The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24

. .y- :
Mr.. Dominick is having his house fixed
over and his chimneys repaired. Note this.
Look out next week. Ph9nician.
DR. Albert Shaw. Of the American
Edition of the Review of Reviews, has
written for the Forum an article on "A
Year of General Booths Scheme," in
which he presents All optimistic view
of this wellknown movement. Accord
ing to this author, the 100000 which
General Booth has already received
for the prosecution of his work has
been SO wisely and economically
that after helping thou
sands of helpless men, women, and
the assets of the institution
now amount to 91l6.lO4, the capital
fund having increased during the year.
more than &l6,000. Eight important
Shelters" three "Poor Mans Metro
poles," eight Food Depots,n series
of workshops and Labor Factories
have been formed at Hadleigh, in
Essex. More than 2,90u,000 meals
have been supplied, of which 2l0, 900
were given free, and between G,0003
and 400, 900 nights lodgings have been
furnished. OF the amount originally
donated, &25. 600 has been reserved for
the purchase Of land beyond the seas
to establish an oversee colony
"Christians" in Unchristian BUSH
ness.-Mr. Moody, at Campbelton,
England, said the other day::'F there
is anything in your busineess that is
wrong, you must give it up. oh but,
you might say, that would ruin me,
financially No matter; better be
ruined financially than to go to the
bar of God a disobedient child. If
men could distil whiskey for, the
glory of God, then let them 90 en-
distilling whiskey; let them send
thousand barrels of it to the heatheD,
and some for the missionaries; and
then let them pray over the matter,
and see how they feel. They could
sell whiskey to men. who might drink
themselves to death, making their
wives widows and their children
fatherless, but it won't do 10 turn
round and say now-.I will give this
widow and these children some moii-
ey ," and think,that the transaction
would square; nor could man who
ill-treated his wife and family when
he was worse of drink make up for it;
by treating them kindly when he is
SOBER" ~ f f
,,,
Inc OnaerIyiug rfinclpie OF zen,
eral booth.s schel1e lof Inc Inc IeteiI
Oh tne poor inHlahhos it9h gleatery
respect in proportion asst is more
thoroughly examined. The old
way OF helping the Needy py GIVING
aims does not meet the case. IL
should not be abandoned but enlarged.
very little permanent social improve
If one-half the money spent in
helping the poor were used to, improve
thelr surroundings ana remedy The
bad conditions OF their lie much good
would result. The weakness OF the
old plan Is thus set forth by DR.. Shaw
"Here lsa huge mlasmatic swamp,
with diseased and helpless popula-
tlon. Great sums are spent to feed the
people ana give them medlcines Just
the money nllght Detter nave under
takeh 70 araln tne swamp OF 10 pes
Ihe people III heaithy sourfounulhgs. III .' 8 8
Our hrotb ron of tho proebytarian
(,huro,, ore nrono.sin1 warv we,i witl,,
10 ra,,;s;nn rnf thoir crasd IN the
,t,',m VI. 't',s'o =, ;nfamt ,"mna,;on ,ha,s
ques.,on iue.on - W v dai;',osa ua aa ani
!ptt;tpte pttposVf a. a n% ',%ou,ar uVm Wits Soetiom g
s't"lI sS foi,nns. m s ..Ipfsn,s dninr IN - ;nfoncy
and all other pers ons VINO are NOT
guiity OF actua! trahgression are llciud- :
ed III the electlon OF grace, anu ARE
saved ana reSenerated oS CnIlst,
through Inc spirit VINO Wofketh Wnen
anu wnere anu now lie pieaseth !
Tho ,,od;oo, o. dv;.er of.o largo ron-
Ian n I;co % ;us,,ranoo o ,'s onnranu |iaoIo roc
uol, il.e @ ,lsu.aioo eunpan ;..a.aass
is two and half times greater than}
that occasloned by the cholera OF 1884,
The British government is ON the(
I oint of making an exhausted lnqul-}
sition into the nature of influenza, toi
determine, if possible, its contagious or
infectious character. 4
Il
IT is to the cleverness of women that
Of t reets sweenar the imnroved method I
of hestinp cors chain elevator. a. !.
70 roo nor and mower machine for q
feedino cattle m the cars a PRACTICAL 4
Sre esesna % and a. tho nhio,,n;to,is naner I
- 80 l s-a... - 80 t.,