The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-08

hundred and fifty strong. by striking
Go where he will, the Christian is
never without his influence. He can
not do an Indifferent action. There
are eyes upon him. He is being scan
ned and read often when he is not
thinking about it-one noting his
weakness of temper, another bic ten
derness of conscience, third his large
hearted charitableness, a fourth the
marks of spiritual mind. Therefore,
the Christian should exhibit much of
the mind of Christ, and be a remem-
brancer to many of His blessed exam
Piles.
Many wise men write books because
they hope thereby to give their doc
trines wider circulation and prevent
them from perishing when the authors
of them are gone. But Jesus appear
ed to have no apprehension that His
doctrines would Ge limited to mar
row circle of disciples or brief period
of time. He wrote no book, nor did
He command His people to write. He
spake the truth and left it to its fate.
No writer Of books has ever dissemi-
noted his thoughts so widely nor pre-
served them so perfectly. They bid
fair to cover the whole earth and con-
tinue until the end of the world. The
explanation is found in His own view
of His sayings: "The words that |
speak unto you, they are spirit and
thew ara 1ifeu
Plans to save souls are the best mon
ey raising plans.
You will find it very hard to lead a
Christian life if you do not pray.
Fruitless is sorrow for having done
amss if it issue not in a resolution to
do so no more.
Lowliness of heart is real dignity ;
and humility is the brightest jewel in
a Christians crown.
IF the world tried one-half as hard
to be good as it does to seem good, sim
ners would be as rare as saints are
now.
Earnestness commands the respect
of mankind. A wavering, vacillating:
dead-and-alive Christian does not get
the respect of the world.
One of the most essential prepara-
tions for eternity is delight in praising
Coda higher requirement, than
even delight aud devotedness in pray
er.
What is meant by our neighbor we
cannot doubt; it is every one with
whom we are brought into contact, he
or she, whosoever it be, whom we
have any means of helping.
1t is no great matter to live lovingly
with good-natured, humble and weak
persons, but he who can do 30 with
the froward, willful, ignorant, peevish
and perverse hath true charity.
Each day may be sacred day,
And every spot holy place,
Where Christ doth manifest His grace ;
Each day wherein men trust, obey,
And love, is an Atom ement day!
Don't flatter yourself that friendship
authorizes you to say disagreeable
things to your intimates. On the con-
trary, the nearer you come into a rela-
ton with person, the more necessary
do tact and courtesy become.
A carping spirit rarely goes with a
working spirit. 1t is easier to find
fault with what some one else does,
than it is to do something ones self {;
hence O man who enjoys doing the
easier thing, is disinclined to do the
harder one.
The flower, the tree, the earth, the sky
Have eloquence divine;
They are Gods endless ministry
To teach this heart Of mine
Some newer lesson Of His grace,
Some hope which lifts above
The shadows which our SORROWS trace
To His immortal love!
Blessed is the man who, having
nothing to say, abstains from giving
rs wordy evidence of the fact,-from
calling Oh us to look through a heap of
millet-seed in order to be sure that
there is no pearl III it.-Theophrast us
Such.
The approximate amount of the ap-
propriatiOns made by the Fifty-frst
Codgress as figured by the Clerk of the
SeIldlc ID fDo'1v, 'o',OfO'
Mr.. Sayers, Democratic member of
the House Committee on Appropria-
tions, estimates the total appropra-
tions at 81 ,OO6, AL, against $751;
963, 750 for the urevious Congress.
Present indications lead to the con-
clusion that there is likely to be a
greater Immigration to this country
during the present than there was in
the year just past. During the last
week of the past year, there was land-
ed ut New York alone, no less tlian
2,954 immigrants. "And the cry is,
still they come"
Horse-Radish roots grated and
moistened with vinegar, put in a bag
and applied to the seat of pain will
cure neuralgia.