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r.Diocesan Convention.The Settlers on Lons: Cane.NVearc indebted to the Rev. John:Kershaw for a copy of the Journal '--of the eighty-sixth annual Conven- The settlers 011 Long Cane were not lion of the Episcopal church of this I puritaus or bigots, but intelligent Diocese, heht in Trinity church Co-i Christian raen and women, who be-luinbia in May last. Among other in-= i teresting matter, it contains the vari-ous reports of the committee on the admission of St. Marks the colored of church and tin* Bishop’s address on si- the same .subject :—the question being H- settled by the rejection of the applica-ny lion for admission by a vote of the . f........ .lie clergy ayes 17, nays 9; of the laity j begin and end with food and raiment “t,: avcs 12, nays 17; divided 12. | Baptism was a sacrament of solemn*e The Bishop’s annual address con- jsignificance, and they dedicated t-heir tains an interesting statement of the! infants to God ; and theyouug Chrisi-condition of the church in the diocese, | ian, like the young Jew, on arrivingiug from Rouse and put it on Watts, and now, they no longer lay side by side in the pulpit, but with Wesley, Heber, Rippon and others, are lovingly bound together in the same volume.lieved the Bible and endeavored to practice its precepts. They were strongly attached to the forms and doctrines of the Presbyterian Church, because thev found them 111 the Bible. With them the family was a divinely appointed institution, and the duties of parents to their children did notThe Commencement of the Male and rcjmle Colleges at Due West.The following is the order cf exercises for the commencement in the cole-ges at Due West:June 27th to July 2d, Examination in the Due West Female College.June 29th to July 4th, Examination in Erskine College.July 1st, Examination in Theological Seminary.Sabbath, July 2d. CommencementTlic GrivYciis Girls.REMINISCENCES OF ABBEVILLE BY AN EX-ABBE VILLI AN OFOVER FORTY YEARS.urges upon the support of church j at proper age, felt it to be'his privi- j 2CortU Carolinasermon by Rev. J. E. Picssly, idmembers, the Advaueemeut Society, ! and the Church Record, and calls the?r| attention of the clergy to the necessity of more frequent communions than is customary in many Parishes. It pays a merited*tribute to the deceased min-is tors of the church, Rev. Cornish, Walker, Miles, McElhcran and Anderson who have passed away during the past year; the whole number of ministers in the diocese is 47. From the report of Trinity church Abbeville, we see that the total number of members is 120, with 52 communi-cants.lego as well as his duty to take upon himself his religious vows. It was their custom i assemble liio family every night and morning for worship.“Then kneeling down to Heaven's Eternal King,Tilei he FrMicr, and the HusbandNinety-Six Items.We clip from the Herald the following items :The Herald publishes the proceedings of the Town coucil of Ninety-Six.Judge Mathews, with his accustomed energy, is constructing a flouring mill. Hurrah for the Ninety-Six Flouring Mills!Messrs. S. A. Wier and S. C. Cason, of Abbeville, have been for the past two days in this place engaged in listing the personal property of our citizens.The lynching excitement has subsided and everything is quiet. The Governor has issued a proclamation, but it is of course his duty to do so. We think the foul outrage, having been disposed of, should havo died with the expiation of its guilty actors. •The ice cream entertainment last Friday afternoon and night was the coldest of the season. Those who were fortunate enough to be presentSuit I ' prays.”Sunday afternoons were devoted to scripture reading and study of the catechisms.The system may seeru to have been irksome, all restraint is so; the world asserts that the Christian religion Is a hard yoke and heavy burden. 1 have no apology to make on that score, it must be judged by its results. I give one short anecdote by way of Illustration. On one occasion a school-mate speut a night with a friend—the son of a worthy elder—when called to prayer, the boys knelt near to each other—the son was soon fast asleep, and the other by great efforts managed to keep awake; at last, growing weary he gently woke his friend and whispered “David, is your father most done?” “Has ho delivered the Jews?” enquired the other, “Yes, justMonday, July 3d, 7.J o'clock, p. in., Contest between Junior Essayists ami Sophomore Orators of Erskiiic.Tuesday, July 4th, 2 o’clock, Meeting of Board of Trustees kine College.Tuesday, July 4th, 4 o’clock,in.,Ers-now,” was thfe response. “Then he is d David, and drop-half through,” sai ped off to sleep again. In after life David Lesly succeeded his father as nn elder in the church, aud prayed as fervently as be had done foi; the delivery not only of the Jews, hut of all men, from the thraldom of sin, no matter who kept awake.Shortly after the return of the settlers to their homes, after the Long Cane massacre, they erected around the dwelling of Alexander Noble, a palisade with port holes, which they namedMeeting of Board of Directorsp. m. of Female College.Tuesday, July 4th, 7.} o'clock, p. m., Junior Exhibition in Krskinc College.Wednesday, July 5th, Morning: Commencement Day of Erskine College; Degrees Conferred, Baccalaureate Address.Wednesday afternoon: LiteraryAddress by Colonel W. 8. Mullins, of Marion, S. C.Wednesday night: Allummc Essay, by Miss Josie A. Brice, of Chester, S. C. Alumni Address by Rev. R. F. Bradley, of Anderson, S. C.Thursday, July Gth, Commencement Day *iu Female College.As usual the occasion promises to be one of interest, and will doubtless add to the already high reputation of the Colleges. The Greenville and Columbia Railroad has reduced its fare to three cents a mile for those wishing to attend, and we have no doubt that a large crowd of visitors will avail themselves of the reduced rates.in honorFORT BOONE,of the GovernorofThe Plan of the State Campaign.The Charleston News and Courier suggests the following as the true policy of State and county action in the coming canvass:“The first step, andjtheindispensible one, is to nominate no Democratic candidate in opposition to Mr. Chamberlain, if he shall receive the Republican nomination. This is put on the broad ground that Mr. Chamberlainvnorl 4 Ilia rrrfif itndo nnrl (IpflfiFVO*?One lovely Sabbath morning early in ihv forties; (one of I wo wouid hit it),, about 8 o’clock A. M. in the month of | July, there were about a dozen of the ] young follows of the town, including ; their associate, Joncc Ramey, sitting 111 or at their usual.abode fi r that day | and hour, to wit, 011 a certain piazza jabout mid why the square. Each member of the said sitting club hail on his best, to wit, either white linen | or drab d \tv of the finest texture, and I of lliclalc.it “put up” of Jim Shillito, which requires no explanation to my ! generation or the succeeding ones.I The boots were pump soles of Kd.I Roche's “gel up” and also historical.! 'The 1 mis wore made expressly for Rankin, Sproull Co., but that crowd managed to do the wearing: a game cock would have been a dangerous neighbor to any one of them sitting 011 the ground. The undergarments as far as visible did credit to the cutters and makers, as well as to the “artists” who applied the water, starch and iron to them. Each member held between his teeth and lips a Principe segar, which may render it proper ami necessary to explain to this forlorn generation of poverty-stricken pipe smokers, not to tantalize them, but “for their information” aud the ‘-truth of history.” The Principe was a3 black as the ace of spades or the glossiest modern suffragan, and its ashes as white as a lady’s bridal handkerchief, and it held the latter with fair treatment until the fire reached the lips. Its flavor was fragrant and grateful and as genial as balm to the nervous system, shattered and deranged by precious regulings. [Note. The writer after burning sixty-tliou-sand cigars in thirty odd years quitthree years ago, and lives cheaper and feels better by it, and comm ands the same tf his old friends, acquaintances and all others.] This braud went out in 1844, (I haven’t seen one since) and was succeeded by the “Plantation,” the “Regalia,”an ancient brand, and the “Medora,” which ruado the connection with pipe-smoking during and sinco the late unpleasant lies,”The club above referred to as stated and situated were, if my recollection holds rood, debating somethin about
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Abbeville Press and Banner
Abbeville, South Carolina, US
Wed, Jun 14, 1876
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