
carryout the ceremonial law, because
il does not speak to their hearts, ano
since this is all they have been taugn,
of their religion, if they negleGl, II
there seems to be nothing left" hao
bi Moses thinks that the Hebrews aho
Upiturians could easily unite as they
hold to the same faith-one God.
The Board of Electrical Control. Of
ter careful search, has found four nun
ired death-spots in this city that IS
detective and badly insulated wires
Without taking as much trouble as II
cost them to find four hundred, more
thar ten thousand licensed death-spots
can be found in the groggeries OF ev!,,
ery grade which dispense a fluid
which is conducted, not insulated, Dy
0lass.-New York Christian Aduocdte.
The promoters Of the louisiana
lottery, it is said, taking Advantage ol
the decaying fortunes of Nevada, nave
offered that State the sum of $50, ,OOO q
year if it's Legislature will sanction oy
law open lotteries within that stare,
the suggestion that this money could
and this offer is shrewdly accompanied
he profitably used for the construction
of reservoirs for irrigating purposes.
The man who blunders is every man
The wisest man sometimes makes g
mistake. AS an old philosopher said
"If man is not fool part OF the
time, it is because he is fool all the
time.n Show us the man who never
makes a mistake, and we will show a
man who never makes any thing.
The capacity for occasional blundering
is inseparable from the capacity to
bring things to pass. The only men
who are past the danger of making
mistakes are the men who sleep at
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