The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10

The Unitarians al West RoNbury.
Mass, recently invited the Congrega-
I tionalists 10 Join them in social gath
ering, and all went merry ~ "A marriage
E bell till il was announced that dancing
would begin in few inmates, when the
Congreea abandoned the hall
in huff.
The Minnesota Senate, by vote Of
so to 8, has passed bill TO make the
State the originator and manufacturer
of textbooks TO be used in its public
schools. The measure was urged BY it,
friends IS measure of economy, and
denounced by Its opponents as utterly
absurd and ridiculous.
The Presbyterians OF Philadelphia
have succeeded in finishing the bronze
monument in memory of the Rev. DIR.
Witherspoon, who was the only clerical
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Ii cost S2O,elO. and money has
been raised by appeals To the churches
and Sunday-schOols. The monument
will be erected in the Centennial grounds,
near Memorial Hall.
The Rhode Island House Of Rep
AN~tAA-AAANte Has t-A~-NA aAAnNAA AAhA--
ion. a bill providing that land occupied
or owned by churches, schools, colleges,
and charitable institutions shall no
longer be exempt from taxation. Build
ings actually used for religious, educa-
tional or charitable purposes are still
exempt. Buildings owned by incorpo-
rated Libraries and free public Libraries
are exempted by the bill.
In letter from the Duke Of Nor
folk asking aid for the deposed German
priests, which appeared IN the London
Times, January %, il j. stated that the
recent Prussian law by which the State
stipend is withheld from those priests
who refuse compliance with It's terms
has withdrawn the sum Of over El3j,-
coo from the Catholic Church in Prus-
sia. The number Of priests whose sal
aries are thus cut off. either wholly or
in part, l. given by the same authority
as about 10000.
A w. COney, the superintendent
Of the mission Of the American Sunday
School Union in the Valley of the Mis-
sissippi, reports that under his direc-
ton, during period Of 80 years. -, 600
s~AAAAAN "AuO04~ nANE UtrM
visited, and aided, is6 missionaries
have been At different times employed,
and books and papers 70 the value Of
SOS, 60 have been distributed 10 these
schools: Of these books and papers,
part. 10 the value OF so, 600. were given
gratuitously.
A Judicial Committee Of the In
glish Privy Council has decided thecase
" jenkins against Cook appealed from
the Arches Court ~ Canterbury in favor
Of jenkins. jenkins had denied the
personality OF Satan and Rev Mr. Cook
thereupOn refused 20 administer the
sacraments. jenkins sued in the Court
Of Arches, and the Court sustained Mr..
Cook. The Judicial Committee. how
ever, condemned Cook to pay all costs,
and admonished him no; to refuse to
administer sacraments TO jenkins.
in an address on Self-Culture,-
delivered ~ a recent session of the Yer
mont State Teachers Association, Oc-
cur the following pertinent thoughts
" Teaching j. not a trick 10 be learned
in few hours AT an educational con-
vention, or a trade to be gained in three
months at a normal school. IL is, raih-
er, professionally work Of lifetime
IL is good to compare ourselves with
heroic men and women and TO be in the
presence Of genius, either in men or
books. To secure the means Of culture
often requires money, and teachers are
often themselves TO blame that they do
not have more Of it, They should make
their services worth better prices and
should get better prices"