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X .. ' - - ^^ riiMtfr' - - VinTwrTirvfi -mi ^ ^ * * >11 'TTiMriwVrrfff'-rvifriin ir-Mimii v tthiiVfiffliwn tanfflT ^ The Abbeville Press and Banner.! BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1895. . ESTABLISHED 1844? .4 Prayer for Guidance. 'He leadeth me in the paths of righted His name's sake."? Psalm xxiti., 3. Gently lead us, loying Saviour, "Mid th<* tratberintr shades of nltfhi tientli lead im till the morning, Ushers in the welcome light. I.eail us when temptations rather. When in jeopardy we stand: May we then Tliv (outsteps follow. Guided by Thine unseen hand ! I.eail us when encased in service. Toiling in Thy v"ne>ard wide; From delusive schemes preserve us, That our labors may abide. IjMuI us in sltlictlon's shadows. When our euithly con-forts fade ; t'lHlinintr still each |iivci"?s promise. May our wind* on Th< e lit- t>tayed ! Lf?d q? gently, gracious Saviour. Till we win the promised lesi: Lend as through Death's chiiltnj dark To the in?n?lons of the ble?t. -K. v. J. M. 1 A <>ooil .Story. I looked around atid saw a in lying under his arms a uijui soiall whips. He was surrounded by a gi boys who, not having money chase. were looking on with eyes. Curious to ascertain wheth man could earu a livelihood in I cupation, I watched him foi* ne; hour, at the eud of which time aiready sold six. The first was purchased by a ' of pleasing uppearauce for a ltt about two years old, whot-e fi ployment of it was in striki mother. Another child, walking w nurse, also bought one and imm ly began to whip a little stray di WHS JUOKILIb^ iwr 147* uiaain, Another, rather older than t ers, after making a similar pui laid it on the bark of some which a butcher's hoy was drivi slaughter-house. A fourth quickly forced a poo: take refuge in the shop from whi had just ventured. The fifth, a bad-looking fello' gained for one, and then refused it because it would not give sui paiu. I was disgusted with this c and was just turning away, v saw a kind-looking man, \vh holding a little boy by the han to purchase one; but a sign fr made him change his purpose passed on and 1 followed him. "Sir," said I, "excuse the lib have taken. I think you hav well not to place a whip in you boy's hand lest it should hav dcued in him a love of giving f: which, judging lr??iu his counts lit? id ?u vpf R Htranirer. "Look," I continued, as v proached the end of the street, made a rapid descent, "at the wretched horses which can keep their footing on the dipper; ment?see how cruelly the eoa i-? Hogging theni?see with what they move and how they are c with sweat. You may he sui driver had a whip for his first t< "You are right," tie said. "Yes," said I, "a man, mi harsh and cruel, becomes still n hy his eduation. He begins a by flogging his wooden horse, terwards flogs the real horse am imals put under his power." "T am resolved," said he, again to spend a penny in pi; whip in the hands of a child* Dumb Adimals. Go Work To-Day. That is God's command to yoi isoi very iur, periiups. i>oi 10 different spehre of activity, it n Hut go to the next duty. Go v Jy, eagerly, pray ei fully, zea trustingly. Go work. That does not men ]t does not mean self*gratificati< does not meau "having a good It means consecration. It mea denial. It means the selection < duties which are not particular genial, but toward which the fi Providence points. Take hold ly. Lilt sirongly. Labor fer inaction stands for stagnation, nation stands for death. God is calling. Fleeting time ing. O Christians, awake! Go work ! Suppose that cot should be universally obeyed. po?e the Lord's children arou world should go out in a united mined, solicitous campaign foi Hunpose every Ohristainshould to lead just one soul to the Lig ing the next moum. w nut w it mean? it would mean the instant overthrow of the rum 1 he blotting out oT prime, the t jttion of society, the triumph Church, the millenium ! That consummation may be hroujh before this generation shall pas; % What a possibility ! Who cstti of it with composure? The crj mand of our time is for a Chistians who will put one-l much downright earnestness i service as they put in their o worldly avocation.?Epworth I Joseph Cook on Dancixcj.Cook, having been called on opinion on cardplaying aud d wrote recently the following le "There is a famous French which, -Ou la vertu finit, la cot Je vice,' 'where virtue ends, gins.' I see no virtue in what i known as the round dance, nor cial cardplaying. They are ant bers of mischief, even if they themselves the worst forms of a it. is safest to keep out of tuc chambers. I am assured bj whose work has given them oj ity to know the facts at tirsi that hundreds of gamblers haw ? ? ? 1 ? 1 : ii ]M*moriaoie curu flaying me ningof their road to ruin, a that the commencement of th portable degredatiou of thousj abandoned women has been modern ball and rouud dan< one, 3 always maintaiu that ca ii'g and dancing, learned by r ble young people, may easily b bond of uuion between them a era people who are not so resp and so be a snare to those who iri their largely inexperienced Michigan Advocate. God 1 >ves to look inio a Jieartf ! Mul<* Child Shall I.ea?l Them." j 15V RKV. KOHKUT X. HA KURT. i TAv for | It "f do wish mamma would oorue on ! and let us say our prayers," said little sail : J Cora Crenshaw. 1 's so sleepy 1 can't "W |stay 'wake." ?Tl j "I wish so, too," said Willie. "Sue -w !stays in the kitchen so long washin' Bui } the dishes! I'd lie down on the lloor U) jand go t<? sleep, but I must say uiy wii j prayers first." ' Thus were talking the little children 1S j of old Mr. Crenshaw one sultry sumner evening, while their father SHt on I the veranda smoking his (job pipe, i The old man heard their innocent ] prattle, and it made him very restless. j.Mr. Crenshaw was an inlidel, and ! was recognised bv everybody as (he " 'hardest, wickedest man in the town, ne'"8' ' He was frequently drunk, and so hie I lerritlic that no one dared to approach P?! aw !i->ir?i ii'lwn iii Kuch 5L condition, for he ! had uo reganl for the life of himself or car lot any other man, neither did he fear ha an car-i The only sign of a human heart ha nflthat could he detected in him was ?f when In* h?*came a father to these two dei r0u? 0fl-Hweet babes. They were the gifts of act to |,ur. bis old age, and when he was in their tri< wistful I PrLSt;,J(;t; H neVV h'ght shone in his eyes, ow : he spoke le>s harshly, and learned to tht er the I them with real human tender- bit th,8 oc. I ne-s. His wife was a noble, devout am ur|v au! woman, b'lt hitherto her very piety th* be bad *)ai' *'xasPf'rated him, and he usually ?f left the mom when she made the Pr? woman ' '',tle oneR ^ow Ht ,ler ^uee auc* repfeat? e(1' ile hov ! "Now 1 ,a>' me*" cer rsteui-l To-^ight, silting just without the ser ntr bi>| ?Pen window, curtained by the over- *to hanging vines, he overheard their fin ith its 8'eePy v?bes and was touched with P*a ediate- Pil^' ,or t,lem> f?r 'le loved them pas- an< oc that ^nately. He cared nothing about <:u(l b i their prayers, hut could not endure to '1 he o(h-ist'e l'iem so tired and sleepy. Finally, a'> rchase ! when they again called for mamma, sheep I 'le -s*id, in a voice of gruff kindness : 0? ncr m !i I "Here, come out here and say tbeui to Ch " ! inp. VVhv won't I do as well?" -s,a r cat to Without Hie least hesitation they unt icii shel-,tU"y sprang up and went to him. wh Then kneeling, as with mother, one hut w l,ar_1 <,n either side with their tiny white r?" Jyy hands ciaspeil over hi* rough knees, wh lliuient1 began ami repeated together : He Now I lay me <low? to steep, rnpltv ! I iTuy the Lordiiny front to keep; . ? | If I stioitM die lieiore I u'nke, t?y Vlietl l 1 Liiril my soul to luke. ,1 s(("p | liless dear papa and make him love (''s |ne Jesus, so he w ii I no to heaven; and wit He tl'ess mamma, and make us good *diilIdreu. Amen. fau erty I The stern, hard-hearted man, who J]1" h done I had never known fear or uneasiness, "n ir little I sat and trembled under the touch e pro- iof those soft little hands and VJ1 v tain, tojinnocent voices, more than he j.61 ;uance, would have done in a lion's clutch. 'ol | A Hood of memories rushed over him. . a ve a|>-1 Beyond the dark cloud of si;: ami in- 'ol? which j temperance that had overshowed his se two j later life he recalled a scene similar to j111.1 hardly this. Then the sweet, sad face of a y pave-!departed mother appeared through the *,K Chilian mist of years, and seemed to speak to Ior ; effort him in the eveuing zephyrs that :overed I fanned his cheek. . ^ e I heir He could not speak a word, hut rjttl >y." when the children arose, with kind r , I but awkward tinkers he unbuttoned turally I their clothes, dressed them in their uore so gowns, and tucked them in their little . t' s a boy \ bed for the first time in his life. They &1V and af- Ml asleep at once, but he bent* over ,no1 i all an- them for a long time ; then, hearing lsj1 his wife coming, rose and went out. ?.?' "npver She came in and, surprised to find ? acing a the children already in bed, went to "?Our see if they were properly arranged, a|7 when she found Cora's locks wet with * " Iter father's tears. Wisely she sa'd "u I nothing, but inwardly prayed God ?er 1 - 1 : --*? - *K?. IS * * 1a ?nnu 8Ut mat uie liiiiuviice ?>i lljc umic ?uw . might so soften their father's heart *. ? I. Go. tDat i,e e.ould be reached by the ,ec enter a g0Spe]. Ilie nay be. qu Sunday, soon after this, I preach- ?,l!e filling- ^d forthelirst time at the church of 16 lously, which Mrs. Crenshaw was a member, ! and accepted an earnest invitation to (1UI in ease, take dinner with her. I learned after- ?aI >n. It wards that she offered the invitation COj time.'' with many misgivings, since her hus- . us self- oand ha?l hitherto treated ministers >fsome rutber roughly. Hut she inwardly iy con- hoped that that his .disposition was ,.a nger of uow somewhat softened, and that he 1 joyful- would desist from any unkindness. I w" veil l ly. was nut on mv eruard. so that I should I un ^tag- not have been surprised uor resented it Listen ! j jf he had acted ill-temperedly. But he "V is call- vva? very hospitable, and treated nie . with an uneasy, awkward sort of a J ' nniand kindness that assured me that lie was ^UP- not a hopeless case. After we bad ud this golten on entirely friendly terms I , defer- asked him to come to church that souls. uight. He did not resent the invita- -i resolve tiou, but tried to laugh it off. n_( lit dur- "Why, he said, "if I should go out wild it 'there to night, nobody would hear aim. almost word you say. All would be looking |^0, power, ut, me| 1 would be such a scare crow, jmu* egener- j haven't been to church for thirty i. of the years." j blessed I insisted, but he said it would be j t about best, so I finally left, having assured s awav. the family that I believed the children I 1 think Would win him yet. jt^( fing de- Some months afterward I received ! j)(), host of the following cheering news from the I 1 * lialf as pastor: "We are in the midst of &!rr>h nto this glorious revival. The whole town is i;Iir rdinary S{,jrred, and scores even of old men , lerald. are coming to Christ. And, would1 you believe it? Old Mr. Crenshaw! \ , , was the first to come. His little chil-1 -Josepn dren got bold of his hands one night, ' ] lor an amj pUnj?g and intreating led him l ancmg, to church. There he broke down|,ov ^er: , completely, confessed Christ, and proverD j0|ue(j thechurch, Now I do believe j uraence (lie happiest man I ever mw.; ^ vice be- pje jjaSj c|()Se(j i)in business house, and j today is Spemj8 au the time between services j so* hunting up his former companions, I e-cham- a,,d inducing ihem to go to church. :yoi *re. "'Ir It would do your heart good to be Lo nscnief. wjtjj ,IS ftn(j Stie what wonderful!tlu h ante- things the Lord is doing for us." I wo those Then I rejoiced as I remembered ful iportuu- the passage which says : jyoi i f(Hind "A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM." ,io!! begin- m ' I vo, nd also Do not keep the alabaster boxes of "jj e unre- vour love and tenderness sealed up ..i. in da of "until your friends ure dead. Fill their in the lives with sweetness. Speak approv- j * ee. For ing, cheering words while their ears r rd plav- can hear them, and their hearts can be j 1 especta- thrilled by them. The things yon j , ecome a mean to say when they are gone, say j)0 ud oth- before thev go. The flowers you mean j. tectable, to send for their coffins, send to * are yet brighten and sweeten their homes j,s years.? before they leave them. Let us learn , ' toaunointour friends beforehand for ] their burial. Flowers on the coflin. |Jn trr.fofni ^ no fragrance backward over the \y ? weary days. [il, How to Mnke lrp. n li I Hi; people who couldn't agree r re ha vim; a till', anil were "mad at* could be y looked at eaeh other in sil?nco awhile, CI J a sudden irlatl thought made one ot thorn smile. I Hi 1 she, "Sav, yon ain t very mart, are you, Bessie *" i v ell?mi?" said the other. "Nor you, are you, , > Je88ie ?" | HI len let us make u|i," little Jessie suggested. i ihi ell?yon he the one to iieoin," Bess requested. | .u. that didn't suit. !*o the till' lingered still, i lile the KMiall-alzed disputants were claiming their I WJ1 win. i Be ion?what do yon think brought at Inst sunny L-u. weather? I "J' I this: they agreed to?begin iiotii toobtiier. ! till ... j of I fur Consolitlioii In Olil Atfi1. ; I th< (l-uclen Clark, L>. O.) Hi thi ['he complete assurauce of the aged ristian based on the experience is a J ssing which younger people cannot ?J|j jsesa in an equal degree. The young iy hope and believe that God will tin e for them and keep them. They 0U1 ve good ground for this hope. Tiit-y Pe) ve the word or Uod, the testimony lJ those in whom they have confiice, and their own faith in the char- tfu erofGod. .But they have not yet l'a i*d and proved his promises in their "ft n lives. The aged Christian knows bet it God has kept his promise with an' n, and displayed his faithfulness ca.r 1 truth through many years. In ati( les of trouble and affliction, in hours rei temptatiou aud darkness, he has f(,r >ved the God in whom he has trust- far and he can say as Paul said con- 9P' ning his trial in Rome when de- thi ted hy men, "Nevertheless the Lord f?r od by'me." This experience con- the lis his faith and elevates it into the [W ne of assurance. Others believe 1 i hope ; he knows. This is the pe- lha iar privilege of aged believers. he 'here is a .symmetry of character in 8<)U aged Christian which those who s'1 youuger seldom or never attaiu. ad< rid men have their faults. Even a? ristian perfection, according to the 1 ndard of Paul, does not abolish the ('U1 ural and innocent infirmities the ich are common to men in this life ; ^ul , the discipline of a Christian life wh loves many faults and flawH by 1'fc ich the character was marred. re is one wno.se auupaLiiy wj ***; >ngdoing bordered on severity and of jost indicated a want of charity. ffo1 hated all forma of iniquity. This Jea< s a virtue. But it was sometimes 'n.' I>layed in an exagerated form, or Cb h feelings and language which Pre re too intense. Gradually this ery It has been worn away by discip2. Frequent views of his own in ities have increased his charity 'ard others. Clearer views of the be 1 ine patience and love iiave modi- ent I the intensity of his condemna- cou 11. Thus prolonged study of the eq11 iracter of Christ, years of commuu- abl' with God and good men in well- 9Ur ng, , have eliminated troublesome 1 I uuseemly faults, and enlarged cer- foil i virtues which were once weak, ter I developed a character beautiful thr symmetry, the peculiar treasure of up* d"saints. an< e n 4Un i?,.< a:nn of ^ klltfl* Ull, IIIC urftl lUiii^ tiiui vy u i art- ? * nity does for the aged is to furnish (3) m with a good hope of immortal- me The chief beauty of Cicero's es- the on old age is the definite faith in a P ure state of existence to which he yoi es utterance. In all the range of ?on ichristian literature perhaps there Ch 10 passage which expresses such a ter ir and confident hope of a future atti tet t must be conceded that men have am ived at the notion of immortality ma .bout the aid of a divine revelatiou. yoi t their ideas of a future state are ^ lerally vague and indistinct, and P >ported by such insufficient grounds for it tbey produce little or no good ef- is t on the characters and lives of wo n. Their hope is so faint that they 9Pe properly said tobe"without hope." the ero certainly was not destitute of [>e. If, however, he does not stand ite alone in this, he is the only pa1 who has writteu with confidence ' icerning immortality. J*8* /It/tAMA nfnitAU i ?* r? Itooifolinrr Ul6 jVfll VylUClU w I i ics in a iicouauug . ie compared with the apostlfc to the ntiles. Above all the voices that 111 ye beeii employed in speaking of aui s future, the voice of Jesus rises 110 th clearest notes. So confident and 'n.e hesitating were his declarations, so *m trvelous was the assurance with ^0( lich he inspired his disciples, that s writteu of hint: "Jesus Christ p Lh abolished death, and hath J^ei >ught life and immortality to light !'? ough the gospel." Wtuit NaUpk ? Boy Popular. ( rVhat makes a boy popular? Manll- ne( During the war how schools to j colleges followed popular boys ! dr ese young leaders were the manly w* fa whose hearts could be trusted. on e boy who respects his mother has 8tr dershipin him. The boy who is eful of his sister is a knight. The an f who will never violate his word, ('a .1 who will pledge bis honor to his 'y n hurt, and change not, will have ^ ; confidence of his fellows. The to v who defends the weak will one f*c y become a hero among the strong. e boy who will never hurt the feel?s of any one will one day find nself in the atmosphere of uuiversal f apathy. . shall 1 tell you how to become a pular boy ? I will. Be too manly . il generous and unselfish to seek to ?? popular; be the soul of honor, and . e others better than yourself, and , jple will give you their hearts and ? j to muke you happy. That is what tkes u boy popular. ^ j Jse English.?Bryant's advice to a wi ung contributor, than which the afc tidon Athenaeum says "souuder on spi jsame subject was never penned," is sel rth starring on a new round of use- sot uess. "I observe," wrote he, ,lthat wo n have used several French express- sec is in your letter. I think if you Go II studv the Enirlish laniruasre that bel u will lind it capable of expressing be the ideas you may have. I have|asl vays found it ho, and in all that I ve written i do not recall an itance where I was tempted to use 1 reign word, but that, on searching, exl lave found a better one in my own we ijruage. Be simple, unailected ; be re^ nest in your speaking and writing. w.' ?ver use,a long word where a short "" e will do as well, ('all a spade by >>A name and not a well known iustru- j]?! nit of manual labor ; let a home be home and not a residence ; a place, 8ir t u locality, and so ou of the rest. lien a short word will do, you will i rt uys luse by a long one " dii Enilnrinsr to the Kn?l. The Savior did not promise Hi )!en smooth tailing ou life's v<; ; did not seek to win any foil glowing picturesofeaseandopu this life; ou thecontary, Heap] a.se that would come after Him ?y would be persecuted. His wa is to all that accepted His teacl ware of men. However, He o; j best, possible incentive to ei s trials, opposition, and perseci this life. He offers a reward outflhines in beauty and spl< i brightest diadem ever woi ?se whom men delight to li s reward is life everlasting, it endureth to the end shall be " (Matt, x, 22). But how shall we endure? ill young converts be led on ii ristian life? How shall we 3 holy fire burning on the all r hearts after years of Christiai rience? These inquires are esp opportune at the close of 01 ral meetings. Indoctrination i ith of God is one of the great < Is to perseverance in the Chr ;. There is no better food au ter stimulus for the young co j the experienced Christian tha dinal doctrines of our faith. 6 onal preaching or lecturing on it topics may excite the emc the time being, but they d< nish auy nutritious food fo ritofmau. The spiritual lift ive only on that which God strength and life. In order i truth of God may be as9im: young and old, it must be prei simplicity. The Gospel is so si it everyone can understand it, who darkens counsel with inding technical terms is not i sphere! of the flock. The plair >rned word of God is adapted (8 and all classes of hearers, f we expect young converts t< *e unto the end, we should m plain directions as to per ies. A right conception of en the convert is just starting a !, in which all the experiences the surroundings are new, hi portaut bearing on the whole c life following. A little defle nu the right in the beginning 1 far out into the by ways of t years to come. These four dut ris'.ian life should be forcibly ssed on the mind and heart c convert: (1) Read the Bible < r. It should be read with a re ; mind and understanding t mly a short passage of God's stored in the mind daily for arwl fntnpfl moHiUtinn in rae of time the soul will be strc lipped with the armor of truth e to meet the adversary witl e defeuse : It is written, 'he directions that will natu ow are : (2) Pray to God daily, having listened to God's eo ough the medium of His word >n your knees and pray ; give fc I praise to Him who is the Ai rour being and source of all, Go to church. Attend the p ans of grace, which are prim preaching of God's word and yer meetings. (4) Pay. Let ing convert begin at once to oepart in supporting the cau rist, and participation in this will prove a means of strengtl ichment to the Church. This of duties, read the Bible and 1 go to church and pay, shou! de the order of procedure for < ing convert. Ve shall all endure to the end ive faithful to our trust. "If Q us, who can be against us ?" ' the victory that overcometl rid, even our faith." If you v nd eternity in heaven, endu ! end.?Evangelical iMessengei A Sunny i'ttre. Year it. It is your privilege i the quality of mercy ; It is ssed. It blesses its posessor an 10 come under its benign infiu s a daily boon to him who wes i a constant, ever flowing bei n to all his friends. Men anc u, youth and children, seel jndship of the sunny-faced. }rs are open to those who s 1 nftatal /iSw/iloo nrolnnm a /tVtaui* I onuini i/uucs YTciuuuic , sunny face is an open-sesati irts and home. By it burden htened, cares dispelled, sorrowt ed, and hope made to reign ti ant, where fear, doubt and de ncy held high carnival. 3et the glow and radiance from arness to the throne as God pe his own. Bring from a hoty /ine communion a face lum th light, and let it glow and all around. A little child 01 eet of a great city, wishing to a point where the surging tl d the pasing vehicles made ihe ngerous to the strong, and esp to the weak, paused, hesitated. ?n asked a sunny-faced gentl carry her across. It was the s e that won the child's confid lildhood makes no mistake. -Courge in the Christian life is in our times. In our fear of. urged wilh "cant" we are in di being silent when we should s hiding our colors when we si ively hoist them. There was ? len Daniel might have saved f from trouble by a deviation i practice in prayer, but he felt lourse would dishonor God. W 1 knowledge that the edict was to consign him to death he p: th his face toward Jerusalen iretime." He added nothing fr iritof defiance and he took no < of his fears. Many would hav >ed that God knowing the uld accept prayer even ofleri ret, but Daniel was not only lo; d in heart, but he was loyal to "ore men. Not a few who prof disciples of Christ often act lained to own their Lord. \ temperance speaker wante plain what temperance print re. "Now," said he, "I saw a >limr in the milter the other iv aui I not drunk to-day li?" Up went a score of hi jiswer loud, now, so that all ir." A thundering chorus re] Jause this is a prohibition t !>? Ml the windows of heaven eclly over the path of duty. Tbe Bliss of Little TblnKM. 9 dig. If any little love of mine May make a life the brighter, yaKe* If any little song of mine owers May make aheart the lighter, [Jence Q?f1 help me speak the little word, rtriaari And take iny bit of singing jriaeu ^n(j ^rop n |n gome Umely vale, I that To set the echoes ringing! ruing jf any ume iove of mine lling : May make a life tbe sweeter, ffereii If any little rare of mine nrl nro May make % friend's the fleeter, nuure If any lift of mine may ease ltlODS The bnrden of another, that <,0(1 K,ve me 'ove<an<* care- antl ^trengt Thhelp my toiling brother! enao" ?The Christian Hert n by ., , ionor. "He Religion In the Home. ; sav- We are not angels, we are only i and women, and we share the im How fections ofmanbood. We are not 3 the feet apples; we are speckled appl keep an 0f U9. i d0 not care how deep ;ar of 8weet and tender and accordant Q ,?*- naay render the home life, it cai oniol. l.w 1 VV1MI UUL LltLpfTCU liittt ill tUC U1UBC I'UUI if re- in the every-day openness aDd dif n the 8ure of the home, our bad points >ssen- come out. No family is made u] istian perfectly straight sticks, but croc id no one9. And when they are piled overt gether in the closeness of home life in the crookedness will appear. The ] iensa- an<i woman married the most utte cur- married along the whole line of t tions natures, must yet find some p [> not where there is not complete cont r the There is dissimilarity of temper, tl ) can ha8 been dissimilarity of educat gives Before musicians can pour forth a that harmony, they must bring t ilated instruments into tune. iched Before two hearts can perfe iBple strike together, they must be keye and the same note, and that cannot be high- together doue before marriage, i true exact real self does not appear in co i? un- ship. It is the best self, the self di to all ed in the best wardrobe of mam and sentiment and sacrifice, that a en- pears then. After marriage the give pUt8 on its common habits for what sonal i8. Then each real self must ad duty itself to each real helf; then n i new each bear and forbear. Then must 1 incompatibility be met and mast* is an by a mutual charity which suffei ourse long and is kind, which never fail* iction Now it is just herein the closeness j will disclosure of the home that religioi lin in mnaf- hppHpiI Oni> miiflf enter into ies of Christian method of finding life r im- losing it; the soul must possess it ' ev" with the sweet of a Christian If jvery must put its foot upon the neck of stain- miserable pride of self-assertion leart. jjggp jt there. A Christian confess word of wrong must be as quick and spoi pres- oeous as the breath. Christ in ct the ne8(j| jn tenderness, in self-sacril >Dg'y must dwell in the heartof each. T , and ahall that home be Christiau.?Ch 1 the tjan work. rally "" * Af- "My Word*." unsel = , fall "My words!" "In you!" I lonor emphatic and suggestive! His Jthor cious truth is not simply in the me God. ry; rattier, it is that spiritual food ublic on which the soul feasts, and thro arily which it i9 constantly nourished ; I the that word is made nourishment x the us by the Holy Spirit, whose office bear to lead us "into all truth." se of Having this experience in Ch mat- what follows? There is sometb i ?? Lit - 1 and iruiy suujimt: m me uuquaiuieu y*\ quar- of our Lord, "Ye shall ask what pray, will, ami it shall be done unto y< Id be See how rich is this assurance! ? jvery in temporal blessings, such as phyt health, the promise is fulfilled; if we when the request may seem to be od be nied there is some better gift from i 'This waiting for everyone who truly ab i the in His Son. Because the true CI rould tian always asks for these things in re to ference to the divine will, the de r. Is truly God's way of bestowing best blessings. In such cases He i ally implants in the soul of the sup ant not only a willingness to ac It His ordering, but a deep, sin twice choice of it. But when we speal d all spiritual blessings, how wonderful ence; engagement made to all who ar< irs it, Hiin! To these the word is spc ledic- without reservation." If it be the I wo- ly spirit tney asK lor; - we Know i c the have the petitions they desired All Him." mile. w iness. ~ ae to Real joy is as sacred and divii s are thing as there is. Ycu know that i ban- true that we may, if we choose, bi rium- to enter on our inheritance of ete spon- things now here in this life. Espe? (y is this the case with this divine such of the gladness of the soul. Do rmits rest content with any mere small > and nite, temporal thing, and call that i inou? it is some mere passing earthly el shine tiou of spirits. That is merely a i the ish impression. That is not con cross ted with any feeling of regret for arong imperfection, as true joy must evei > feat Tn true joy there can be no eelfishr ecial- It is the delight that comes from i and sciousness of the nearness of God, i emau sciousness of love to him, conscious: unny of sin forgiven, consciousness of lh lence. for the good of our brothers and sia ! of the human family. need- "Whatever is worth doing is w< being doing well." Character shows ii anger in not attempting wbatis utterly peak, yond one's ability, and in doing v liould one does attempt just as well as itime can do it. Superiority is shown, or? miif>h in tho mnoriihirip fif O UHH- uw " ~ from eudeavor9 as in the thoroughness i such perfection of one's performance in rith a sphere. sign The next United States senate * be constituted as follows: Repul ?*~ ? cans, 42; Democrats, 39 ; Populist coun- gjves the Populists the balanc heart Power< How the senate will stand pfMi t*ie fiuauc'a' question has not 1 to keen ascertained; but it is belie r j that a majority of the members . ^ for the free coinage of silver. 689 lO | as ifi ~ " Give a selfish child a basket of li ! ers, and she will keep all the pri d to ones f?r herself, and then expect :iples receive credit for giving the worth man ones to ^er playmates. A great < day . of modern charity is the liberality like selflphness. ands. To Relieve in prayer is one thi may t() believe in God who answers pru ja another. The man who wants ; ?wn, to pray for him because you can " up a better prayer" thau he can, i not know what it is to lift up his e open to the hills from whence cometh help. Close * Cut STIMULATE h When in need of an aa. the light price will he m stock is complete. I specialty. An ton. We keep a full line heir Metalic Caskets. Our ctj balming' has stood the t d to recognized Undertakers : The Yours S McDill << apself t it just lust lion ; 1 m ? Ml moUP* Ugh ? ffl. T. COL] rist, jrds "^ as a new ^'e9^ 'ot g00^9 lhat have ji ye this week, and wishing to familiarize you 1 >u." below in plain figures, and defy any and a Iven 10,000 best envelopes per pic lical ]o Joz. 250 page pencil tablet at \?r 5 " 150 " ink " at God" 25 " 100 " " " at Idea 15 " 75 *' ? 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These prices are quoted in order that y just what it will cost you to buy your goo< bill or cut this out and come and do your ti you J vul All orders promptly filled. ?| K T. 00L] TRADE. ything in our line, $ ade to you. Our I Icture framing a j| of both Cloth and methods of emest. We are the for Abbeville. i Tolly. EMAN I jst arrived, and more to come with my prices, I submit them ' .*$ I[ coropetitives to match them : 3 Cents, 1 cts. eaoh. * 5 Cents. , 5 " 5 cts. op. 10 Cent*. 3 cts. up. 5 Cents. 3 Cents, 1 cts. each. lets. up. 5 cts. up. ^ 8 Cents. 5 ? 5 * " 5 " 3 " 13 ? 1 " 5 ? 5 5 " 5 " 5 o 6* " - #?? ?? 0 '* -. r ..7 " 4* ?? ;s, dress good, lawns, checked }te prices in mjr next. Also a ou may see what I have and Js from me, so make out your fading. EMAN, I . '/Vv : I . ?. HVII I II