Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

-"To send an uneducated child into
the world" says Paley, sis title better
than to turn out mad dog or wild beast
into the Streets
The Liberal CAristian describes a
curious custom which still survives in
certain parts of Wales: At funeral
hireling, "who lives by such services, has
handed over to him loaf of bread,
maple bowl full of beer or milk and a
sixpence, in consideration of which he
takes upon himself all the sins of the de-
funct, and frees him or her from walking
after death" The scapegoat is called a
Sin-eater."
The Rev. George Zabriskie Gray in
recent number of the Churchman protests
in forcible manner against the repur-
chase Of churches in foreclosure sales by
interested persons. Because of the pres
ent depreciation of real estate val
ues, money can be actually saved in this
way, as a great deal of the property which
is sold in foreclosure may be bought for
less than the value Of the mortgage. Mr..
Gray refers to two cases in which congre-
cations have taken this course, ana he
cond ennis the action as Immoral and OPP
posed irreconcilably to the ethics of the
Word of God. as well as to the common
rules Of honesty"
AT a late informal meeting of the
clergy of New York City belonging to one
Of the leading denominations, attention
was drawn to the fact that the religious
awakening had been general and whole
some during the last winter, yet there had
been no marked application of its practi-
Cal lessons to public morality and to the
outrages upon rectitude in high quarters
of national influence. The suggestion
was made that the clergy Of all denomina-
tons might fifty unite in a protest against
this corruption and in call for civic re-
form upon grounds of Christian ethics.
The subject Was left in the hands of
committee, with power to do whatever
seemed to them best after consultation
with men of judgment and character.
There is much agitation among Chris
tian scholars in Germany in view of the
aggressive attitude of large part OF the
popular press toward Christian ideas and
institutions. The facts which they ad-
duce as to the newspaper and periodical
press are worthy of full and careful con-
sideration. We will at present only give
the result Of the statistics of the book
publishers as illustrating the condition of
theological literature. In 1868 more than
10000 new books and charts were pub
lished in Germany, and in 1874 the num-
Der increased to 12,07O. Up to the year
1871 theology headed the list, but it has
now fallen below education, Jurisprudence
and politics, and numbers only ,094 pub
lications, against ,239 in 1S73.-Detrott
Free Press.
M. Thollois has been authorized by
the French Government, to apply to the
primary schools in Paris his g. improved"
method Of teaching children to read.
The apparatus required is a small wooden
box, divided into compartments, each
containing letter, sign or figure. Each
scholar has one of these boxes, while the
teacher has one OF the same sort, but
larger. The teacher names aloud letter
as, for example, A-,akes it out of his
box and shows il to the class; each pupil
does the same, laying his letter on the
cover of his box. In this way the child
is forced to give attention, while he is
wholly occupied with eyes, mind and
hand. The experiments Of NJ. Thollois
have already proved eminently success
full In the first school he undertook to
teach, twenty-five children were put under
| his care, entirely ignorant of their letters,
and in two days fifteen Of the class knew
! them tolerably well.-N. Y. Ecening Post.