The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-13

Edited, Selected anu "SusSeSIeO
"oh trade; oh trade, would thou vert
The times need heart, we're tired of
= head"
When Mr.. Pearson calls upon the
people everywhere to leave their pur-
suits and attend his service of an hour,
it is that they might come into the lm-
mediate presence of the Lords only
Vice Gerent on earth-the Holy Spirit
who is as potentially present with
those who assemble in his name, as any
tangible body. He is in their midst al
ready, to "guide them into all truth:
to illuminate, inspire, 'direct, sanctify
and govern" and bring to remem-
brance all things that they should do.
This is the Office of the Third Person Of
the Holy Trinity IN this His Dispense
ton. IS it running to a close? All
epochal periods have an end. 1t was
Mr.. Pearson's prayer that the Holy
Spirit should not be grieved, but that
the coed work should 60 on daily in
hearts, minds and consciences, without
the necessity of waiting for any spe-
cial occasion. For here we have the
Sanctuary, the Sabbath. the Word,
the Ministry, the Sacraments and the
all-pervading power of the Omnipresent
Spirit.
Columbia had a spelling Zee" and
the lawyers and ladies came out ahead,
the sseditor men" following. Perhaps
they didn't have fair showing-they
are modest men. This'suggests some
thing else-the importance of intro
ducing the Bible in the printing office.
Recently we saw where "tbe prisoner
of Palmos" escaped the quick eyes of
editors, typos and printers, all the way
from Texas, but noticed that you de-
tected the error, Mr.. Editor of The H:
& N, and we urge you to join the bee,
and then move for the Bible to be put
upon the table in every printing office,
for typo asked the other day if the
Galilean Teacher was the name Of a
paper?
The sunshine and warm weather of
the past few days have given the tender
and sickly cotton plant bright ap-
pearance. It is perhaps we'll that its
growth was checked. 1t is early enough
and the fields are clean. Should we
have rain the latter part Of the present
month and in July the weed will be in
condition for crop. It is well that the
money crop of this country is from
s'sun-plant," but there is possibility of
its failure sometime, and such con-
tipgency this year would have bank
rupted the farmers. It would be wise
in view of the botanic, climatic and
meteorological conditions which seem
to be affecting the earth with vlclssl-
tude and change, that we cast about
for another money crop to share the
honors with cotton. Cotton supplanted
indigo and tobacco just one hundred
years ago, can't we enter another CEN
tury with at least a rival for cotton?
A big strike was on in China last
week among thousands of artiZans
who were repairing the imperial pal
ace. They struck for higher wages,
but the.Emperor brought the strike to
q close by issuing an 'edict, ordering the
arrest of those who asserted the right
of the laboTer to retard the work. The
turbulent were arrested and arraigned
for. treason. The leaders will be
strangled and the others banished to
the mosquito regions for three years."
A heavy flow Of river water together
with repeated cloudbursts have nearly
ruined Portland, Ore, and Pueblo,
Colo. The suffering and destruction
was very great. How the volume of
private grief and public calamity in
creases!
Dr.Welch, of Helepa, made an attempt
several years ago to have bis well
cleaned, but after drawing for five hours
seventeen feet Of water remained. He
gave it up as a hopeless JOB, paid the
hands for the work they had done
and dismissed them: but last Monday
afternoon Ben Lindsay broke the rec
ord and proved himself the champion
well-cleaner by reaching the bottom Of
this deep, bold we'll in five hours. AL
though it had not been scraped in more
than twelve years, there was but little
mud in it. Three bottles of milk that
had turned to thick, hard clabber were
brought up; two Of these bottles had
gotten away from the doctor and beer
forgotten for the time being, the other
had escaped from some other occupant
of the premises before the doctor moved
in about twelve years ago. Many of
the wells were affected iDjuriously last
winter by overflow. AS good health
depends upon pure water, it might be
well to take advantage of the dry spell
and follow the doctors example in a
general cleaning out OF wells.
We read DR.. Fox's very interesting
little church paper, the Newberry Lu-
theran, with much pleasure and profit. |
It is conducted by this courteous Chris |
tian gentleman with ability, judgment
and tact. The last number was perhaps |
the best yet issued. 1t had several high
ly entertaining articles. Its monthly |
visit to the parishioners will be as a |
pleasant call from their pastor, for he
will talk with them through the paper |
which will bear the impress OF his per.
sonality. He will talk TO them quietly |
ia the stiffness of their homes when
ever they are ready to hold sweet con-
verse with him about many things that
they should know; among which are
the festivals and fasts in the round Of |
the ecclesiastical year, historic incl
dents and churchly features in the life !
and progress Of the church, hints, sug-
gestions and calls to duty, etr. Many
of these things are of special interest 10
the young members Of the cougrega-
ton, who may not be altogether fa-
miliar with canonical law, the rubrics,
etc. This will inc!te them to closer
study of the constitution, doctrines