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Truatce^ bsrje oiada.# report to the "Society jbi ttie auvancementof Christianity in South Carolii^iJMjI> . :The Anniversary Meeting which should have been held in 1805i was omitted on account of the distracted coadilion of the -country. The last occasion of our assembling, as a society, was on May >12tb, 1864, in the Church of the Advent, Spnrtnnburg; since which time, owing to Mie ravages of war, and the j0j^peratpftinto various .parts of the S tafir- o? tofr Nrotembers. .It bns not"Vr. bsen practicable toehold/but one meeting .of the Board. We thank God that we aro permitted to.assemble to day to re J u:_ 01 u ,vuuiiuQ(iwo mufi ivi 'vulisi mm ui5 viiuruu* Never was there a wider field open before lis, or more urgent .need for vigorous exertions. The condition of our Diocese, in Mrtto-reject* is>9pt jinlijc* tliiat which induced our fathers lo organize this Society for Missionary work. The depressed circumstances in which the war has left our people makes combination for the support of the Gospel most imperative. Many once flourishing Parishes are without the ability to sustain the ministrations of the Church. Congregations .whiotabave becn self-supporting will now need the nursing care and protection of this Board. The call for Missionaries to.re-build "the wastb places of Zion" is loud and earnest. The condition of the clergy in alaaoat every Parish jg one of Straight ened means and reduced incomes. The ability of the planters to sustain tbo labors .of Missionaries among the negroes is great,ly lessened, while the demand for faithful ,preaching of the Gospel and other labors .of Christian love among the freedmen .is the strongest possible. We have, as a ?o.ciety, a great work to do, and the survey of the .field through our whole State is enough to excite the most languid, $nd stir .the heart of the rooBt indifferent. The Church in this Diocese looks to U9 first to aid in her revival. The duty of "strengthening the things that remain, which are ready to die," is impressed upon j .us by every motive of piety, charity nnd ^patriotism. The work in which the Father of our ?ion labored .(whoso names are -fondly cherished among us,) seems t? >be .entrusted again 'to -their children. The shades of departed Bishops and PaBtors aeem to cheer ua on to a work of reconstruction, by no means so difficult in many respefrti as*tty\t in ^itfeb. they spent their ?tren|tb;Obi1 venerable OhiHrches, spoiled by the hand of violence, "while the ways .of Zion- giotirp because none comedo her solemn fcfsUi/' appeal to us with touching ?!oquenco. Never in our history as a Dix>Cft8e*-..has tbew been a'- greats* need for self-denying consecration of ourselves and all that we have to the work of the Lord, and this need is the moro .pressing when we contemplate the losses which our missionary fynd baa suffered in the revolution 1 through which the "country has passed.? .Offerings which pious hearts and hands .dedicated to OhrUtfqr tbe extension of his I Gospel, have many of them been scattered. May it pot .bo the w$ of God to teach us to be more.rertdy arid liberal in our gifts. pEielyiqg no longer |ipon, tbo piety of a former g^tieratiori, we meet to do the work .before ifcs it is day;" '' Wo jniiat not postpooe otlr.ohatUy to tbe .dying legacy, but freely, and cheerfully, and generously,-even "out of our poverty," .as the Lord shallgive.us grace aod ability, Jet us bring one.contributions for tbe building up .again tbe house of the Lord. Mojoey given now will, in its relief to tbe empty Treasury, -be worth double the .amount marred for more prosperous days. The Board' feel that the number of subscribers to tbj* Society" throughout: the State should now .be largely increased. They would-respeotfully^k^Ay^/iouW not every Ap^cqpotUpn who poisfrlg can, be (in .annual' contributor to its funds / The an,nual rasmberahip is but fire dollars. We .fear thatthe Laityj ia this,respect, do not realize as they ought the privilege of "lending to the Lord," and that the Clergy are .not sufficiently urgent in flejtiog forth the .claims pf-lhiaour oolyDioceaan Missionary Agfroji . jfronUiliblifc.it might be said .of ua as of "the Churches of Macedonia,*1 by the Apostle, (hat in ^a great (rial of affliction* tfj^abondancftof their joy, and their deep porsrty, .abounded unto the liberality T'. . , Woirid t*t)at06d, by his Holy Spitlt, might .bring to OPf .Wamhmnce. atid make through graceapa?tof bo# personal ex" th*, ^c^ ^ .Oe tLord Jesus how ihesaid, it is flrtore blessed tojt^? than >!*$*#. $Bijjthe Society ,hj? .fa* <tw?,thirds pf vitsiuoda, and from (he spall jremafndcr .nD bicemoe can .be derived .for tome monilw^ ipTnl^ j^ .09010 to tbe .rescue, an4~*Ub lirga7 Re)f-dw^ingr\<<fferiDg? rppjenleb theffireasOQr* opr,w*k Bioft ,be suspended' <* ' . oat. express; ink itbe.deep &OD10 we feel of tbfgrtoVfdA'1r btftbv ibe:>daind -Society b*ye been called. ti> suffer ip tbe 4bat sjngleiieta. ?f^ujpoae $0# (Ai^fplbets .of,heart, ^btcn'^Mraotertzerf fciRi as a ,ou?ly jn jJje fljiiMioosry work. This dcatfc * . i?- I I ' ? -W L has yoid which wUl not easily be filled. . ^p.lnUa frOni our deliberations his wnrra Acitfc, good judgtncot,' and open, generous baud, but we count him ampns thosd wh6 ha^e been removed from labor Eere to rest in Paradise with bis Saviour: "The memory of the just is blessed." This Society will also sadly miss from its circle of members our beloved brother, Rev. Thos. F. Davis, Jr., late Rector of Grace Church, Camden ; a man of a truly missionary spirit, whoforsomo years labored under this board as Missionary to Sumter, where he fouuded " The Church of the Holy iComforter," and whose earnest piety and dovotion to the cause of liis Master, and high endowments as a Preacher and Pastor, made him a valued Presbyter _r ii.. t\ i -in.:? 1 * - ui mu lyioLewt'! ttuu nu euiuieub worxer ill tho Lord's vineyard. As wo think to-day of these beloved brethren, "departed in the Lord," let us not be only saddened with regret, but comforted with tho consolations of the gospel, and quickened to new consecration of ourselves, most heartily to tqat which is alone worth living for, the glory of Christ and the advancement of his kingdom. A resolution wa3 passed requesting all the Olorgy to bring the whole subject of the Advancement Society before the different congregations in tho Diocese, and to endeavor to gee new subscriber*, and to take up a collection in its behalf. THE LINCOLN EULOGY. The text of Bancroft's discourse seems to be "Providcnce in History"?the argument nnd illustration being tbat Providence was working by and through tlie late war to accomplish the results that have been attained, and chiefly the emancipation 0|f slaves. The orator seems to have avoided, by pretermission, a very obvious embarrassment into which his line of thought might have led him, namely, that Providence was in the act by which the subject of his eulogy was deprived of life, as much as .in the other events of the war. The end of the long struggle botween slavery and abolition, in the triumph of th% latter, and the transfer of power from the South to the North are held up aa blessings to the country and the race. Tho assumption implies that the rulo of the South, while it lasted, wag a curse. Eight years ago, the present Secretary of Slate said in the Senate that it was the intention of the North "to take the govornment from unjust and unfaithful hands and place it in just and faithful hands;1' that it was the iotettion to consecrate all the territories of the Union to free labor, etc. He was replied.to at the time by a distinguished Senator from South Carolina, the late Gov ernor Hamm >nd, in words which may now be aptly revived: "You complain of the rule of the South; that has been another cause that has preserved you. We have kept the govern- | I raent conservative to the great purposos of j government. We lave placed it, and kept it, upon the Constitution; and that has been the cause of your peace and prosperity. The Senator from New York says that that is about to be at an end ; that you intend to fake the government from ' us; that it will pass from our hand9.? Perhaps what he says is true; it may be ; but do not forget?it can never bo forgotten?it is written on the bright pag?9 of human history?that we, tbo slave-holders j of the South, took our country in her infancy, and, after ruling her for sixty out of the seventy years of her existence, we shall surrender her to you without a stain on her honor, boundless in prosperity, in? : calculable in her strength, the wonder and tho admirat'on of the world. Time will show wbat you will make of her, but no time can ever diminish our glory or your responsibility-"?Richmond Whig. A Chicago divine was recently discussing the subject of bontiRin- anil ?fi? - * ? . .?.MM.. ..g up all the arguments in its favor, be said to his opponent, "I am not surprised that you objeot to immersions' sir, for that was the way Satan lost all his pork." General Sprague, Assistant Commission* er of the Bureau far the States of Missouri and Arkansas, has made his report to ireneral Howard for the quarter ending Cecember 31, 1865. He reports the feelings of hostility to the g>verment in the southern and southwestern part of Arkensas to be still very intense. In consequence of the targe number of desertions from the regular army during the paefc' few months, General Grant hat issued an order calling upon commander* of departments and regiments to take the most stringent measures for checking the | *yi),and to c*)?e inspections to be made to .jiifoover and r?mov? the causes. f , Itaciog;the year 1865 about 125,050, ODD, letters passed through the Poatofflee of the city ot Kew-Yorki The amount of postage on both letters and nntiAr. ? ? M rrr-?~ ''~~ -rwm-* 721, ?79,40; amount raceiredjor box rents, t*7,786,7&44*pet>c^,'j>f o&e, $|$d,791, 71; profit lo tbe goT^nmfcrfl oyer expenses, $1,603, .173,22. ' r ; * Tbe tone.vpf tbe SciAfcem joun^Je i? beiDg considered by autVori^ief. .Gen. Grant, it is said, will issue orders lor. tbe suppression of certain jour* nals Sooth nnjess tbey pottos'* different course. ?T ? - ' " ' 1 - Christ Kinukl.?A Gorman correspondent of tiio St. Louis Union writes as follows in relation to Christ Kindel :?" Why is it that you, r.ativeboru Americans, ?pell this word in a way to make It not only Jose its lovely sense, but even to make it entirely senseless? 'Kriss Krinklel'you spell it, and if nobody chocks you in this obnoxious orthography, a stupid, senseless worlJ will receive the' privilege of augmenting the English vocabulary, when, by a very little care, it could bo enriched with a beautiful, friendly, and sensible expression. Christ Kindel means, the little child?Cliriat; Josus, the little child ?L' Enfant Jesu, as the French say. [The ovening before Christ mas the legend lets the child Je3us visit the houses, where there are some good-natured fellow?cliildrn.] In France, the}' have no Christmastrets; but nevertheless, the children know that L' Enfant Jesus is coming, and they put their shoes outsido of the house-doors, or to find on the next morning a copper or even silver or gold piece in them, L'Entant Jesus, they know ; rewards in this way their good behavior during the yeai. ^n v^ormany, tliere ta no bouse without a Christmas-tree. On the night before Christmas, Christ Kindel comes in the best room in the house, illuminates the tree, and puts on it and under it whatever nil good children during the whole year hoped to get. ?he most lovely and innocent fea-t? in fact, the feast of children, this essentially German feast having finally made tho tour de monde?is it not proper, while you A.mericans have accepted the theory, to accept also tho name, and not spoil it by an atrocious orthography ? Is it not a great deal better to spell Christ Kindel than to strangulate it into the nonsensical expression of Kriss Krinklo ?'* The Sumter Watchman, of the 14tb instant fears the growth of too much cotton. It says: ?' We are fearful that some of our i planters, in their anxiety to make cotton, ill - - - ? win oegieci ineir corn holds. There is danger of causing great scarcity of bread the coming year. Wo are too apt to go from one extreme to tbe other. And then the price of cotton is no tfmpting'y high , But it should be remembered that even an approximation to a full crop will greatly reduce tbe price of tbo staple; and that, in nil probability, a lesser amount will yield nn equal number of dollars with a greater, while from tbe former we must renlixe a more abundant supply of bread." Donald McKay , the distinguised shipbuilder of East Boston, has lately ret u mod from Europe, where he thouroughly inspcc ieu too iron-ciau navies ol Franco and England. Ho says that our Navy Department has constructed, built and equipped, since 1861, an iron-clad fleet more powerful than all the iron-clad navies of the world combined, nnd declares the Dunderderberg, built by Mr. Webb, to bo equal to all the Frenqh iron-clads, of whi<*.h w? have heard to much in praise. He furnishes a full lint and description of the English and French vessels of this class embracidF their argument, character of rrmor plating, and speed. The prevalence of colds has again induced the query ho- eften agitated as to the immediate cause of the "cole in head," "the cold in the back" and "the cold in the throat." A gentleman who endeavored lo trace the cause of this cold, came to (be cooolusion that be caught it going to bed in his bare feet. Tbe real cause of many colds may be attributed to tbe long talks which people indulge in en tbe corners of streets. One of Bostou's qjost celebrated phpsicians, now an octogenrian when atop* ped in the streets, invariably remarks, "I will talk if you will walk." Thi9 should be a hint to button-holding friends. Dakcinq.?In all ages and in all climes this has been a favorite amusement with the young, and oftentimes witb tfie aged. We remember bearing the Rev. Dr. Qoge deliver a lecture in Richmond during the I war. He bud just returned.from Europe. | Whilst abroad lie spent sometime in Scot* land, and one evenir:g,in Kdinburg, being ! invited to take tea at the house of itn etni? nent divine, where be met with a number of preachers end tbeir wives, after supper' tbe room was cleared, and these good poo* pie had a good old fashioned reel all to themselves.?Dag Book. bkaik Work Exhausting.?Jt is a mis*' take to argue from the example of the Bench that a nao to ay work bis bripn eight or ten hours a day most days in the year without seriously impairing his health. Yet jn?n pf all sort* and conditions are constantly ^tempting this impossible feat. Men'o^burfnew,. poHtjaian^ and students, and jburnaflMs, all supply instaoee# of the fatal sin of tbe times. It takes so long to rid the mind of an old habit of looking at tbi ngK-^Zoacioa Bet (no. : ' -r- r.. 3?i? ^ r | The Georgia House of Representatives hu passed bill submitting the question of the penitentiary to ft vote of tbe people. , ?It,is stati^-tHat the.feasibiiiiyof *awnjj? i cotton in ?otitbar o iKinois Bto been-fbity demonstrated, end Urge crops will be planted this jroar. COACH MliWM? AKTD Trimming, At ?. J. Taylor's Old Stand. The undersigned would respectfully inform the public that they have on h?od A GOOD STOCK OF FAINTS AND VARNISHES, And, also, a good supply of trim MI isms For Buggies and Carriage*, and that they are now propnrcd to do all kinds of TRIMMING, CARRIAGE AND SIGN FAINTINCa-, At Reasonable Prices FOR CASH. ______ S3T Tbey also have on band FOUR good second hand BUGGIES, nnd TWO ligbt ROCKAWAYS for Sale. Alio, one oxcellcnt Two-Horso Wagon. JOHN A?DOUS, T. C. SEAL. January 5, 1866, 38, tf D. F. FLEMING & CO, Wholesale Dealers ijt Boots, Shoes, Trunks, &c., 2 Hayne-Street, ' CORNER OF CHURCH-STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C., Having Resumed business AT thoir Old Stand, 2 IlnyneStreet. corner of Church Street, are now reueiviug a large and well aatortcd Stock of BOOTS. SHOES, TRUNKS, & .. Which will he sold at the lowest market price. The patronage of former friends and the public generally rcnpectfully solicited. D. r. FLKVINO S?m'L A. NELSON. JA?. U. WIL80X. January 6, 1866, 38, tf ANDREW* SMALL, AUCTION AND | Oentral Commission Merchant, ABBEVILLE a 1L, 9. C., HAS Received on o>n?>gnmeut a large quantity of SMALL WARES, HOSIERY, L ADIES' FANCY WOOL GOODS PRINTS, &C. ?ALSO,? BAGGING AND ROPE OF TIIE BEST QUALITY. ' Abbeville, Oct. 31, 1866, 26. 8m brJKUUEKlES. A FULL ASSORTMENT FOR SALE AT ANDREW SMALL & BON'S CommiMioc Mart, Abbeville. Deo. 89, ^ SALT! SALT! < , . ? ,+f , ; . . LIVERPOOL SALT '/) ' IAA SACKS for Sale Cheap at fVy ANDREW 83SALL A BON'S Commiaeioo Mart, Abbeville. Dec. tf JUST ;RBCEIT?D, ry'dicorlptioii. - ? AL80, . Sardatna. Oyaiera, Lobsters, Engliih Piokles, Poster todiCdlubarg Air* die. iill- 'AT I Th?M good* are directly imported from goropo. - vjt*tr') W* have on haod ?UIT ? largo qaanUty of viUanblo FURNITURE, belonging t<? qme,of . -tbe fltft fanWiea of Charleaton, oonrtrtbijr of BUREAUS.netoof DRAWERS, WARDROBES, CANE BOTTOM CHAIRS and SOP AS, two ^hf|d 8qn?r? PIANOS, H octave easb, which will aell"fct nrimte aale until farther notio*. ANoREW SMALL * SON. Anetio&acrs aod Commiaaioo Merchant*, Abbeville, tt. 0. * Dm,'19, MM. '* > /; J >. ; . ?i * i DRUGS, AND BOOKS. ALWAYS a good and select (took of Goods on hand, consisting of <w <v> <% #v JU Jtt U Ijr S, DYE STUFFS, Spices of all Kinds, PATENT MEDICINES, fMfiY m&m, BRUSHES, BOOKS AND STATIONER?? KO?&<f0Q, PAINTS, OILS/* ' Of ueorge uemmei 8 improved Premium ESSENCE GOFFEE, GLASS AND PUTTY, BRANDY AND WINE Iffedicql t|?e, a^niDEixr smsos, KEROSENE OIL, Chimneys* and Lamps, With Many Articles not Mentioned. gStgT" Orders promptly attended to. Money required to attend all Orders, as the CASH SYSTEM is entirely in practice. EDWIN PARKER. Abbeville. S. C., Feb'y 1, 18GA, 42, tf. ELBERTON FEMALE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. THE Spring Term of this Institution will commence on tho 8th of January, and will end on ihc 20th of July, 18>>6. The Full Te>m will hrgin on the 3d of 8ep- < I ember, and loye on the 28d of November. There will he an examination of all the 1 Classes at '.he close of the Sprii.g Term, by a Committee. The liOt.I* of July will bo devoted to the read-ng of Compositions and Concert. RATES OF TUITION'. 1st Term. 2d Term. Fir it Cla???Spelling, Reading, Wring; and Mental Arithmetic $14,00 $6.00 SecondClau? English Grammar. Oeoprnphy, nnd Arithmetic, 21.00 9.00 | 1 Third Clats?Uauul studies of College C?>un?e, ... 28.00 12.00 Fourth Clas?? Languages nnd Higher Mathematics, . . 38 00 15 00. Contingent Fee, . . . 1.40 60 For uae of Instrument, . 3 60 1.60 Payable in advance in speola or ita equivalent.. mr p?pii? will be received at any time, I and charged from time of entrance nntil the close of the term. No deduction will be made, except in case of extreme illness, and then for no left* time thnn one month. Board can be obtained at from $16,001 I to $20.00 per month. Those wishing to pro- { cura board can do so by addressing tbsPrincipal. No pains will he spared so make the instruction thorough, and reader satisfaction to patrons. Monsieur Geo. A. Brenner, profesaor of mumc. For partieularn. addfesa ' T. ALONZO HARRIS. Deo. 16, 8m] Principal. ELEGANT Q>yBS) <1$ 2$ DOUBLE < Harness, FOR SALE BY WJBR & CUNNINGHAM. ' I Deo. 16, 1865, *5, if rt nnnif ' mum hi. : i A FINE LOT OF FRESH AND flENUINE GARDEN SEED. ALSO, SILVER A RED ONION SETS. ' 77EDWIN PARKER. , Doe. 4,1885. " 6 tf / FOR RENT, 1 ' T TT i ' THE Wfet.L known and drainblo RESI- I DRNCS, la thirvillftga, belonging to Mr#, I M?rtin. Apply to / i R MeNBILL TURNER. J??. M, I860, 41, tf / .(;v Nov. 14, 186di We do not propose to sell Goods cheaper or to sell better Goods than others, We claim to sell as fine* (jjrcrjtds ana as - ' ' * . GO G $ J;'",/ GROCERIES, AND AS PURE DRUGS AND Medicines, As any person in the State, All we ask is for those wishing PRY GOODS, GROCERIES* DRUGS AND MEDICINES, to call and examine for themselves. We are determined to merit the favor and confidence of the purchasing public. We are sure that it is our interest to make it their interest to purchase from us. Our supply of Dry Goods, Groceries, Drugs and Mcdbcines shall be complete. . .. TAT\f*TA A*\ /Mr* [\UliWUUD,lUMMC(J, Cokesbury, Nov. 17,1865.tf R. J. WHITE, T witii D, R. WRIGHT & CO., jdxa&SIBS m F reign, and Domestic STAPLE AND FANCY in CLOAKS, MANTILLAS, SHAWLS, &c. GLOBE HOTEL BUILDING, 250 Broad Street, AUOUSTA, O-A. Jan. 2 ' 10 i.; V DENTISTRY/ SAMUEL H. BEABD, TkTcnvritiTeim GRADUATE-of. the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, hat resumed the Pr;ic> lice of Dentistry at XbhevilieC. H. He would call the attention of the public to the Beauty, Cleanliness and Durability of the Vulcanite a* a base for tueih. He would urge upon; all the importance of filling teeth before they tbtcomo painful, t-hereby prevetilng decoy* and extraction. Charees reasonable. Office in Jos. T. Moore's building. over G. R. MeNabb'#f!tore. Nov.'17, 1865, SI. 6m Tfl RFWT 4. U tUJll jl l The Tract of 1$ju} Formerly owned by a. ilorfy. <je?* milea Sooth of the Town of rhe Tract it lareu, and the Land adapted Tor Cotton. On the 1 nd la MANSION, and other inducements, , Favorable. Terms'* U1 bnx^ra^^o^ a?jepublo T???n?. aRMISTKAD burt. pm. ig. ? r: s JUST RECEIVED;-' i ',?.<*& *i*U btt a |k FRESH LOTS OF pi ARDEN SEEDS; Lyon's fcathsfwhr, IJT Pi ilotokan, or Fe^nafa ?rtppd; ~ i onperior article to riitiev?CnaBi?Tfrom a pot* f grease, Ac., <fc?v Aly, a Igfc ,ot.lmf?qTpdi rraaiuin xuaotbnutb W CUFFElg. 7 i' V "'J Jn'y 4| I8M1 J8,tf ,< "! 1 : 1 1 ' .r ' >IJ r.vnnrt ORIMAN'S ffilMAH DITTEO*'-17 ol i lcm /, SUPERIOR to anything ktiown for Qieptp-r,. U lift. deiangeuMDtitt.th* digMfiVA MflAC: !rom and Ha ftODMqaatiM*.' , MDWIK fARKl?,tl * v - a t :i 6 a