The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-24
school and Church.

school ana Church.
The Virginia Educational Association
has voted against teaching algebra e
girls.
The Freshman class at Harvard COL
lcge numbers 2l4. The largest number
ever before admitted was 1916.
The Congregationalist have organized
"A church at salt Lake CITY. Their church
property there j. valued at $4,000 Il
$4,000.
AT the rcccn exercises of the State
Normal school IN Salem. Mass. a mother
ami daughter were IA the graduating elias,
together.
1t was stated at the Boston preachers
meeting. held lately. that there vas mon
difficulty lin stationing the comparatively
few unmarried men than all the rest Put
together We suppose from this that
the spinstcrs of the fiocks are not con
suited.
There are 400 religious Journals I'm the
United States. The Nethodi,ts have IL.
the largest number: then come the Catho-
lies. who number IL: the Bapti.ts. 81: the
Pre-byterians. -; the Epi~copalians. 81:
Lutherans. II: German Reformed. II:
Jews. .. and Congregationali-ts 5.
1t j. a remarkable fact that the Use of
instrumental music has only lately OBJ
tanned "A footing among the Presbytcrians
OF Scotland. Ii j.. however. confined still
10 the Established Church. In the Free
Church If Scotland and the Irish rresbv-
terrain Church the organ controversy is
not yet settled.
Bishop Potter announces that oener-
ous subscriptions 10 tile fund for erection
81 "a frf.4uf protestant Lrf.aaf.ul I.flAlr.1
in the city OF New York continue to come
in. Two laymen have each subscribed
100000. The sum of 100000 will be
needed 10 meet the cost o. ground and SUI
~perstructure. The -iriings in the cathe-
dral, when completed. are to be free.
Ground was broken for the Vanderbilt
University at Nashville. Tennessee. on sep
TENDER Ii. Bishop M'Tyeirc. ofthe south
ern Methodist Episcopal Church. began
the proceedings by reading the l27th
Psalm. beginning, Except the Lord build
the house. they labor in vain that buildit."
and then removed the first earth. The
site j. a very commanding one. just with
out the city. Commodore y anderbilt has
contributed SJON.nOp 10 the erection and
endowment of the university.
The Nethodist has an article noting
the fact thar the senior bishops Of Method
ism in America who have served the cause
80 long and well give many signs of I'M
settled If not failing health. Bishop scott
was scarcely able this SPRING 10 perform
the duties a presiding officer AT the Viii
mingtOn Conference. Bishop James j. re-
ported as seriously i'll al Morristown, y.
j. Bishop simpson has suffered from an
attack u congestivc ague. and has gone 10
Clifton Springs; and of Bishop Ames'
health there have been al times alarming
reports.
The Rev. G.. +. Pentecost. formerly of
Brooklyn. but now pastor OF the Warren
Avenue Baptist Church. Boston. has
adopted a very excellent way of making
strangers welcome to seats in his cdificc.
y circular i placed in the hands of every
stranger who attends. on which j. the fol-
lowing: 'Our house of worship i large.
ailor,ling sitting> for LOO people. and we
offer you. in the name of our Heavenly
Father. whose it l. and whose we are, IT,
fullest and frccst inequalities. Attentive
u>herS will meet you ~ the door and pro-
vide YOU with the best seats In the house
not occupied al the time of your coming.
80 that in no case need YOU feel any en-
haTra->ment or hesitation on account Of
being Il stranger. W. bid YOU welcome i'm
Gods name" I'm the vcStibulc of the
church j. a little box. In which such per-
sons desiring PASTORAL visitation are re-
questcd 10 place their address.