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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

The General Board of Missions OF
the M. E. Church, South, at its late
meeting, assessed the "A Conference
$35O,0OO. Of this sum $4,000 is placed
on the South Carolina Conference.
Anent the assessments the Texas
Advocate speaks thus wisely:
The Mission Board did the right thing
when they determined to hereafter
make the absolute appropriation come
within the limits of the last years col
lections. Faith is a good thingin bus
mess provided it be reasonable faith.
We do not think the exercise of faith
by proxy is reasonable. That is to
saw, it is not the prerogatiye of the
board to exercise faith for the whole
church. It is unreasonable for the
board to pledge the credit Of the whole
church on its own faith. If the board
make appropriations on faith they
should back it with their own private
funds, and not with the obligation OF
the church. The church is now over
100000 in debt because the faith OF
the board could not make the collec-
tions equal to the appropriations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

The question Of a primary meridian
and universal standard of time has al
ways been a perplexing one. The
meridian of Greenwich is not accept
able to all nations, and it has long
been thought desirable to make a
change. The Italian Government has
recently sent to all countries interested
the reported results Of the studies of
the Academy of Sciences in Bologna,
in which it is recommended that the
meridian of jerusalem be taken as the
primary one, and that the universal
day begin there at noon. This, it is
stated, would effect the desired result
of almost exact coincidence between
the universal and the chronological
days, and would also render possible
an international observatory on the
prime meridian. Should this be
a significant and striking coincidence
that the scene of the central event of
the ages, from which all other historic
events are dated, should also be the
place which should give to the world
its universal standard of time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
Foolish Parents.

Of Eli, Frederick Robertson says:
"He was one of the fatal men of his
tory.n The old record says of him !:
"His sons made themselves vile, and
he restrained them not" Through
them came the ruin Of their country.
The old judge was, doubtless, In many
respects q lovable man. There is no
intimation even that he himself had
any vices. He was man of prayer,
and loved the cause Of God. The loss
of the ark that dreadful day the PILLS
tines routed the armies of Israel broke
his heart. He was honest, truthful,
pure-himself keeping all of the COM
mandments. That is, he kept the let
ter of the decalogue but the great
primal law of the family he did not
keep. We cannot call him a good
maD his life is worth to the world
only the warning his utter and dlsas-
trous failure gives. No doubt the
wickedness of his sons made him oio
before the time they were constant
anxiety and grief to him. He expos,
tulated with them gently, but exercised
neither the authority of father nor
the power of a magistrate. They. dld
not care for his opinions; his anxietles
amused or Vexed them according to
their mood. They did not respect
him, nor fear him, nor love him. 1t is
the commonest mistake in the world
to suppose that ungoverned and there
fore rebellious children truly love
their parents. The weak and ever in
dulgent father supposes that he is
kind, but he is cruel. He imagines
that his tenderness will inspire love in
his children. If tenderness 60 along
with authority, children will love
their parents -; but if authority 6e
merged in tenderness, the result WILL
be otherwise. Spoiled children are
always inconstant in their love for
their fathers and mothers.
Our times are prolific of Eli's and OF
mothers as weak and foolish as he.
Only yesterday we heard mother say
she had "Never whipped one of hel
children" Only to-day we heard q
half-grown daughter reprove thai
mother, and in the presence of com
pany. What will that daughter DC
when she is a woman in size but still
a spoiled child in character? Wha'
will she be when she becomes wife
and mother?
Most people begin too late, Witty
DR.. Holmes was philosophically right
when he answered an inquiring mother
as the best time to enter seriously upon
the work of training a child About
one hundred years before it is born.'..
If we had sense and conscience, and
knew how to do such difficult things
as bringing up children, it would be
a very great advantage if we coulo
have trained our ancestors Alright The
trouble seems to be that our ancestor:
had more talent for this sort of work
than their descendants. AS we canno
90 back to our forefathers, we should
at least, see to it that we give our re
mote posterity as little trouble as pos
sible by training our chilkren to b'
men and women worth the name.-
Nashville Christian Advocate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
He Kept His Boots on.

The attack upon the Czarowitz oil
Russia by a policeman in Japan, and
the slight wound inflicted with his
blunt sword, have elicted world.
wide interest. The facts seem to be
that the Czarowitz and his suite Wis.
tied Buddhist temple and committed
what was to the priests an act of sac
rilege by entering the shrines with
their boots on. When they left, a
complaint was made to the Japanese
guard of this outrage, and it was for
this that the policeman attacked the
heir apparent to the Russian crown.
We can well understand their indigna-
ton, for throughout the East holy
shrines can only be approached with
unshodden feet, and no greater indig-
nifty can be offered than to attempt to
sand in their sacred places without
removing the shoes.
We we'll remember how nearly we
came to getting into trouble once in
the island of Ceylon, when we unwit-
tingly strayed into a Mohammedan
mosque-the first we had ever seem
without taking off our shoes or pulling
slippers over them. These slippers are
provided at all these sacred places,
and there is no excuse for man to
violate the proprieties and disregard
the religious sensibilities of the people
whose country he is visiting. The
customs of his own country should
have taught the Czarowitz better man
ners, for there is certain gate in Mos
cow through which if a man should
pass without uncovering his head, he
would be instantly killed by the popu-
lace.-,H. Louis Advocate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
kindly Words and Deeds.

How few there are who estimate
Alright the power of kindly and deeds;
and vet what moral had not ut some
time or other felt their benefit and
sweetness? How many Il wortl-worn
and crime-hardened heart has been
softcned into penitencc and tenderness
by their holy influence ! How many
weary lot has been cheered and
frightened by their gentle sunshine
What music there is in Il kindly-utter
ed expression of sympathy y-what ra-
dance in gentle approving smile
And how little do these Heaven-en-
tailed duties of life cost to the giver,
and how much do they confer OH the
receiver!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
Are You Rea dy ?

Ready for sacrifice.
Ready to own your faults.
Ready to lift up fallen people.
Ready to make just restitution.
Ready for downright hard work.
Ready to give up your prejudices.
Ready for war with the whisky
monster.
Ready to give praise where praise is
Justly due.
Ready to occupy low seat in the
synagogue.
Ready to do small jobs in out of the
way places.
Ready to shorten up your prayer,
meeting speeches.
Ready to be as tender to fallen wo'
men as to fallen men.
Ready to make your vote and pray.
ers point in the same way.
Ready to stand alone in cause you
believe to be right.
Ready to say good word about peo-
pie or say nothing at all.
Ready to cOnsecrate your one talent
to the cause of righteousness.
Ready to make moral cleanness q
condition of the young mans admis-
sion to your home.
Ready to speak an inspiring word to
the pastor, and to carry one end of his
heavy load.
Ready to be called "pe culiar" when
you will not do things society" has
ordained as proper. .
Ready to timber your dignity little
for the sake of saving the man who
thinks you altogether too stiff:-Ep.
Worh Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

One day. when the lesson was the
table called "Ale and Beer Measure u
a little boy, remarkable for his correct
lessons, was quite unprepared.
"How is this, John ?" said the teach
er.
II think it was no use," said John.
"No use" said the teacher.
mo, sir it's ale and beer measure,
said John.
"I know it is" said the teacher.
"Well sir" said the little boy, .fath'
er and I think it is no use to learn
about ale and beer, as we never mean
to buy, sell, or drink it."-Selected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

At Johnstown, Pa, May 81, began
the second anniversary of the flood.
Several hundred people spent the day
at Grand View cemetery, which con-
tains 500 victims Of that disaster. AS
i o'clock approached the Mayor rose
and announced the moment, and hum
dreds of mourners engaged in silent
prayer. (Surely this is more befltting
than the earthquake hop with which
some of the citizens of own metropo-
lis marked that event which had cost
several human lives.) Ed. Ch. Mr..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

In the Assembly of the Northern
Presbyterians, June l, there was de-
veloped strong opposition to the
Christian Endeavor Societies. DR..
Sinclair, of Boston, denounced the
movement as 1.-The selling out of the
church. Unity and denominationa-
lines must be kept up" said he.
I'VE know but little about the Christ
t;an Endeavor Societies, but we think
it is high time for the churches to re-
duce, Societies" that are drawing
strength from the church rs "suckers"
draw nourishment from the parent
stalk of cOrn.) Ea. Z. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Arthur, who is forbidden to speak al
the table, had his revenge the othel
day. AS dinner began he was uneasy
and finally said, MA, can't ! speak
lust one word ?n "You know the rule
Arthur Not one word ?" mo
Arthur, not until your father finishes
the paper" Arthur subsidized until the
paper was finished, when he was asked
what he wished to say. 'Oh, moth
ing only Nora put the custards out.
side the window to cool, and the CAT
has been eating them, up.-Harper's
Young People.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
Extracts from the Christian NeighbOr
The True Slaudnrd-Try BY 1t.

The Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is
now the King of Kings and Lord OF
Lords, possessing all power in heaven
and earth and has been such ever
since his coronation, when the Father
said unto him, "Sit thou on my right
hand until I make thine enemies Thy
footstool." And he shall remain in
full possession of that power until ne
"shall have put down all rule and all
authority and power. till ne
hath put all enemies under his feet"
Hence there can be no appeal from his
authority on what he requires all
who would be his disciples to believe,
to do OF to suffer.
The teaching of Jesus on war is the
truth and this teaching is that which
should be delivered from all pulpits
and presses of a profesedly Christian
government or nation. AS faith is the
product of teaching and as practice is
the exemplifcation of faith and as
character is the result of practice, it
is manifest that nations will not "learn
war any more" as long as they are not
taught the truth as found in the
teaching and example of Jesus whose
"steps" his disciples are commanded.
to follow. By thus teaching people
will become "rooted and grounded"
"in the truth as it is in Jesus" 1.-The
faith which was once delivered to the
saints" By little and little this orlgi-
nal faith and practice was surreptl-
tiously supplanted by false teaching
until in the dark ages war was forced
into an alliance with Christianity,
and under the appalling darkness the
great majority of Christian (?) Church
es are struggling to-day!
The present effert of anti-war adVo'
Gates is the establishment of courts OF
arbitration for the settlement of nation.
disputes and grand and glorious ef-
1OrL IL Is, ueScIFlHS % ~ Noo@ t
operation of all rulers and subjects.
This is long stride toward the desired
end-the relegation of all wars to the
dark and bloody ages of the past.
The present domination and pres
tipe of war makes it hard, very hard,
to wean the people away from the
glittering fctions with which war is
bedecked, but nothing is too hard tor
the God of truth, mercy and peace.
Let not the men and women who Ia
bor for peace on earth slack their
hands, "FOr line must be upon line,
line upon line, precept upon precept,
here a little and there a little;
for with stammering lips and another
tongue will he speak to this people.
To whom he said, "This is the rest
wherewith We may cause the weary to
rest and this is the refreshing: yet
thew would not hear"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Edenburgh, May s.--Tbe ballot for
the place in which the Good Templar
Congress would hold its meeting in
1893 resulted in the selection of Des
Moines, which received SO votes over
all the other places voted for.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
S, s., Times

Character does not pass on unchanged
from generation to generation. Those
who have watched attentively the
succession of the kings of Judah, with
with reference to ther spiritual quality
will not have drawn the Inference
that either good or evil is transmitted
from father to son by any unvarying
law of hcredity. Good old Thomas
Fuller finds, i'll the earlier part of the
succession u case of q bad father having
IL bad son, of this bad son in his turn
havinga good son. Then his son in
turn is bad, but grandson good. He
adds, 81 see, Lord, from hence, that
my fathers piety cannot be entailed
that is bad new for me. But see also
that actual impiety is not always here
ditary; that is good news for my son."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Two students Of Hiawassee College,
Loomis County, Georgia, fought a
duel with knives May q. John Ward
killed Alexander Brown. There was
rivalry for college honors and also a
dispute about a young woman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-China
mails say that the United States man
of-war Vermont has been sunk in a
Collision with an unknown steamer.
No particulars are given.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
War Monument...Metho Paper

Here is Methodist paper quoting,
and we suppose thereby endorsing the
idea that raising war monument was
the biggest day in the history of the
State. No wonder the people cannot
realize the evils of war! o Prince OF
Peace! what cruel absurdities are
uttered in thy characterization
Standard.
[Why not give the name of that
Methodist paper? Itself is a Janus
monument Ed G. n.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

A destructive hailstorm passed
through Darlington and Florence
counties June 5. The crops in the
path of the storm are totally destroyed,
and all vegetation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

The night has thousand eyes,
The day but one;
But the light of the whole world ulcS
With the setting sun.
The mind has q thousand thoughts,
The heart but one:
But the light of n whole life dies
When love Is done.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

In the Northern Presbyterian AS
sembly, May %, Judge Breckenridge,
of St. Louis, spoke on the Briggs case.
Just as he finished he fell to the floor
and in a few moments was dead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Punishment is rarely necessary for
a horse unless he be vicious. In that
case you may have q long fight before
YOU, against odds of superior strength
and endurance. Kindness and pa
ticnce will accomplish much more
than contrary treatment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Mr.. Walter D. Sever, young mer-
chant of Columbia, was thrown from
his buggy June 4th, by runaway
horse and seriously injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Storms are reported from various
parts of the state. In Lexington gin
house, mules, and wheat crops were
destroyed by lightning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

At Kirin. China, April 2l, forty
ships were burned and eleven persons
lost their lives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

The invitation by the United States
to foreign powers to make treaties OF
arbitration with us, as the American
nations have done, has been acknowl-
edged by England, France, Russia,
and others, but none have accepted,
go far as we know, except the Swiss
federation of Peace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

The coming meeting of the G. Lodge
from the present outlook, will be the
best we have ever had.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

A strange epidemic is raging in
Kansu, China. Also an unknown
sickness in Foochow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Begin the day with prayer, beloved.
Nothing else can so fit you for life's
duties, or arm you against its tempta-
tions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Twenty-seven dioceses having ap-
proved DR.. Brooks is declared elected
to the Bishopric of Massachusetts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

And thou shall rejoice in every good
thing which the Lord thy God given
unto thee.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

It is something past finding out that
a boy who will 60 in swimming a
dozen times day makes such q terri
bre pother when he has only his face
and hands washed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

rTCHARD CAN'T, is now prepared to d d
II, all work in his department in the besq
manner and at reasonable charges. Monthly
customers shaving, hair cutting ana sham
pooing 81 per month. RaSors honeq anu Pu
In the best condition for % cents each.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

God is very near the humble, trust,
ing soul; so near that the mana OF
faith can always lay hold Of him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Notoriety is a froth that intoxicates
shallow men and women.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

tanville. Ida became convert, but
Gabrielle did not. 81 had no religion
to speak Of at that time so she says OF
herself, although | thought 1t the
proper thing to belong to some church. "
After leaving the convent she in
formed her father one day that there was
a school up on the Hudson river called
st. Gabriel's, and as that was her name
she thought she ought to go there. $50,
hand in hand" she relates, dear old
papa and went to the sisters New York
house to make inquiries about this school.
We saw the sister superior, and as | ut
once fell in love with her, decided to
stay there at school" Here she remained
until she graduated.
Mrs. Clendenin lived with her mar
ried sister, Mrs. Smith, and was with
her at their Chappaqua cottage when she
died, about nine years ago. Colonel
Nicholas Smith now resides in Canada
with his three children.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
An ExDert OpiniOn,

The New York State Meter inspectors
deputy was asked this question the other
day: Gould gas company make meters
record more than was necessary to be
consumed by tenants by putting on an
increased pressure through the pipes?'
The inspector replied: "Of course, an in
creased pressure will make more gas go
through the meters than is necessary for
the lights. The companies have to put
on lot of pressure about 6 o'clock in
the evening when everybody is lighting
up. That is what makes the gas jump
and flare So All the gas coming through
the pipes is not burned, and tat is
where the patent governors and regula-
tors step in.
But the consumer can regulate that
just as we'll without governor by turn
ing the gas partially off at his meter I'M
til he gets stream just about adequate
to the number of lights he uses. 1t
makes the light steady, and saves about
20 to % per cent. of gas to the consumer.
l have done it for many years, and found
it to work just about as well as patent
governor"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
Are the Memoirs Authenticq

The Talleyrand memoirs are still the
subject of extremely warm controversy
in Paris. While the Due de Broglie and
many competent historical critics main
tain that the memoirs are perfectly gem
uine, the Comtesse de Martel, known in
the literary world as "Gyp," and niece
of Mo de Bacourt, Talleyrand's first ex-
ecutor, denies their authenticity alto
gether. She asserts that when girl she
was set to copy the Talleyrand manu-
scripts, but she cannot identify the pres
ent publication with those manuscripts,
and hints that the executors who sue
ceeded her uncle have been tampering
with the original. Next, Professor Au-
lard, who first raised the doubt, charges
M. de Bacourt with having altered and
falsiied the text, as he did with Mira
beaus correspondence, the latter accusa-
ton having been fully proved.
= Another literary man declares that the
imperial government contiscated M. de
Bacourt's papers on his death, M. Rouher
cutting out much of the memoirs, while
yet another authority puts the blame on
Louis Philippe, who is accused of carry
ing away certain compromising CORE
spondence when he visited Talleyrand on
his death bed. The Due de Broglie re-
plies that the manuscript of the memoirs
will be exhibited in public library
shortly for further calculation of the
case
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
Patron Saint of the Leners.

Infirm humanity the world over is
prone to seek not only medical butsuper-
natural aid. Even the lepers of India
have special patron saint-Pir Jahan-
yan-to whose shrine near the town of
Muzaffargarh, in Sindh, the annual pill
grimages are made each April. After
offering innumerable prayers to the saint
the pilgrims smear themselves with
lampblack from his tomb, and the ma
tives declare that cures often result from
this simple treatment. A leper colony
resides round the shrine, and the suffer-
ers mix freely with their neighbors in
sound health, none of whom has ever
been known to contract the disease.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
FRANCE.
A MOB DISPERSED.

PARIS, May AT Fournies crowd Of
rioters numbering over 1900 fought had
to hand with the police and soldiers. The
rioters refused to retire when the soldiers
fired killing three people outright and
wounding number of others. The Sold
iers acting under their officers instructions
and in order to avoid the taking Of life, fired
low at the legs of the people with the result
that many limbs of the rioters have been
amputed as one result of the labor dis
turbances. After the severe lesson the mob
fled and all wa. comparatively quite during
the night. Today there is feeling of sap
pressed excitement throughout Fournies
GILLIAN PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.
PARIS, May 2.-The CHILEAN insurgent
party over the signatures OF Seniors Moult,
Silva, Barrvo and Luce, have issued motif
tication which has been presented TO the
French go Vernment to the effect that the
provisional junta or government for min
lister and congressman who are opposed 10
Balmaceda has been established for the ad-
ministration of the affairs of the eight
CHILEAN provinces which are now in the
hands of the insurgents.