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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11
We cut the following from the New
York Christian Advocate and print it
as it appears in that paper:
INCONSISTENT CHRISTIANS


Why are some Christians iuconsist.
ent? The virtue of men who do not
seek the inspiration of revealed-that
is, Christian-truth il, If La Roach.
foucauld is to be believed, alloyed with
vanity. It's impressions are from
nature and from the world, aud "are
not strong enough TO carry men to the
end of the line of duty" Its consist
ency is at best IAN artificial consist
ency." Alexander Vinet says, IN COM
menting upon such defective motive,
there is no motive, save the love OF
God, powerful enough to carry us to
the end" Hence. he concludes, "if
there are some inconsistent Christians,
it is because they are not Christian
enough"
And from the other side of the same
column we take the following:
1.-THE Department of State is advised
by the United States Charge d'Affaires
at Constantinople, that the Turkish
Government has acquiesced in our
claim for protection to the American
missionaries at Bourdour, Asia Minor
and reparationsfor the injuries to the
person and property of DR.. Bartlett,
Indem nifty to the full value of the
unfinished house which was burned,
besides personal indemnity, has been
rendered to DR.. Bartlett, and accepted.
This Is said by dispatch from Wash
ington, to remove the occasion for
sending war vessels to Smyrna to in
yes tigate it,"
Is not this wonderful show of the
Of Christians?
Can DR.. Buckley or any other Chris
tian show scriptural authority for
war vessels going to
foreign country and demanding repara
ton for injuries to one of Christ's fol
lowers? Would John Wesley ever
have thought of such a thing? We
would that the columns of the Chris
tian Advocate were open to articles
upon the peacableness of ChriIt's king
dom, and how Holy Ghost, full believ-
ing followers of our Lord succeeded in
living consistent lives without depend
ing upon the naval reserve and did the
best kind of Christian work. If he
will publish it We will send him a
strong article with plenty of facts
herein.-Christian Arbitrator and
Messenger,,of Peace.
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Martins Revenge.

30 mammal screamed little Martin
Goodwin, as he ran crying to his
mother; cold Mr.. Thorn has shot my
dear Malty!"
"What did he shoot her for?" asked
his mother.
:.He said she was after his doves,
but don't believe it. y mamma, /
did love my kitty So" =.
"And Pm very sorry he shot her"
said mamma. "He was very unneigh-
borly to do sop
"Never mind" saih Martin, angrily,
"l'll get even with him. Pm going to
hurt some of his pets" -,
"But. Martin, you must not do evil
because he did," said his mother.
The next day Mr.. Thorp's beautiful
peacock . flew into Mrs. Goodwin's
ward and went into the hen-hOuse.
"Oh, ho!n exclaimed Martin, quickly
shutting the door; "now I'll nave my
revenge. l'm going t" pul! out every
feather in that peacock's tail"
He caught the hig bird, and pulled
out two of the long, brilliant feathers:
The poor peacock was so scared, and
fluttered 50 badly, that finally Martin
said, "Poor birdie! ! won't hart you,
even to spite old Mr.. Thorn"
So, taking the bird in his arms, he
was soon at Mr.. Thoril's door.
mir. Tholn," said Martin, Pm aw.
full mad because you shot my cat.
don't think I'll ever like you again
started to pull out the feathers in
your deacock's tail SOS to get even with
yov, but I thought / wouldn't he sc
mean. So here he is"
The next morning Martin was great
ly surprised when Mr.. Thorn came tt
his door with beautiful Maltese tteI
in his arms.
MARTIN" he said. ''sometimes little
folks act better than those with gray
hair. can't call back the cat shot
but I've brought this one to take it,
place."
The kitten was beauty. and it was
not long before Martin and MIR. Thorl
were as good friends as ever.-Nelli'
Burns, in Our Little Ones.
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It makes all the difference in the
world whether we put Truth in the
first place or in the second place.
When a man reaches point at
which he cannot get along without the
approval of his fellow men, all the
glory has gore out of his character.
On questions of expediency and pol
icy a Christian man may properly
com promise when he finds it neces-
sary to do so, but on questions of prln-
ciple never.
IF we would rather lose the grace of
God out of our hearts than lose our
earthly possessions, something is sadly
wrong. In such case the world Is
preferred to Christ.
No grace is more necessary to the
christian worker than fidelity, the
humble grace that marches on in sum
shine or storm, when no banners are
waving, and there is no music to cheer
i thsSweary feet.
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PRACTICE WHAT You PREACH
The Michigan Advocate tells of a
prominent minister, who, when in
vited to colored congregation, took
occasion to give them some wholesome
doctrine on the mOralities of life. In
the closing prayer the colored preacher
got even with him in the following
fashion: 20 Lord, bless the brother
that preached to us tonight. He's
brought us the gospel about good
livin'. He's done told us we mus quit
lynn, and quit stealin', and quit geltin,
drunk and he's told Us we must pay
our debts, and keep our word good. @
Lord, bless him wild power and
strength to practice what he preach
esq
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The religious editor of The Boston
Herald made bad break the other
day. Commenting on the fact that
on bell in a church in Newton. are
engraved the words, blessed is the
people hat know the joyful sound" !"
he remarked that these words are also
engraved on a certain Hebrew shofar,
or rams horn. And then he added,
"That legend of the Jews should
now be placed upon the bell that
hangs over house of worship erected
by Gentiles is indicative Of the level
ing tendencies of modern progress"
AS matter of fact, the words in ques-
tion are taken from the Psalms, which
are recognized by Christians as we'll as
Jews.
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"He was touched with the feeling of
our infirmities.n That is q beautiful
description of Christ. We know peo-
pie that are strong intellectually, up
right, spotless il. purity, exemplary in
all the proprieties, but that have little
gentleness, little clemency. They
have never been touched with the
feeling of human infirmities. They
need to feel the deep cutting of the
plowshare of sorrow. They need some
passionate, quickening love; or some
lonely, Jacob-like wrestle; or some
stinging travail of soul-some eXpe-
rience to smite open the sluices Of
their hearts. s.-George D. Black.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11

It seems to me the preaching is of
infinitely smaller account than the life
which mirrors Christ. That Is bound
to tell; without speech or language
like the voices Of the stars. 1t
throws out its impressions on every
side. The one simple thing we have
to do is to be therein the right rela-
ton; to 60 through life hand in hand
with Christ; to, have him in the room
with us, and keeping US company
wherever we 60 ito depend upon him
and lean upon him, and so have his
life reflected in the fullness of its beau
ty and perfection into ours.-Drum-
mond.
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GRAINS

Let any one be idle long enough, and
he will break out in some folly.
He loses character who puts him
self on level with The underserving.
The only way you can bring a chill !
up is the way you're going yourself.
Never let yourcuriosity get the better
of your discretion.
More people are generous than have
patience to be just.
, A square acknowledgment of sin is
the first step toward riddance.
No man can pray right who lives
wrong.
If God dwells in us, let us make the
house clean for so pure God.
Generosity is usually spasmodic, but
justice is equity at every point.
If you always do good as you have
opportunity, you will never be idle.
God will hear no prayer that does not
come from heart of good will for
every one.
eff We must give an account of
every idle word, take care also lest you
have to answer for an idle silence.n
People never come to know each
other well until they have prayed to-
gether.
Cruelty and religion don't fit togeth.
er. How can man love God who
mistreats poor helpless dumb brute :?
The right kind of Christianity is the
kind that never waits for an introduc-
tion to anybody it can help.
We should not expect everybody to
speak we'll of the Bible. The Bible
does not speak well of every body.
Comparing your sins with those of
other people won't make your SHINING
any safer.
Feelings are very much like ther-
mometers, they go Up and down &C.
cording as the weather or surrounding
circumstances Indicate.
a precious promise laid up in the
memory to comfort declining years
will be worth more than all the gold
you will lay up for the same purpose.
ut is always definition OF a gen.
tleman to say that he is one who never
inflcts pain ; he is tender toward the
bashful, gentle toward the absurd"
Let us remember that peace as well
as charity begins at home, and try to-
keep back the unkind word and the
angry look.
When an opportunity to do good oc-
ours, don't let the occasion slip by. Do
it at once. You may not have such
chance again.
Whatever touches the nerves of mo.
tive, whatever shifts a man n's'moral po-
sition, is mightier than steam, or ca
loric, or tightening.
The wind makes the waves. Christ
rebuked the wind and stilled the
waves. The true peace comes when
He rebukes the evil which disturbs the
conscience, and gives US rest in par
doning love.
A man must strive with himself
much, and for long time, before he
can learn thatshe has fully overcome
himself, and given his heart entirely
to God.
1t is astonishing how soon the whole
conscience begins to unravelif single
stitch is dropped. One little sin in
dulged may make hole you could put
your head through.
I have always found the honest truth
Of our own mind has Il certain attrac-
ton for every other mind that loves
truth honestly.
Invite good thoughts and welcome
them when they come. They are vis-
itors that will leave blessing behind
them when they have departed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11
Yale and Princeton Football Fight
on Thanksgiving Day in New
York City.

From sermon of Rev. Madison G.
Peters, N. Y. City, on Nov. q. we take
the following in Boston Herald Nov.
% -
"The sights enacted in our city
Thursday night by the college men
taking possession Of saloons, breaking
up performances in theaters, blowing
horns in peoples faces, kissing unpro-
tecred women on the public streets,
carrying them on their shoulders,
drinking themselves drunk, and shout,
ing themselves hoarse. were disgrace
to our civilization, ant the colleges
and universities which tolerate such
depravilies should be consistent and
drop the name of Christian"
ION day set apart by the Preside Vt
of the United States for thanksgiSin :
to God for his goodness ofstSIe year,
cultured gentlemen fighting like mad
men, goaded by $4,000 people, as u be-
reft of their reason, sitting nearly five
hours in the chilling blasts. and yell
ing themselves hoarse, shows q tenden-
cy in our national life that mt only
poisons the young, but may plague our
fair republic into the grave Of the dead
nations of history" SsS
Thank God for this true and noble
utterance. We send marked copy OF
it in this paper TO everynniyeraty and
college president in tho United States,
and trust that no one Of them will fail
10 see the importance of aiding the eff.
forts Of our American Humane Educa-
tion Society to carry, through It prizes
offered and otherwise, humane educa-
tion into all our Higher Institutions OF
Learning. Geo. T. Angel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11

A newspaper is like famiIy-it is
mighty easy TO start.
Only the quickening of conscience
can hasten repentance.
To repress an emotion is to destroy
1t. If you feel malignant temper in
your heart, throttle it at once; but if
good sensibility rises into life, let it
have an outlet in speech or deed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11

A Floating Audienve.-Rev. DR..
Pierson tells of an Irish evangelist
who had had way of always ad-
dressing his hearers as "dear SOULS"
prefiximg to the name Of the town in
which they lived. But he came to
grief, when in addressing an audience
in the city of Cork, he began by call
them "dear Cork souls"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11

Every preacher in preparing his SER
mons, should remember that in every
congregation there are pei sons VIII.
rar.ly read the Bible, and who get all
the r knowledge of it from the pulpit.
BE sure TO eXpound the, Word~that
such persons may be fed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11

An English brick. maker, after care
full investigation, reported that among
his men the beer-drlnker who made
the fewest number of bricks in given
time made 81 900 less then the total-ab-
stainer who made the fewest number
in the same length of time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11

Almost all the composition work on
the New York Tribune is now done by
machines, each of which does the
work of about three compositors, and
it requires only u short time for the
operator to obtain proficiency.
Thirty of these machines now do
the work which formerly occupied
ninety men
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11
Content.

would not If could repeat
A life which still is good and.sweet:
ke o In age, as In my prime.
A not uncheerful step with time,
And grateful for all blessings sent,
20 the com mon way, content.
To make no new experiment
On easy terms with law and fate,
For what must be calmly wait,
And trust the path cannot see
That God Is good sntticeth me,
And when at last upon LIES play
The curtain falls. only pray
That hope may lose itself In truth,
And age I'm Heavens immortal youth,
And all our loves and longing prove
The foretaste OF diviner love!
Whittier in November st. Nicholas.
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I have peeped into quiet parlors
where the carpet is clean and not old
and the furniture polished and bright,
into rooms where the chairs are neat
and the floor carpetless, into kitchens
where the family live and the meals are
cooked and eaten, and the boys aud
the girls are as blithe as the sparrows
in the thatch overhead and See that
it is not so much wealth and learning
nor clothing nor servants nor toll nor
idleness nor town nor country nor
station, as tone and temper that ren-
der homes happy or wretched. And I
see, too, that in town or country, good
sense and Gods grace make life what
no teachers or accomplishments, or
means or society can make 1.-THE
opening stave of an everlasting psalm,
the fair beginning of all endless ex.
istence, the goodly, modest. well.
proportioned vestibule to temple OF
Gods building that shall never decay
wax old vanish away.-Rev. john
Hall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11

There is something wrong with the
religion of the man who will not pay
his debts because he cannot be made
to
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To Make A Home Haprn.

l. Learn to govern yourselves and
to be gentle in spirit.
2. Guard YOUR tempers, especially
in seasons Of ill healtll, irritation and
trouble, and soften them byIprayers
and a sense of your own short fomings
and errors.
8. Never speak or act in AMER until
you have prayed over y0nr Yords or
acts and concluded hat Chri9t would
have done so in yonr place.
4. Remember that, valuable as is
the gift of speech, silencets oten more
valuable.
5. Do not expect too much from
others, but remember that all have an
evil nature. whose developtefnts we
must expect, as we often dstr ire for
bearance and forgi veDess ouref fyes.
6. Never retort a sharp " angry
word. The second word makes the
quarrel. :,
7. Endeavor at all times to act as il
you were in Chi presence.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-11

A naturalist, who was absent-minded
to a degree, recently celebrated his
silver wedding. Just as the first
guest arrived one of the daughters was
sent to summon the father, who was
all ready, and came into the parlor.
The daughter noticed that her father
carried in his hand a small wooden
box, and as he shook hands with the
nearest guest she saw him drop it.
The cover rolled Oft, but she gave a
sigh of relief when she saw that the
box was apparently empty. The ma.
turalist, however, uttered q cry OF
dismay, and instantly went down on
his hands and knees lin an attempt to
gather up something.
"Have you spilled anything, faith
er ?" she asked.
"Spilled anythingW he echoed, in
evident indignation at her calm tone
II have lost fifty fleas that | have just
received from Egyptp
The effect of this intelligence on the
family was nothing in comparison to
the effect the catastrophe hid upon the
company before the evening was over
I-Argonaut.
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"Public office is public rush" is the
latest version of a somewhat celebrated
rema rig - - - - - 80 " -
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Amt Deborah Among Her Neigh.
bOrS.

Mis- Collins sed she was glad to he,
the matter brought up, fer it troubl s
her more than little. An then she
deskyibed to us how only last Sunday
she was tryin' to sleep arler dinner
when there come sech a roarin' an d
howlinp from the frGnt hall that she
flew down there an found the young
uns actually playin' 'Lishy aud the
bars. Tom was dressed up for the
profit, with table-spread rrailin' an
y white toIogom cap onto his b Fad
nm the two little gals an Will was
the bad children that hollered at him
am sassed him, an 10 an Harry an
Mis- Lineses hoy was the bars that
rushed out OIL 'em an ct 'em up.
They'd fixed up a den with chairs an
their pas overcpte at the end OF the
hall, an Will hall got mad bekuz he
couldent be bar, an there was the
orfullest rumpusi an when their mar
uppeered she wss most shocked to
death, an she seq:
you wicked, wicked children, a.
breakin' the Sabbath Day!'
But, mar" sez Tom, "twas outn
the Bible"
"But don't you know it's very
wrong to play about anything in The
Bible,n sez she, "or to play at all on
Sunday? Why don't you read ?'
"Been a-readin'," pouted 10; got
tired"
"Well, look at the piclers in the big
lether Bibe,' sez she.
"Know 'em with my eyes shet," sez
Tom.
go an ask Grandpa Collins to tell
YOU story" sez she.
HE amt got any new Ones" growl-
cd Harry. 1--WE want little fun"
"Say, mar" put in Will, "ain't
Sunday the tiresomest day in the
week?"
"It's about fifty-leven hours long,"
groaned Ellen.
"I'm alters glad to 60 to bed Suu-
tiay nites,n sez Tom, "cause when l
wake up twill be M0nday.'
1.-The Chffords hev good time on
Sundays" sez little Mary; they al
lers hev comp'ny an 60 ridin' an
things"
"But that's breakin' the Sabbath"
SCI their mar.
.71sSsslastt ssasheuted Harry, "ain't there
kEatEgs 10 do Sunday that
4 81 - Il k&aE Mis- Collins sez she
Bn puS to she dident know what
90 say, an MES teen thinkin, ever
sence.
Mis- Skinner sed that she found her
Katharine last Sunday arter dinner
settin' in the parler with skowl onto
her face an her Sunday-school book
turned upside down, an she sed she
was disappointed in it, fer 1t warnt in
terestin', an what on airth she was
goin' to do all that long AFTERNOON she
dident know. Mis- Skinner was
sorry fer the chilli, an so when Lizzy
Meachin called fer her to walk up to
the cemetery she let her go, although
she dident want her OH the streets
Sunday talkin' nonsense.-New York
Christian Advocate.
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He who would exert innu,nce must
exercise judgment. :.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-09

Our board Of trade has added its vote
70 the almost universal demand for the
REPEAL q tho purchasing clause Of the
sherman act The board Is thoroughly
representative Of the diversified bush
ness Interests q the city and It's vote
not an expression Of sentiment by
2reiudiccd self seekers. II therefore
serves 10 show how deep-seated is tho
opposition 10 the sherman silver bill
Ia it's present form. Unquestionable
differences q opinion exist as "a the
Eaerits and dement's Of the bill. but the
majority Is overwhelmingly against a
policy which has 90 little 10 commend
and 20 much 10 condemn IL. We have
tried the Sherman act and il haa proved
disappointing. To experiment along tho
same line Il Of dubious sdvisability.
We must bring ourselves 10 face the
Tact that We cannot invest silver with
greater value "a money than IL Possesses
a. a commodity. A COW IL worth no
more than her market value. The
owner may place q sentimental value
upon her. but he may not cell his senti-
meat Silver IL worth it, market value.
IL can never be worth any more than
that The government may declare it
u he worth liked sum per ounce. but
that won't make IL worth that sum.
The government could declare nickel
worth enc hundred cents. but its real
value would remain undisturbed. So
pish dollar worth only % cents The
repeal Of the purchasing clause Of tho
Sherman act vii rot correct our money
slis. 10 wiii simply open the way 20 tho
izsuanco q an honest silver dollar.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-09
POINTS ABOUT MEN.

james Robinson, who now lives at
Cincinnati, is probably the oldest suryi-
yor OF the old time cirsus- He IL over
81 years OF age and was actively engaged
in the business from his boyhood up 20
lust before the war. He says that in
those days the regular charges In the
south were % cents for whites and 331{
cents for slaves. Spanish coins were
plentiful and dollar could be split up
In nearly any way desired. The slaves
we're charged tho higher price In order
10, in certain measure. restrict their
patronage.
The death has Just taken place OF
Miss f. j. Crop nc keynsham. England.
She was the first lady who crossed the
Atlantic from England in a steamer. On
April 8. 1888, she sailed from Bristol. In
the Great Western. under the command
OF Captain Hosken, r ". who obtained
special permission to command a mer.
chant vessel. The voyage was accom-
plished in fifteen days Miss Crop was
the only passenger on board.
President Cleveland. President Dwight
Of Yale university. President Eliot OF
Harvard university. ex-President Nor
ton. ex-Secretary Endicott. David Dud-
ley Field and Governor Russell OF Mas
sachusetts are among those who have
promised to attend the centennial cele-
bration Of Williams college ia October
next The exercises will last three days.
from Sunday. October :. TO Tuesday
night
Dante Gabriel Rossetti IL buried near
the waves OF his beloved German ocean
in the churchyard OF Birchington. a
small village on the Isle OF Thanet he
died in 1897 at his bungalow. on q cliff
near by. and his grave Is marked by a
tall Celtic cross ~ stone. carved with
designs by Ford MADDOX Brown. There
is a stained glass window 10 bis memory
in the little church.