The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1885 Page: 1 of 8
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ABILENE TAYLOR COUNTY TEXAS FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 1885.
.Church Directory.
MrraopwT Efvcopal South Rev. L
LantxpMtbr. Preaching very SuuUy
at 11 :00s. raM and 7: 30 p.m. Prayer
meeting every Thursday night. Sunday
Schools :30 a.m.
Butist. Rev. Bennett Hatcher pas-
tor. Preaching every Sunday at 11:00
a. m.. and 7: 30 p.m. Sunday School at
9:30 a. m. Praver meeting Wednesday
nights at 7 : 30 o'clock. Church Confer-
ence after prayer meeting Wednesday
following the fourth Sunday In each
month. XadieB' Aid Society meets ev-
ery Friday evening at 4 o'clock-
Ei'iscopal. Church of the Heavenly
Itest; services every unday by
on the first and third
Sundav of each month: lay services on
secondand fourth Sunday. Hours 11:00
a. m. and 6 : 00 p. m. Sunday-school ev-
ery Sunday at 3 : 00 p. m.
JPrmfemmionmi Cmrds.
Dr.!!JOIIIV RODMAN
PHYSICIAN ft SURGEON.
Officaia Rear of Carter's Drugstore.
ABILENE
TEXAS.
DRS. GABBINGTON & FIELD
OjJie -Cameron' iBank.
ABILENE J : i TEXAS.
Christian. ServiccR every 2nd and
-4th Lord's Dav at the Labor League Hall.
Elder V. i. Stinnan preacher in charge.
PREsnYT:niAXS Dr. E. P. Palmer
pastor. Sorvices 2d and 4th Sabbaths
in each month t all o'clock a. m.and8:30
p. m. at the Northern Methodist Jiurch.
Regular weekly praver meeting every
Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock. Teachers'
meettngafter the close or prayer meeting.
Sunday school everySabbath fl:4."i o'clock
a.m. W. A. Minter Superintendent. A
cordial welcome is extended to all.
D. G. CHALMERS;
ATTORXET - AT - LAW
AND
LAND AGENT.
Office Spoonta j Legett Building.)
Abilene. t : : Texas.
Companionship.
Demorect'a Monthly for December.
Laorh and the world langhswith 70a;
Weep and yon weep alone;
For the aad old earth moat borrow Its mirth
Bat ha trouble enough oflu own.
Sing and the hlllt will answer;
Sigk. it U lost on the air.
The chs bound to a joyful sound
Bat shrink Ironi voicing care.
Rejoice aad men will seek yon;
Grieve and they tarn ana so.
They want fall measure of all your plsasure.
Bat they do not need your woe.
k-Kiaa. anu voor mentis are man
Be sad and yon lose them all.
need intellectual rest. J3ut that
does not mean frivolity and levitv.
For the most part those utterly
forfeit all their rest both of mind
and body who spend the Sabbath
in pleasure excursions. There is
not even this lame excuse for thus
setting at naught the sacredness
of the day. There is a better no-
bler and truer recreation and recuperation.
2nd. And therefore it shonld be
work of the Priesthood and the
worship of the Temple was neces-
sarily suspended the Sabbath was
their great national distinction.
And in our Lord's time the ob-
servance of the day seems to
have been nniversal. There were
synagogues in every town. And
the scribes in their self-righteous
KTJMBER 38.
be profaned by worldly business or. ep Water the Cast.
aujuHeuemfl.
It is fitter to keep the Sabbath
outwardly than not to keep it at
all but we can never get the spir-
itual good which it was designed
to secure unless we keep it in the
spirit as well as in the letter.
But uow our Lord adds some
thing here which is exceedingly in
zeal had loaded it down with re- iere8linv- J-iieretore" says He
Rtrictions and rules received bv ' ''the Sou of nmn is Lord alao of
observed secondly that the Sab- tradition from their fathers: 8o . Sabbath." By the "Son of man"
bath is a wholesome interruption 1 mlK'n ((l thov an(1 tn Pharisees
I He
There are none to decline your nertaral wins
But alone you must drink life's trail.
Feast and your halls are crowded;
Comrkd M. E. Ciiukch. Rev. Albert
Mason pastor rreaching every 1ft and
3d Sabbaths at 11 :00 a. m. and 7:30 p.
in. Sunday-school at 3:00 p. . every
Sunday.
LODCE DIRECTORY.
Masons. Abilene Lodge Xo-5."9 A.
F. & A. M. holds its slated communica-
tion the first Saturday night In each
month at 8 o'cloct p. m. Visi ing breth-
ren are cordiallv invited to attend.
C. I. Evans W. M.
F. C. "WuKKi.Kn Secretary.
It. A. Chaitek. Abilene Chapter N
1"9 holds itB stated communication o
the second Friday in each month at 8: 3
o'clock p. m. Visiting companions al-
ways cordially invited to attend.
T M Bi.kemokk High Priest.
C L "VVoirniAM Secretary.
Knights ok IIonok. Abilene Lodge
meets the 2nd and 4th Saturday nights
of each month. .
iko. P. Pin i.Mrs. Dictator.
Geo. "W.Jalonick Reporter.
Knights ok Pythias. tar of the
West Lodge meets everv Thursday night
at their Hall. F. r. ILiun C. C.
E. S. Kuan K. of R. A S.
DIPS. A. E & F. S BROWN
DENTISTS
USE NITROUS OXIDE Gis.
Office over Wheeler's drugstore on
North Second St. Abilenef Texaa. Teeth
filled with care. Artificial teeth made
to order and a fit guaranteed.
DENTISTRY.
Dr. T. L. TAYLOR.
(Ojictovtr Wiley' Warehouse.)
Teeth Extracted Without Pain
WITHOUT DANCER!
Fast and the world goes by
can bHp
There is room ia the Bails of pleasure
Sncccad aad five aad It helps yon lire
um no man can Drip too cue.
Pii. l.i am1 Inwtlw (..Im
Bat one by on wi raast all flls on
Through the narrow aisle of pais.
THE SABBATH.
A SEEMON DELIVEEED NOYE3IBEK
22 1885 BY Dr. E. P. PALMER.
nion.
Does any one doubt that it is
equally necessary now for the
prosecution of the worship ot God
and the Church of God? Jfthe
Sabbath were abolished would not
our sanctuaries be closed and
our congregations dispersed i
Would not the worship of God.
U. X SrOOXTi. X. K. LZGETT.
SPOOXTS & LEGETT
Attorney s-at-Latc
Office on Oak St.
ABILENE : : TEXAS.
A. L. 11. Abilene Council No. 4SG
meets the 1st and 3rd Monday nights in
each month. (.. K. Gii.kkkt Conimaud'r.
J. A. Smith Secretary '
Odd Fkllows. Abilene Ludfic Xo. 274
holds regular meetings every Tuesday
night at their Hall.
David J. Ekd N. G.
J. VT. IlASrpTO.v Secretary.
Tkmit.ranck. Abilene Council Xo.
2.V2. U. F. of T.. meets very Tuesday
night at S:U)oVlock in Labor's League
hall. J. I). Slincheomb W. P.
T. K. West R. S.
Lahokkks' Leioi'k. The Taylor Coun-
ty Loborers' League meets over Terrv's
store every second and fourh Saturcfay
night at 8 "o'clock.
J. SrKinuT Smith Secretary.
G. A Tt. Gkxkrai. ('i'tkk Post No. S.
Heets every Friday night at 7 o'clock in
Labor League Ilall.
J. Karick T. W. Rkivhard
Adjutant j Coinniandcr.
S. P. HARDWICKEj
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
(Ofiiu in 4 coMrt'houu.)
jkMLKXK TEXAS.
ROWAN GREEN
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
LAND "AGENT
JL.XSON. JONES COUNTY TEXAS.
r-Will prftrtice In the Dlitrict aid inferior
ennrtuof thsl-2th Judicial Diftrlct. and th Su-
preme and Apitelato courts of the Statu.
JL. T. rATTOX. B. X. ITARTSOOK.
Notary Public.
IIAHTSOOK & PATTON
Attorney t-ti-Laic
ABILIk :: :: TEXAS.
(Ojfies or Cameron' Bunk.)
COURT and OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
District Cornr. .Tude V. M.Ken-
edy; attornev D. G. Hill. Met-ts the
eleventh Monday after the lirst ilonday
in September.
CorxTY CoritT. Judge II. A. Torter;
attorney. S. 1. Hardwicke. Meets on the
lirst Monday in each month and may
continue three weeks. Civil criminal
and probate acted upon.
Commiioxi:rs Cot kt. Judce IT. A.
Porter: precinct No. 1..T. It. Webb; pre-
cinct No. 2. P. T. Hurt ; precinct Xo.
:l J. W. Holliday; precinct No. 4 J.T.
Tucker. Commissioners.
CITY DI11ECTORY.
Mavor G. A. Kirkland.
Marelial J. T. Hill.
Aldermen T T. Ilouser. II. Mont-
gomery G. P. Philips. I). W. Wristen
J. C. Camp; W. G. Swanson Clerk.
gggasgs '
PoptofflecH In Tajlor County.
Abile'ne IL H. Harden. Postmaster.
Huflalo Gap r. S. Millian "
Merkel-L T. Vaughan
Mount Moro A. O. Brower '
Guion C. T. Traylor. "
Trent. E. A.Boone Postmaster.
PERRYMAN & WINTERS
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
AND
Real Estate Agents
RUNNELS RUNNELS COUNTY TEXAS.
y3-Will practice In all the Court of the State
and attend to all business in the real eitatc line.
CHAS. J. J2VA.XS
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW
(Office over Cameron' t Bank)
Pine Street : : Abilene Teras.
C. VILLENDVE
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW.
Practices in all the Courts.
Office in the Wristen Building
ABrLENE TEXAS
E. A. POBTEB
Attornij ''tit-Law
ABILENE - - TEXAS.
"Will practice in the Diitrict Courts of
Taylor and adjoining countiei.
(Qjfic in the Courthouse.)
Iaily 9IiiUm. Except Sunday.
Daily mails goto the following places
from Abilene by staire. closing immedi-
atelv after the arrival of the 0:20 a. m.
mails from the East.
Anson Newman.
.Truby Phantom Hill
Buffalo Gap Mt. Moro
Ft. Chadburne Guion.
Runnels. Content
Maverick Paint Rock
Knickerbocker Sherwood.
Ft. Concho San Angelo.
Abilene is the distributing office forthe
above postolflces.
Texas & Pacific Time Tabic.
BOUXD WEST:
Xo. 301. Ar. C a. m. Depart 0:20 a. m.
!No.307. Ar.4::)p.m. Depart 4:30 p.m.
BOUND EAST:
No. 301. Ar. J?:40 p. m. Depart 9 p. o.
Xo. 308. Arrive and depart 11 a. 11
No. 30S does not take breakfast.
Nos. 301 nnd 304 stop only once be-
tween Abilene and Colorado which is at
Sweetwater and carry mails.
. K. COCKRKLL. H. A. TILLETT.
Cockrell & Tillett
A ttorn eyn-at-JLa tr.
Office up stain Written Building.
Pin Street : : Abilene Texas.
THOMAS JAMES FINNIE
ATTOEET-AT-LAW
ITotary Public and Conveyancer.
"Tfill practice in district courts and
eourt of appeals at Austin. Will also buy
and sIl land and live stock on commit-
ioa. ADYERTJSS1IEITTS.
J. T. BERRY & CO.
GENERAL
Land and Live-Stock
Agents.
Also agents for T. A P. Railroad lands
and lot in Taylor County Texaa
Pstefllce Honra.
The general delivery opens at 8 a.m.
nnd closes at 6 p. m." The register and
money order department opens at 9 a.
m.- and closes at 4 p. m. All mail
pouches are closed 30 minutes before
train time. Malls for Fort Worth and
Dallas and east of Dallas are made up
for the 11:50 a. m. train in closed pouches;
that Is thev are not opened on the train
there being no postal clerk. The 5:40
train going west takes no mails from Ab-
Ikne. The 6 a. m. mall going west is
kMed y special permit from the Post-
fllce Department at 7 p.m. tha day
More.
L. C. WISE & CO.
(SneceMon to Holt & TTisa)
ABILKNIC (Taylor County.) TKXX9.
AQEXTS FOB
Lmnd in the Connties of
Bunnell Tom Green Tay-
lor Jones Fisher Has-
kell anal elsewhere In
Northwest Texas.
padal Attaatioa gina to tba aalactios of raacbaa
Ooattola OTar MO Lota ia all parts of AbUe4a.
CHOICI LANDS NEAR CITY.
N"ote The followincr sermon was de
livered last Sunday in Abilene by Dr. K.
P. Palmer pastor of the Presbyterian
Church nnd at the request of a larjje
number of his audience the same is giv-
en the press for publication.
Text Mark 2nd chapter 27tli
and 28th verses: "Aid lie said
unto them the Sabbath was made
for man and not n ' n for the Sab-
bath. Therefore t e Sou of man
is Lord also of the abbath."
There are two tli ngs here which
invite our attention. First the
declaration of Jesus concerning
the design of tho Sabbath and
second the Lordt ip He claims
over it as the Son jf man.
1. In regard to tr u first it seems
to me Ho plainly teaches that this
venerable institution which lias
come down to us from the creation
which survived the fall and which
has been the great conservator of
revealed religion in all ages is a
benign institution ; that it was de
signed to be a blessing to man. It
was ordained for the good of man.
In the wisdom of God it was seen
to be necessar3T to his true well-
being. This opens a wide and in-
teresting field of thought in favor
of the day. It is an attractive view
of the Sabbath and one which is
worth considering in such a time
as ours when people seem to be
losing their faith in the sacredness
of the day and undervaluing its
importance.
The Sabbath is a day of rest and
is to be kept holy unto the Lord.
It is a day of rest from our custom-
ary avocations and employments.
The law of the Sabbath requires
that our worldly business should
be suspended th we should
cease from work- t only from
performing it but firtm thinking
about it and planning for it. It
should be a rest for the head and
heart as well as the hands; for the
mind as well as the body. And
not only so but it is to bo sancti-
fied kept an holy day devoted to
the duties of religion and to works
of christian charity. It is no vio-
lation of the day to relieve the ur-
gent wants or administer to the
spiritual good of others. Such be-
ing the general character of the
law it is a beneficent law. First
because it calls for a pause in the
busy life of man which is whole-
some and healthful to every class.
It puts an arrest upon energies
which have been working pretty
much in the same way day after
day during all the rest of the
week. It pushes aside tho cares
and pleasures the labors and ex-
citements of the world and gives
us for a little while a clear faith
a quiet rest. There ought to be a
peaceful hush on all the world du-
ring the blessed hours of the Sab-
bath day. We need it. It has been
amply and conclusively demonstra
ted by facts that more and better j
come to an end ? Does any one be
lieve that the ordinance of religion
of our worldly business amlour ! nakc of t a5 a l)art of tbeir re-
daily work because it affords us
needful time and opportunity for
considering higher interests. It
affords us time for attending with
special care to the truths and du-
ties of religion. It affords us time
to inquire how we are. living with
reference to God and the future a
matter about which we should nev
er be careless or forgetful ; but we
need often to stop and consider it
well. All this will become evident
to us if we will study the nature
and import of the Sabbath as pre-
sented in the Word. It is intend-
ed to lead us to find iu God the
rest for our souls which most of
all we need. It teaches tho sinner
to cease from his own works and
to find in Jesus the great Iledoeiu-
er re6t for his sin-burdened anx-
ious soul. This spiritual rest is
tho most perfect rest and that
which man most needs. "Come
unto Me. all ye that labor and are
means Himself alone. The
title belongs to no other. It has
never been given to any other and
I thiuk we may safely say never
will bo fts long as the eternal
anthems of Heaven celebrate the
praiso of Him who is the Son of
inau and tho Lord of Lords.
Hut what are we to learn from
this saying! Notice the con-
nection. The Sabbath is for the
and the preaching of the gospel Sood of man; u is designed tobea
blessing; it is appointed to be a
means of grace to Him. It signi
could be perpetuated ! Would not fes re8teve" the true rest the
everything precious in Cliristian--rcst ot Vie 6 ' teaches man
ity be swept away by the ri.Mng of' to seek lt
worldlinesR and infidelity? .'It is'a I Aml therefore the Son of man
startling thought that such is the ;is Lord of the Sabbath; therefore
spirit and tendency of long willful ! IIe is eutitlp(l to administer it to
desecration of the day. If in this ' intcr)rot h' to teach us how to
heavy laden and I will .give you
rest." Matt. 11 2S. All .other
Sabbath rest is valuable chielly as
it conduces to this rest.
Finally on this point the Sab-
bath is the perpetual symbol of
the Heavenly rest which remains
for the true servant of God the
truo and everlasting re.5t for man
when this life is ended w ith all its
city it could come to pass that there
should be. no Sabbath no church-
es no public worship no gospel
no songs of praise if such a thing
could ever bo. and come certain
to continue how many people do
you suppose would be making
their arrangements to bear it? And
yet men are lending their in-
fluences in that direction who pro-
fane the day and stay away from
the house of God.
The Sabbath was made for'man
Keep 11. aim way 1 liecausa as
the Son of man as the word mado
flesh as the incarnate Saviour as
the Great Kestorer of fallen hu-
manity He is the author and
source of grace and salvation.
Every blessing all light and life
and help and hope are from Him.
All the mercy and grace which
have ever come into a lost world;
all the mercy and grace which have
ever reached any one guilt sin-
ner He has brought He has pro-
cured lie alone is the bearer of
fling for man as man. preserved for the a of nan haever is a
and man needs it. God 1 s never
made any provision for m.ji which 1 "'"'t'.v the messenger of salvation
he did not need. And this as J the Giver of rest to fallen sinful
work jinil triiils. its duties su.tl been an ordinance from the bci-in-l u!lH- -nu uieieiore wuaiever is
temptations.
Now as a preparation guide and
support during this probation.
God has given us Hi- ward. He
lias b2 en us llis ajicinted wp-
ship. He has set up llis Church
in the world. He gave the Jews
His covenant and llis law. He
Washington Nov. 28. Tho fol-
lowing is an abstract of the'last an-
nual report of Gen. Newton chief
of engineers on tho improvement
of the harbor and bay of Galves-
ton Tex:
The present project for improv-
ing the entrance to Galveston har-
bor was adopted iu 1880. The es-
timated cost was about $lS2o000.
Up to June 30 1S85 the amount
expended including $100000 of the
Galveston City funds was $1576
000. The estimated cost of com-
pleting the present project is 1-
000000 and an appropriation of
$7o0000 is asked for the next year.
The project for wideningaud deep
ening the ship channel iu Galves-
ton bay had cost up to last June
$287000. At that date the amount
available for continuing the work
was $160000 which was being held
in reserve till the proposed trans-
fer of the Buffalo Bay Ship Canal
company to tho United States
should be made.
Concerning the irr
the entrance to Gal
Gen. Newton says t
tho report was pre
at the harbor as f as finished
was being examinee7 ider instruc
tions from the boar'
which had been dir
a report thereon. r.
the board of enginec
been received at W;
That part of the d niled report
of Maj. S. M. Mansfi 1 the officer
in charge of the rive and harbor
improvements in Te ts which re-
fers to the work at ilveston is
for some reason v lheld from
publication for the r isent.
The report of Ma r Mansfield
on the remainder of ie river and
harbor improvement 1 Texas is
substantially as folio :
The annual grant
ovemeuts of
ston harbor
t at the time
ed the work
f engineers
ted to make
0 report of
has not yet
liington.
under all dispensations of religion. e's of grace whatever is a part . provement of Buffal
ot the plan for his salvation be- j been so small in poi
longs to Ilim and is under His con- extent of work tha
trol. He has the right to teach us slow
what it is end how to use it. This The estimated co
then is a gracions word. Unt sec-jing the existing pro
a monument of the grace of God.
through all the ages. It is not
only a Law but a Divine gift a
benefaction not merel. for relax-
ation but for a rest not for bond-
age but release release from
has given to us the Gospel of His woildly care that we might ascend
Son with all the outward -means to a higher freer purer eleva-
of grace and salvation.
tird. Aim tne hannatn is a gra-
cious ordinance a merciful insti-
tution because it is indispensable
to the preservation of these the
best and richest gifts of God to
man. This is a chief consideration
showing its inestimable alue. It
is a day to be kept holy unto the
Lord in the observance of His
worship. It is to be kept Jioly in
the assemblies of His people. It
is to be kept holy in the diligent
and faithful use of the means which
lie has ordained for our instruc-
tion and salvation. It is to be
kept holy in having and securing
the grace administered through
the Law and the Gospel.
No student of the Old Testa-
1
inent can fail to see how largely
11 "x 1 . -
onniy u is aiso majestic t-e is
Lord of the Sabbath becausa He
is Lord of the Church. He is Lord
tion. It is Tor the good of man ; it i of :i11 its ordinances and outward
corresponds to his necessities; it ' '"cans of grace. They proceed
reminds him of important truths ; frnni Him they are the institutions
it lyings him under gracious in-j ami laws of His Kingdom. Tho
tiuonees. 1 1 is a shame to pervert j Sabbath is no longer a Jewish but
it. It i.s im an ingratitude to abuse ' il is a Christian ordinance. It is
1 . . -
it and trample i: under our feet. t not 0nlv :l gal but it is an evan-(year.
"The Sabbath was made for man. ffclical institute. Christ takes it j In 1S7S the cost of
and not man for the Sabbath." nnder His jurisdiction. To pro- improvement of Pas
This reveals with nurvelous power fano t " not only disobedience to estimated at 100001
the error of the .1. s and the in-! fiou but it is disloyalty to Christ. ' has been carried on 1
variable error of ritualism. They j n is not 01y to resist the authority steadily at a total en-
treated the Sabbath as ihev did ' of rd in the Law but it is to des- June of over 260C
the entire Law. as though its only 1 1)se the grace and authority of mated cost of comple
00. An immediate
of $100000 is rccomn
At the mouth of thVj
it is doubtful whethoi
meut can be made
permanent and estii.
accordingly. The
mates is $.583000 a:
$100000 is asked fo'
end its sole purpose was to be . Christ in the gospel.
kept literally outwardly kept 7Z! m
f ' r r - Texas Showing.
without any sort of reference to te
the good to be attained iu keeping:
it. And the more diP.icult per-'
plexing and burdensome it could
be made tiie better. Humanity
A private letter from a Texas
farmer to tho Farm and Ranch
'or the im-
ayou have
rtion to tho
progress is
of complet-
t is $39.v
propriation
ided.
razos river
10 improvo-
nplete and
.er will vary
es nt esti-
t! e sum of
ti-o comiug
ic proposed
'alio was
e work
or less
. to last
The esti-
ho work
11 Major
at $200.-
e. Aransas
la-
reads thus:
. c . . ....."! - - I SiI want to tell you th it my farm
the Sabbath entered into to the re-j charity merriment all give way to . n . J
ligious life of the Jews how
it ; this inexorable conformity.
1
They
. in Collin county hasalnost made
conserved and perpetuated the j converted the means into an end.
other ordinances of religion which
According to them it was the
me rich this year. It ha 1 produced
.'5080 bushels of wheat by measure
I L'000 bushels of oats and the corn
0000 I ushels. I
rrrn mv-nn in ilinin. "n nun cnii chief end of 111:111 to kfin tlio Tnwl
r . . .. . . . . .... . . . . r r is estimated at 0000 I ushels.
fill I in ip.i flip nrninmoii cp tivph m I Hist rnl ot lis Iiimiit f iip eiiiefpiwl of
' ""- I r 1 " ' I h. !. .. -P ..11.
i -r .. i 1. . -iiic iw.-w iru iiciCM ji coiion. '
llie. i;i iu Kte I UKlIl III NIC SCI- .
i.errn or foli-kT fnciz ri. 20O nfl i
nr. .......tii 1..-IU1 I.HOIO in -' T.VV l
1 llll.l I
theSabbatliTegulationsin the Law.
Every seventh da was the Sab-
bath the weekly Sabbath the
observance of which as a day of
rest and a holy day was strictly
and constantly enjoined. Seven
times seven days or seven weeks
from one great feast the Passover
brought them to another great
feast with its Pentecostal Sab-
bath. Every seventh year was a
Sabbatical year a year of rest in
vice and enjoyment of God.
Of course I had.sxtra help
roar
tlinv tiiMilr m hiim1;rp nfil in nnlur '
. . . " " . .' . at threshing and harve ting: but
to raise a great meritorious legal '
t vnil ("in CPP linTf lrrk tnlxln TnT-
righteousness out of it. . .. . - ' . . " 'the amount exnended was 2'20 (KK
loca-i .... '
is tf7uO0(!0 ofwhicl
Mansfield recommeut
000 be appropriated a
The improvement ot
Pass and bay has pr ssed
vorably anil up to Ji 'JO LS85
$16."000 had been expe ded on tho
work. The estimated cost of com-
pleting it is 8820.000" of which it is
recommended that $500000 be ap-
propriated for the coming year.
The pass at Brazos Santiago is
.60 situated as to be entirely ex-
posed to heavy storms. The cost
of building jetties and an interior
dam was estimated in 1881 to bo
$680000. Up to June .SO 1883
! farm has been." The f rm is loca-1
y friends it is the constant M in ' ; and the estimated cost of comple
il At (mVIiwi Utit ntiil a yM--T 4-as-t r. .j-.n.I.. .-Afl frf m
error of formalism and of every
.acres of prairie land w thout tim-
cril fri irli f im tio LTcfnin in oHnorl t r
4 4. -4 "er of any kind with 360aeres un-1
the pertormances without ever .. ' . m . . . .
thinking of entering into the spirit
of them or derivinjr any
tion is nearly $.100000. An appro-
good out of them.
der cultivation. Taking Hie market
wricpti nf flip nnnrftsf T-otlr-no.l i-kTx-
. j-. ivv. .. .. ..t.. - ju &.'tlA IV II 11
Tl : ..' . for wheat oats corn a id cotton.
It is the sort a ' ' . .
which the land lay unfilled having ; o." religion the natural heart loves
yielded double tho year before.
Seven times seven years or seven
weeks of years brought around
the great year of Jubilee with its
work can be done in six days than signal privileges its great deliver-
in seven and that workers of ev
ery class are in a bettur condition
both physically and morally for
one day's rest in seven. We need
it. There are many who need bod-
ily rest But that does not mean
absolute inaction motionless re-
pose except in cases of excessive
weariness when the physical sys-
tem has been greatly overtaxed ;
and such a rest lying asleep or
in a state near akin to it defeats
all the spiritual ends and uses of
the day. There aro many who
It consists in doing while it leaves
the prodncts of this farm will
'amount to $."307.50. The extra
pnation of 8200000 i.-? asked.
In 1832 a project was made for
the improvement of Sabine Pus
at an estimated cost of 83178.000.
The jetties are being pushed sea-
waru as lat as funds permit. Tho
fliu liri'iT-t 11 11 flioti friwl ourl tin ntirti
.- ti 1 it- M"t making the tota expense
sisted. God has not called His ..oon 7 '
. .. . . iT .5i200 leaving a net piofit of $4-
people into existence in order that ... . . x . f
1 r e en 11 19i.o0. This is not a model farm
the orlinance of the Sabbath . A . .
ances its glorious thanksgivings might be observed. But He has .. . .. A . -
. . n. . . ' . .1 o 11 i 1 1 -i but is a brilliant evidence of the
and rejoicings. Time will not per- given them the Sabbath laden with ! x.
u 1 i o 11 i -i 1 i- vast productiveness of Texas soil
nut to show how these Sabbath all its iinvileger. and teachings to .
days and years were employed to ' contribute to their inst-u..-t:onand j The wool clip from Abilene
.labor cost about 8276 which is !? C09tinr lc8s than ihk 0i
train the people religiously to
teach them to trust in God fideli-
ty in His worship and benevolence
to one another.
The Law of the Sabbath was so
impressed on their conscience so
stamped on their minds so
wrought into the very texture and
framework of their religion that
during the captivity when the.
salvation for the glory of His
name in them and through theifl.
Gfhe Sabbath then is God's pre-
cious inestimable gift tc ton. and
we are responsible foi ho right
improvement of it by t . faithful
and spiritual observanc of it. It
is neither on the one I id to bo
turned into a bondage human
regulation nor on the of r is it to
nal estimates but would cot still
less were the appropriations larger.
The engineer in charge thinks it
would be economy to appropriate
a million dollars a year until the
work is completed. The amonnt
(expended up to June 30th iss.1.
was a little less than $400000. Tho
stimated cost of completion is $2.-
000.
sns-
Meridiau for the season just past
will approximate nin millinii
nnnnHa Roallr it Ana o. A II m -. . . i. 1
..... .v tv u occm uo.. -xneiNetches rlverisuiot
. "l ivCO Vi xcAHeeptiDle to permanent improve-
were inexhaustible. She is cer- Vent and nnta commerce increases
tainly one of nature's favored spots fa i8 not at nMVnt. H.pn.1 nu-u .
and with the addition of hnnianjable to expend more money upon
iiikciugeuuc cuergy anu inanstryfl u.
there seems no limit of her pros-j
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Lowry, James A. The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1885, newspaper, December 4, 1885; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth314335/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.