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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20
Give the Boys u Chance.

I think we need to study our chill.
dren, aud however dissimilar they
may De to each other it is essential
that equality of treatment be used.
Give the boys a chance. Let them
feel that they have warm place in
your mother heart. Wish 10 know
about their pastimes and ainusements
when out of your sight, and Of their
little affairs with their companions.
Without being censorous, you might
often nip. in the bud intirmities OF
temper and disposition and give them
timely counsel. Let them enjoy the
1efinements Of home that are 30 ofte II
only reserved for the girls. In attend
ing to their wants be prompt, thus
setting them an example.
at their service for an evening to en-
tertain their companions. A boy likes
to show his pictures, his music, etc.,
to his friends, and they in turn are
more respectful for being treated nicely
by the family. Why should the girls
only be allowed these privileges? Thus
we gain our sons confidence and
love, enabling us to instil into their
minds the same hatred that we have
for all kinds of vicious practices. This
bond of sympathy between our natures
being strongly established, there will
be no need of preaching against the
cigar habit and saloons and their at.
tendant evils. A sou who loves bis
mother when he marries will be mos,
likely to make a good husband.-A
Mother in Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20

War is enormously prolific of vi ces
and crimes. Cruelty, drunkenness
and licentiousness thrive in camp and
field, and spread like a contagious dis.
ease through communities that are in
fected by the presence of armies.
Long after armies are disbanded the
bad product survives and perpetuates
itself. Always the morality of civil
life is lowered by q war, and at its
close and long after. criminal statistics
show q marked increase. Military
life promotes an appalling carelessness
of human life and great disregard of
rights in property. Often the forager
becomes O thief. Unquestionably there
has been vast improvement in military
discipline in recent times and the pro-
perty and lives Of non combatants are
much safer now than in former times.
But the best that can be said is that
there has been u reduction of the evils
incident to war. Those evils cannot
be wholly abated while war continues
to be the means of settling interna.
tional differences.
AS long as men in uniform are licens-
ed to xiii and rob aud burn, so long
will there be baleful overflow of de-
s!ructive force, aud many men out OF
uniform will continue the habits OF
vice and crime once formed under the
assumedl exigencies of military can-
paigns. .,
plainly, that war contradicts the fun.
damental principles of morality, often
stunts or destroys the noblest virtues,
promotes the worst vices, and retards
the moral progress of the species.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20
He Wants TO 60 Up.

III think I have done my share of
hard work; and if I am TO be any
thing above a circuit preacher, it is
time for me to 60 up"
These were the words of young
preacher who had given dozen years
to the itinerancy' They set me to
thinking.
"If am ever to be anything above
a circuit preacher, it is time for me to
60 up"
as there anybody above faithful
circuit preacher? Is there above or
below for the man who has placed
himself in the hands of God a.? If q
man is Gods no conference can keep
him out of the place God chooses for
him, and he Ia at the top, whether he Is
circuit or station, If he Is where God in
wants him.
Jonah took notion to "go up" but
did he?
my share of hard work did a
minister of Christ say that? Let US
com pare the Master and His servant.
Christ said, II must work the works
of Him who sent Me while it is day
the night cometh when no NAH can
work."
His servant said, II think I have
done my share of hard work." Christ
said, i must work while 1t Is day. The
servant said, II have done my share
of hard work" before the sun had
reached the zenith.
Christ worked one day until amid
the agonies of Caivery He cried out, III
Is finishedW
"Let us concider Him that endureth
such contradictions of sinners against
Himself" lest we be worried and
faint in our minds.
"We have not yet resisted unto blood
striving against SIM"
Work In station or on circuit while
it Is day. Soon the night will curtain
US about, and the stars of eternity
will gleam in our sky. May the last
rays Of life's setting sun illuminate
our loving, cheerful toll for human
veal methodist Protestant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20
The Sour PucKer.

WAS it as pleasant as you thought
t. would be L? asked mother, as Mabel
came in from school exhibition.
"Oh, yes, it was splendid said the
little girl; II should like to see it al
over again." =.
The mother listened attentively as
Mabel described all she had seen
Then, looking tenderly at her, she said
But I am very sorry, my dear, thai
YOU had 80 poor seat"
"Why mother what do you mean
Who told you I didn': have good
seat?"
"Oh, T heard about it. A great
MANY who were there knew it,"
"Mother I don't understand:
never spoke to a single person from
the time went in till the time ! came
out-not one. To be sure l didnot
have good seat at all, but didn'l
complain. ] got along the best could
and managed to see it all. Who could
have told you such thing :"
"Our tongues don't tell all the tales
that are told, Mabel dear. Our faces
talk some times, you know"
The child was speechless, and mother
went on "Uncle George was in just
now, and told me that he was sorry
YOU had 10 poor g. seat, but he could
not get at you; when | asked him
how he knew it, he said: oh, any
one could read it in her face; she hac
on her sour pucker y"
"The face talks indeed it does
Many a secret thought is revealed by
this mischevious little telltale."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20
Tired Feet.

Walking heats the feet, standing
causes them to swell, and both are
tiresome aud exhaustive when pro.
Ionged. There are various kinds OF
foot baths. and authorities differ as to
their value. Hot water ,enlarges the
feet by drawing the blood to them ;
when used they should be rubbed or
exercised before attempting to put on,a
tight boot. Mustard and hot water In
foot bath will sidetrack feverif taken
in time, cure . nervous headache, and
induce sleep. Bunions, corns, and
callousness are natures protection a.
gainst bad shoe leather. Two hot foot
baths week and o little pedi.curing
will remove the cause Of much dis
comfort.
A warm bath with an ounce Of sea
salt Is almost as restful as nap. Pad
die in the water until it cOols, dry with
rough towels, put on fresh stockings,
have change Of shoes; and the wo.
man who was ''ready to drop" will
have q very good understanding In ten
minutes. The quickest relief from fa.
tigue Is to Ilunge the foot In ice-cold
water and keep 1t immersed until there
is q sensation of warmth. Another
tonic for the sole Is a handful Of al
cohol. This IL sure way Of drying
the feet after being ont in the storm.
Spirit baths are used by professional
pedestrians 10 keep the feet In condi-
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81 Can DE-"

The saddest of the many sad deaths
at the fearful railroad wreck at Battle
Creek, Mich, was that of q lady who
uninjured but pinioned beneath the
wreckage, was burned to death in the
presence of strong men unable to save
her. Even in her dire agony she
showed how a Christian can die, aud
the press dispatches showed 1t the land.
When she realized her. awful fate "she
gave an agonizing wall, and then her
woman's weakness gave way 10 mar.
tyr's strength. Il can die; o, yes. ]
can die if | must she said soothingly
to the strong men who were weeping
in their impotent strength. Again
they struggled to rescue her. but the
flames were encirclng the party. and
the blaze claimed the victim that the
crash had spared. Il am Christian,
she said, resignedly, and moment
later her voice was raised in prayer.
The flames now completely euveloped
her, and the firemen were driven away.
The closing minute was pathetic
struggle against the inevitable, but 1t
was the flesh that fought and not the
spirit. The white face of the woman
gazed heavenward and her lips moved
in prayer" Mid Continent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20
Bishop smythies, in Central Africa
says:

"a danger which has to be avoided
in an uncivilized country by mission
ary is the danger of becoming chief:
People will gradually gather round
him, and it may be that in time of diff
ficulty they would gladly welcome him
in such position but surely that will
be fatal to his spiritual power. Every
missionary has clearly to discern be
tween the two powers which God has
placed IN the world, that which we call
the power cf the keys and the power OF
the sword, and he has always to take
care that in all he docs he confines
himself to the use of the power of the
keys-those means of advancing the
gospel by persuasion and by the spir-
itural powers granted to him by our
Lord, never snatching, under whatever
temptation, to gain q temporary al,
vantage-never snatching ut political
power or the power of force; for this
v ill be sure to recoil upon him here
after and spoif-all his work, if he goes
out of his sphere and snatches power
which God has not committed to him.
We are careful to teach our people that
even heather chiefs have their power
from God, and that they are to be
obeyed as holding power from God.
1t is not our place to usurp that power
but it is rather to persuade the chiefs
to use that power by the light OF the
principles of righteousness and JUS
tice.n
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An Elephants SseIfDenial.

While in England Captain Marryat,
the novelist, was intensely interested
In the devotion and self-denial of
huge elephant. The beast was de-
tending himself from swarms of mos.
quitoes, using a large branch tn keep
them from the cracks and crannies OF
his thick hide. His prosecutors were
still annoying him greatly, as was
evident from his motions, when his
keeper appeared with a little child.
This he laid down before the animal,
saying: watch itp' and walked
away. The elephant Immediately
broke offa small wlisk from the large
bough, aud. instead Of tanning him.
self, directed his attention to driving
away every mosquito from the infant.
He continued this until the keeper re-
turned two houis after, thus setting,
though brute, an example of devo-
ton which few men would have
initiated.
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Speaking Uuadvisedly.
DR.. A. Manan.

The celebrated preacher and theo.
logian, DR.. Hopkins, was afflicted
with very ungovernable temper. He
had brother-in-law, member of the
legal profession, who was an infidel.
This man was accustomed to say to his
family, "Dr. Hopkins is, at heart, no
better than I am, and I will prove IL
to you some day." One evening DR..
Hopkins called upon his brother-in-law
to adjust some business matters In
which they were mutually concerned.
The intidel, knowing we'll the weak
point in the Doctors character, set up
the most unjust claims for the purpose
of exciting his anger. The attempt
was success. DR.. Hopkins left the
house in a rage, closing the door be-
hind him with much violence.
"There ~ exclaimed the infidel to his
family, "you see now the truth of what
l have told you, that DR.. Hopkins ia,
at heart, no better than I am; and now
I have got my foot on his neck and l
will keep it there" DIR. Hopkins,
however, went Immediately home to
his closet and spent the entire night
there in prayer to God. AS tine morn
ing dawned an ineffable peace pervad.
ed his whole beiug. fastening to his
brother-in- laws residence, he confess
ed with tears to him and his family
the sin which he had committed
in their presence, not saying one
word about the graceless provocation
which had occasioned the sin. AS the
man of God retired from the house the
infidel said within himself, There is a
spirit in my brother-in-law which I do
not possess, and that spirit is undeni-
ably divine" Thus convicted, he re-
nounced his infidel principles, became
a Christian, and ultimately a preacher
of the gospel which he had once de-
spised. Thirty years afterward DIR.
HOPKINS stated that since that men,
orabe night no temptation or provo
cation that he had received had ever
once stirred motion of that evil tenn
per within him.
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Unconscious Influence.

1t is curious fact that the persons
who exert the most influence in the
world are those who are the leas
conscious of doing 80. The deepest
impressions we make upon others are
made when We have the least thought
OF impressing any one.
1t is when we are off guard, in those
moments when the soul lifts the cur
tain which shuts it off from the out
side world and gives a brief glimpse o.
its nobleness or its baseness, or it may
be when we faithfully perform oul
duties as individual Christians or as
members of Gods great Church. tha
the influence we exert, whether we
will or not, Is most powerfully felt. A
striking example of this quiet infiu
ence comes up in the case of the late
Charles Pathgate Beck, who left such
a magnificent gift to the cause o
Home Missions.
Some years ago the Presbyterian
church of West Farms, New York
where Mr.. Beck made his home, was
in great financial trouble, and with
out pastor, The congregation made
an appeal to the Church Extension
Committee, but met with no encour
agement. The moderator Of the church
who was himself the pastor of strug
Cling church, advised them to make
every effort to keep the Church alive
Acting upon his suggestion twenty
five members united in pledging them
selves to give ten cents week to the
support Of the church, and SO they
struggled on until help came. Mr.
Beck was not member of the church
at that time, but he was 80 attracted
by the devotion, zeal and faith of his
people that not long after he united
with the church. TO the influence o
the small sacrifices made by those few
may be traced the
gift of seven millions which Mr.. Beck
left to the various branches of Church
work, and to different charities, Of
which our own Home Mission Board
will receive about ST $50, ,OO0.-Presby'
terian Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20

We often hear in sermons the &C.
count of the soldier In Napolian's
Russian war, who gave his overcoat
to save the life of his general, and lost
his own.
There seems always to be temp
tation to refer to military instances in
preaching. We therefore here note
the action of Miss Jane Williamson,
who shared with her brother the
blessings and dangers of the pioneer
mission among the Sioux. who is over
ninety years of age, and has been for
fifteen years totally blind. In the
depth of Dakota winter she met one
day a suffering Indian woman. She
took off her own skirt to wrap about
her, and thus caught the cold which
caused her loss of sight.
She certainly is heroine, but with
out the military attached, yet her
case will do for pulpit illustration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20
The Science OF Home Making.

It's q comforting fact and one ol
the indications of a niger culture that
housekeeping Is gradually becoming
elevated to the level Of q science. In
pioneer times housekeeping was d
cordial feminine virtue. 1t was woven
out of industry, cleanliness and con.
tent with the warp of necessity. There
were fewer diversions than during re.
cent past decades, during which all
sorts of modern abominatiOns Of all
ultra civilizations have bolnbarded our
doors and entered in spite of US.
Home keeping has result, decorated
to the level of housekeeping.
There was loud wall for atmosphere
in our homes few years ago, and the
result was that grandfather's clock
vas dragged down out of the garret,
where it for years stood, usurped by a
modern French timepiece, and the
spin ning-whee was busted up and
draped In a crushed-rasberry scarf aud
stood in q most conspicuous corner.
The capets were thrown out and pol.
ished floors, in alleged imitation of
the sand-scoured floors of our ances-
| tors, took their place. The marble
man.el was suppressed by the old-time
Fireplace made of brick and tiles, the
ruder the better sometimes, and the
fre-,logs o! long ago came to light, or
the brass andirons were polished up to
do service. All these innovations
appeared in the light of fad, but few
| fads have for u foundation such a real
purpose as this one had. 1t was mere
y an acknowledgement that the suits
and trsppings of our modern homes
do not bring with them home
Atmosphere. The idea was that the
dear old things from the garret could
convey to the interior of the modern
palace some of the coptentment that
belongs to their time. They faild, but
they furnished later on the keynote Of
an idea for domestic science.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20
Assisted by my Presence.

The French "sayine," when rightly
'considered and acted on, Ia good
one. It is applied by the French to
helping In either public or private
gatherings by being personally pres
ent.
The pastor or the lecturer who has
to address a thin house knows the
force of his saying.
The ablest speakers are often those
of sympathetic. nervous temperament,
who are 40 disheartened by small
audience that they not infrequently
make sptritless affair out Of what
would have been brilliant and effect
i've address If the house had been full.
There is something magnetic about
great numbers. Great numbers are
made up of individuals. Therefore
each person has both a privilege and a
responsibility attaching to what he
does with his personal presence.
This responsibility ia 80 great. in fact,
that it is talent committed to our
stewardship, a stewardship for which
we are accountable. Consequently
the habit of attending on preaching,
and on sabbath school, aud on week
evenings services is one well worth
forming if for no other reason, than
we may stay up the hands of those
"who stand for US on holy ground"
There are other conditions, however
which are important. One of the
most vital of these is to come ION
time ~ another is to give attention.
The one who is present, but is either
listless or who Is whispering or rest
less. turning the head when the door
opens to see who Is coming In, or to
see what some one is wearing, would
assist more by absence than by pres
enre.
The good example of prompt, atten-
tive presence is power for good on
hearers as we'll as the speaker. The
striving to be present and attentive.
aud present in good time. L. powerful
for good In character.buildIng on all
concerned, especially in the character
of one practicing 1t. There Is no one
you assist by such presence more than
yourself.-George May Powell in SUN
day-School Journal.
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Personal Faith.

What change would come over our
whole lives were we-from this hour
to the final close-men and women oi
faith in the highest sense! Vast possi'
bilities of usefulness. hitherto un.
known, would open before us. We
would then live no longer under the
control of mere conventional standards
Efforts for God and humanity would
no more be paralyzed by depression
end fitful impulse. Divine promises
would continually come to US with all
the force of fresh spiritual revelation.
Though immersed in the details OF
ordinary life, we should feel every
moment that we were OIL our way 10 6
higher destiny. Crosses and losse.
would he to US the m cans of q more
intimate fellowship with God, and our
conviction of the reality Of the Gospel
would he to US an ever-grOwing stimu
lus in the path of duty.
But let US not make any mistake al
this point Such faith would not al
ways insure an even path for our feet
rhe victory Of faith can only be where
there Is something to overcome, some
struggle, some combat, some tempta
ton, some burden to lift for the Mas
ter. The assurance that We shall have
tribulation in this this world Is not ful'
ly understood by many. Our faith
does not annihilate our foes it only
makes us conquerors over them. Enc
mics will still rise up along life's path.
way before US, plotting evil against us,
seeking in every possible way to de
stroy our trust, aud leaving no stone
untrued 10 hinder our progress. "The
devil goeth about like q roaring lion.'
He is not yet consigned to his dark
abode. The battle still RACES. Let VI
not, therefore be tempted to think thai
because there is struggle we are not
men and women of faith. "This is
the victory that overcometh the world
even our faith"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20

Whya Cat Falls With Impunity.-
It is quite wonderful to see cat jump
from height. 1t never seems to hurt
itself, or to get giddy with the fall.
It always lands on its feet, and these
are 80 beautifully padded that they
seldom or never get broken. Why
does not the animal get headache
after Its jump! Why does it not re-
ceive conclusion as q man or dog
would If he performed a similar aero
batic feat? The skull, when we shall
see that it has regular partition wall
projecting from its sides, good way
inward toward the center, so rs 10 pre-
vent the brain from suffering from
conclusion, explains it. This is in
deed a beautiful contrivance, and
shows an admirable internal structure
made in wonderful conformity with
external form and nocturnal habit.
Rev. Brooke Hereford, formerly of
Boston, does not like to be interrupted
when he is busy writing sermon, and
so, not long since, finding himself
somewhat behindhand with his prepa-
ration for the coming Sunday, he re-
tired to his study, giving explicit or
ders that he was not again to be dis
turbed by visitors, no matter who
might call. Pretty soon along came
the autograph fierd that is, aIlady who
was collecting autographs and favorite
texts of Bos' on preachers for charita-
BILE object. She was so impol tunate
that Mrs Hereford at last went to the
study door and tapped. "Brooke?"
"Yes.n "There is a lady down stairs,
and"-"But my, dear" - II know,
Brooke, but she only wishes your au-
tograph and favorite text, for dear
charity,s sake" Hereford yielded,
and dashed down his name and the
reference, Tim. v. 13, OH sheet of
paper. There was grim smile Oh his
face as he handed it to his wife. She
took 1t down to the visitor. and she,
in return, went away rejoicing. But
when, in reviewing her treasures, she
looked up Mr.. Hereford's text, she
read: "And withal they learn to be
idle, wandering about from house to
house and not only idle, but tattlers
also and busybodies, speaking things
which they ought not"