Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-07
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

NEL4OlVUS AMI LDJlA llUNAl.
The colored Catholics Of Washington
have the finest Catholic church in that
city,
With a population of Ga coo, Toronto
had last year an average attendance of
1856 in the schools.
Connecticut has five colleges and dis
tinct professional schools, ,53S ungraded
district schools, POI graded schools, 80
high schools, 26 academies and 249 pri-
vate schools.
The public schools of Brooklyn re-
quire for their support $639, 900, exclu-
sive Of the State appropriation Of $780,
AL. The account for teachers salaries
will next year amount to over 800, 900.
-Thehext annual meeting Of the Young
Mems Christian Associationof the United
States and Canada will be held at Toron-
&c, Canada, July 1916, in Shaitesbury
Hall. A large attendance of delegates il
expected.
The annual Convention Of the South
ern Baptists was held in Richmond May
n-15. The receipts Of the Board of For
eign Missions during the year were re-
ported as SOL ,425, those of the Board Of
Home Missions as $4,000.
"A young lady assistant in one OF the
Boston schools was SICK one dav recently,
and substitute was sent in There had
not cen single case of corporal punish
ment in her room for six months but the
substitute used the rod not less than six
times before recess in the morning.
The English New Testament Revision
Committee have struck out AS spurious
the last seven verses of the last chapter
Of St Mark. They have also struck out,
as being false Interpolation, verse in
one OF the Epistles which is frequently
quoted as "A proof OF the existence OF the
Trinity.
Under the provisions of a new act Of
siio Massachusetts Legislature, School
Committees snail direct what books shall
&c used. and shall prescribe as far as
is practicable the course of studies and
exercises in the schools A change of
book may be made by a two. thirds vote of
the whole committee, provided notice of
such proposed change has bee1nnade at n
previous meeting Of the Bo!Sh and if
any change is thus made, each pupil then
belonging to the public schools requiring
ing the substituted book, slul be fur.
nishcd by the school comm ittee at the ex.
pense OF the town or city.
AT The Methodist preachers meeting,
in New York lately, the Rev. Mr.. Bow
ditch, on behalf of the committee APP
pointed to investigate the subject of pro
viding unicrmented wine for 0acramental
use, reported that good untermcnted wine,
which viii keep for any length of time,
can be made rs follows; take any kind
ofripe grapes and boil with a small guam
tiiy OF water until reduced To pulp !,
STRATA through fine muslin, and to every
gallon of Juice thus obtained add from
three to -four pounds Of common sugar
then boil the juice over again, and pour
while hot into alright Jars or bottles,
which must be kept closely sealed The
wine will begin 10 ferment in a few days
If exposed TO the air, The cost OF this
wine Is about 81 per gallon"
The London Missionary Chyoaacie
says that of the South African tribes, the
liottcD,ois are surprisingly hard to con
vert Ia Christianity, and ready to back
slide. The kahirs are greatly superior,
Intellectually and physically, yet they
have hela out Tor fifty Years against Chris
tan influences There is scarcely gen
uine convert among them, their resentiul
wariike natures being a bar 10 sympathy
with Tie missionaries teachings Re
doubled efforts are being made in their
behalf The Sulus are equally unap.
pruachable, The BeChuanas, comprising
tue other and much the largest race in
South Africa, are mild and tracmble.
They take 20 Christianity readily. the
Christian Sabbath is generally observed
In their territory, and they are giving up
their nomadic habits 20 become cultiyat.
ors of the soil