Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-02-21
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

the Methodist pattern, have been
adopted by the Anglican churches of
London known as advanced. Mr..
Spurgeon also held matchmaking
in his tabernacle on New Years Eve.
1t was attended by great crowd.
There is practice at Harvard Col
lege Of lending money to students
whose circumstances require it, and
of taking notes in return. Many OF
these notes are never paid. 1t is esti-
mated that over S35, 900 is now due to
the college from students who have
never repaid what they borrowed. In
his last annual report, President Eliot
states that the majority of these debt
ors are in the ministry, and takes
strong ground against the extension
of the beneficiary system.
The Congregationalist has an
swered the question SO often asked rs
To minister, las he any snap in
him ?" 1t thinks candidate for
pulpit might well ask, Have the peo-
pie any snap in them? Have they
snap enough 10 pay the minister's sal
airy promptly Have they snap
enough togo to church fol every sery-
ice required of him az certainly as to
their places Of business weekdays,
storms or sunshine, winds blowing
hot or cold? Have they snap enough,
when there, To keep wide awaken
Jerusalem contains about 5000
or 5000 Jews; there are more in
North Africa than in Judea. In Italy
and Spain there are very few. In
Great Britain they are in the proper
ton of one in 900: III France, four
in 900; i'm switzerland there are
1000; in Germany, including Alsace,
Lorraine and the Polish Provinces,
jf2, 900; in Austria, 1876, 600, one
third of them occupying Gallicia, of
whose population they will be a ma
iority before long at the present rate
of increase; in Russia there are |, $780,
100; in the old Kingdom of Poland
Jews are thirteen per cent. of the pop
ulation, and are over thirty-tive per
cent. in Warsaw.
The Philadelphia Times summa-
rl2es the work Of the Young Mems
Christian Association Of that city:
During the past year the Association
found situations for 995 adults and $50
lads, and furnished lodgings for 2, 100,
and 1850 meals All this is in addi-
ton TO the better known work of the
Association, the numerous meetings
of various kinds, the support of the
reading-rooms, and SO forth, and it
should serve to quicken the public de
sire that this excellent Association
may soon occupy the noble building
prepared for it, where its usefulness
can be so greatly extended. The
building is finished, but the Assoca-
ton, which now has an aggregate
membership Of 3.45S, very wisely re-
fuses To occupy 1t until completely
paid for, II has cost S370, 900, all of
which has now been paid but $40, 900,
a sum which, for such purpose. this
community ought to raise in week.
DR.. Charles Saffray, learned
Frenchman, who visited the Centen-
NAL Exposition, and carefully stud
led our school systems. thus criticises
the position we accord the teachers:
THUS the first reform which the
friends of education ought to desire to
see realized IN the United States, is
the abandonment of a system which
places the appointment Of a teacher in
the hands OF men whose official career
lasts only three years, and who are
influenced, in spite OF themselves, by
the very circumstances to winch they
owe their election. The teacher should
be chosen for his merit, proved 10y
diplomas and serious examinations,
he should feel sure of preserving his
position ~ long ~ he remains worthy
thereof; his salary should secure him
a modest comfort, with the knowledge
that after twenty-five years of loyal
service, he can count upon an old age
not exposed to misery. AS long as the
United States do not assure TO teach
erS lmpartlallty OF nomination and
promotion, pclmanenCe OF functions.
and security tol the future, they will
too often, have only inferior or medi-
OGRE teachers, and in spite of the most
llattering programmes, popular instrac-
ton Will remain, in many districts,
quite insufficient