The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-29

,stefu a. nosble Our Saviour loved beautiful He hkened
Sharon and to the Lily OF the valley Ine
full in nature of the humb eottage win the
purity with and with the same beauty has II Do
upon pneey mansion Beauty and good taste in dress
other accomplishments Nice desens YVES
Inc and ALL costly dresses not TO
but the rich. e- =. ....
The the bishop speech Of the gave me such
impression of thes goodness of heart that the nome OF
only he associated with which s good and oeahtn
And their character and goodness must some extent Do
Of the character and the good heart OF oner
The Mehodsts are good people, The Methodiss have ngh
They great people Their power Tor
their LOYALTY TO good exceeded
of The growth the Methodist church in th
state furnishes ndisputab evidence of their wisdom their sincerity
Of purpose and their practical devotion every good work
Their colleges have sent abest Of to the highest and
to the best places in both the the state But above all the
ulendor personal achievements OF IN war
peace in state the chief OF the
N its influence the upft of the people
who gladly Saviour and whose standards OF
and whose purity life have been raised and blessed p tne
precept and by their example One OF their nhpenoes M
is the conduct Of their paper which, far may be
seen the highest standards Of honor It H reyerentlai ana
teaches resset and for all things Which sr goo
especially noticeable in is Of the name OF th 9y on
- From published reports the Methodist aymens movement
which in ast Ia controlled: and guided by the
clergy Has mapped .u immense work which s 50 big
and 80 large money thatt s almost ncomprehensaoe 70 s
plain every day ayman.
the repoed speeches laens meeting IN
nooga Tenn 1908 there able earnest ana vauaDe
In fact thew are that the Methodis Ike tne
version of the neglect their own a
their own brethren Some the speakers at that meeng es
mated that Il cost two the gospel 70
the ends of That esate WIN
the well known facts the actual the
R. p church in Mexico that the Mehodsts may well oou w
statement about two dollars doing
About ago the p church tne
Of sending Mexico the hopes OF the
people :. !. .,.ro..oa
During the twenty yearsof that experiments y Is
that s1OGooo spent in that undertaking Result So
M or nr04o
nnmbr ara included the missionaries their wives their
their school teaehers and their hired helpers. !.
The next tan years 1898 statement OF the cos OF
continuing that Resu gain OF l2o com
pncans at an average for each And the worst
of this story s Christian
said that fifty of conversions n mexico were y
renounce their allegiance the H. cnurcn. "ou
then to neglect ppress their people for
RESULT -. f., -@ Va.
While the Methodists Presbyans were not very
in strength Of their work in this sta
the increased their to about
The Method have enrolled this State about duHng ne
same time While the R. are IN every respect
just good Mehodist yet we not believe their
convert heathen rather than to give the gope
brought about compared with
which in the best sense OF
word makes important factor in
the R. people are almost unknown quantity In ne egon
Of the world Should the Mhods learn Lesson from Tue
a. r. P. Churchf = .,,
We ace 1t stated that during 1908 the Mehodiss spent much
more at home missionary work than they spent abroad anu
the concentration OF eor
home may attributed the great success OF the
The brethren should therefore before dividing
ne their energies And they should also consider wen
densome assessments missionary are OF
ty Not single recalled where our Saviour
any organization to make upon others w
missionary purposes .' .-..
And he called him the twelve and began to seno
and two and gave them power over uhclea
And commanded that hey should take noshlng Ior e
journey, save staff only no soraP 40 pfe'u' ~ A' 49,
BE shod with sandals; and not put two costs"
/ Our Saviour further said unto them:
I'm what place into house. there abide I'LL u
depart from that place. -,
depart thence shake of the dust under your feet for
aSainst them
IT. would seem Saviour distinctly
assessment Of taxes upon people for missionary
when he said;
os unto YOU serbes Pharsees hyptes Tor ye
d,s houses and for psense make long prayer neroee
| shall receive the greater dnmnaton
oe unto you scbes and Pharisees hypoeres TOT ye
,ea and Land to make proseyte and when ne Aoe J.!
him in NV tofod more the child Of held than yourselves
What our Saviour said missionaries receiving the grea
referred the fact that the heatnen IN ner
I of religion were accountable the same degree
h IF the rt Judge as they be after being informed
and which teaching they might reject When the are
the scripture and they reject it, then may he that ney are
fold more the child of hell" .
But when people, because they nch cast IN muco
not FORGET the widows which counted more Wasn QUIZ
than did the pretenous gifts Of the nch IL Is ne w
ling and not gift that finds favor with he Loeo
cheerful giye authorized one to e1tort
ing
Whether is well cripple and to distress tho home onr'p