A Man's Neighber.

Bruce Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 798, 28 April 1876, Page 3

A Man's Neighber.

The Raleigh (N.C.) 'News. 5, renorra fW [the Rev Dr Pritchard, tf£S o.^°SeSS in his ThanksgiTwa aermon to a oonversatSn ; E, W er, of P^eigh, now of Georgia, and jan, a^TOKionaryist. Dr Skinner, he said, was soliciting aid for foreign missions, and applied to this gentleman who promptly repulsed him with t&e reply, "I don'fe believe m foreign, _t.ss.ons. I won't give, anything ex.oe.pis to home missions. I want what I give, to benefit my neighbors.' 4 [ A replied Dr Skinner, "who_j do iyow regard as your neighbors?" "Why, those around meZ replied tha brother. "Do you. Xaoaa. those whose land loins yours ?'-> inquired Dr Skinner. , *Yzs. n I "Well," said Dr Skinner, "-haw much tancl do you own ?" " About five hundred Aor&sX '' How far down do you own ?" " Why, I neve* bought of it before, but I suppose I o^ half-way through." " E^iy,*'" said Dr Skinner ; » I suppose V"* do. j and I want this money for the Chinese— the men whose land joins yours on the bottomThat hardened brother had never tttvoeU oi that, and gave a good sum for foreign