The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-03-19

! "A pagan temple Of vast dimensions
has come to light in Alexandropol, ii the
province Of Erivan. Some art obiects in
gold, silver, bronze and iron, BELONGING
to q period previous to the introduction
Of Christianity into Russia, have also
been discovered.
Affairs in Hayti are very unsettled,
but the Government of Massage. support.
ed by the friends of Gen. Dominouez,
the Presidentele preserves order with
. firm hand, and the opponents of the
latter are afraid of venturing upon any
act of absolute hostility.
"A strong shock of earthquake was
felt at C0ptap0, Chilli, ON the 18th of JAN
uary. The Gillian volcano had opened
q crater on its eastern side, and made the
winds blowing from that quarter insuffer.
ably hot, the thermometer rising as high
as overweight degrees centigrade.
king Coffee, of Ashantee, is described
as man of about thirty-flve years of age,
and, though much SCARED by the small.
pox, has truly kingly air." His mother
to whom the throne belongs of right.
and who chose this favorite son to I'LL her
place-has great influence over him. She
is prudent, though warlike, woman.
Queen Victoria is gradually recover.
ing from the grief Of her widowhood,
For long time after the death of the
Prince COnsort she could not bear to
touch q piano, nor did she even allow one
to be opened in her presence. Now she
has resumed her old accomplishment,
and plays duets with her last remaining
daughter, the Princess Beatrice.
The King of Sweden is the greatest
poet, the Emperor of Germany the great
est soldier, the Emperor of Austria the
greatest linguist, the King of Bavaria the
greatest musician, the King of Saxony
the greatest scholar, the King of Italv
the greatest hunter, the King Of Belgium
the best dancer, and the Gear of Russia
the greatest smoker among the sovereigns
of Europe.
Signaling between the earth and the
planet Venus is suggestion made in all
good faith by French astronomer, M.
Charles eros, who considers the coming
transit of Venus to be good opportunity
for ascertaining whether there are inhab-
tants on that planet, and, if so, entering
into relations with them. He says: ut is
possible that Venus is inhabited; that
among its Inhabitants are astronomers;
that the latter Judge the passage of their
planet across the solar disc to be an OBJ
ject to excite our curiosity; finally, it is
possible that these savants will strive in
some way to make signals to us at the
precise moment when they might suppose
that many telescopes will be leveled at
their planet"
Religious and Educational.
Rev. Bartlett Pease, of Hudson, N. T.,
whose death was recently announced, was
the Oldest Baptist minister in that State,
his age being about eighty-four years.
His ministry was one of great useful
ness.
y The Boston City Mission last year
employed 81 missionaries, 5 men and 16
women, who visited 1880 families, and
held 1854 social and religious meetings,
resulting in the conversion of AZ per.
sons. They expended the sum of ST.
O65 in relieving destitute and needy
families.
"A home missionary writes that since
he went to the present place, somewhere
in the West, two and q half years ago, he
has received less than 81 per month, cash,
from his parish, for ministerial support,
but in the way of private donations and
boxes from New England what was
equivalent to $500.
The Episcopal Church in Brooklyn
known as the Good Shepherd has ladies'
sewing society which meets weekly at
different houses, having two peculiar
rules-one of them imposes fine of 81
on any one who talks scandal, and the
other prohibits their making money by
lotteries or any other means that dishonors
God.
There are over IA, 10000 children of
the school age in this country. We spend
annually for schools over sos, ZOO, 600.
which is equal to one-third of I per cent.
of the property, real and personal, of the
whole country, as returned by the last
census, and We employ 221 600 teachers.
The National Government has already set
aside for educational purposes 10000, 900
acres Of the public lands.
The Committee on German of the
Washington School Board recommend the
study Of that language in the public
schools, on the grounds that it viii rem.
der the nation more homogeneous, allure
German youth to our excellent schools,
and promote business. Other reasons are
that valuable scientific works are printed
in Germany, and that knowledge of Ger.
man assists the accomplishment of good
English.
The following are the statistics of the
New York Episcopal Diocese: Clergy.
men economically resident in the diocese,
3O5; churches and chapels, 1888. Bap-
/ fISyno. AApp0fo ARR. Snforto
from 142 reports, 4,O99; confirmed, 2, ass:
marriages, 1886; burials, 2O67; cate.
chumens, 22,473; catechists, or Sunday
School teachers, 2,031 COMMITMENTS, &C..
282; total contributions from 1874 parochial
reports, $949, O6175.
The Unsoersalist Register shows that
there are now 657 preachers of that de-
nomination in the United States. Among
the list of names are to be found those Of
Follen, Wesley and Ballou. Thirty-three
were ordained in 1872, eighteen in 1873.
Thirteen o. their ministers died in 1873.
There seems to be no Universaiist
churches in Virginia, Oregon, Texas,
Tennessee, South Carolina, Nebraska,
Dakota and the District of Columbia.
| The School Directors of San Francisco
have lately abolished the teaching of
French and German in the public schools,
except in six of the highest grade. The
reason they give for this action is that
there are 10000 children in the city who
receive no primary instruction because
there are not funds sufficient to erect suit.
able edifices to accommodate them, and it
is the duty of the Directors to supply in
struction of primary necessity to these
children before giving to the rest instruc.
ton not absolutely necessary. The Erie
Dtspatch suggests that this plan would be
of advantage throughout the country.
Personal and Literary.
| Henry Ward Beecher has preached al
Plymouth Church over twenty-five years
| Mr.. Wilkie Collins has had his life
insured in an American company for SO,