Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-25
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Boston is to have two vacation
schools for children who do not want
to take the semi-annual intervals of
idleness.
The faculty of Dartmouth College
have decided that hereafter no student
shall have the benefit of scholarship
who will not pledge himself to spend
no money for liquors, tobacco, billiards
and dancing.
An amendment to the School law
of Nevada provides that salaries of
teachers shall be determined by the
character of service required, and that
in no district shall there be discrimi-
nation in the matter of salary as
against female teachers.
Speaking of Utah's lack of edu-
cational facilities, the Salt Lake
Tribune says: 1.-The Mormon priest
hood periidiously discourage and hinder
the diffusion of education. At this
moment the energies and means of their
Impoverished followers are strained to
the utmost to uprear costly temples
when there is not school-house wor-
thy of the name tSave one or two mis-
sion Schools) in the land"
The whole number of pupils en-
rolled IN the public schools of Chicago
during the month Of February was
4l,97S. OF these SAT belonged to the
High, School, 1913 TO the Division High
Schools, Q 1920 to the Grammar Schools
of the North Division, $3.50 to those
of the South Division, and 2l,7SS to
those Of the West Division.
Lord Blantyre says good word
foriAmerican missionaries in the Lon
don Telegraph. He writes "ln happy
contrast with the threatenings of war
by Russia and by some in this country
on account of the Christians of the
Greek Church in Turkey. are the peace
full, patient, long-Sutfering labors of
the American missionaries, and the
numerous other benevolent agencies in
the East, all Of whom are assisted in
their work by the Turkish Missions
Aid Society Of London. The Ameri-
cans for a long time, | understand,
spent about $50, 600 year upon mis-
sionary objects in Turkey in A STA, and
have made marked and valuable prog
ress in disseminating the purer faith
Of Protestants.'
The following is the programme Of
the tWenty-second- annual Convention
Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations in America, to be held III
Louisville, June Go. The mee.ing
for organization will be held in Library
Hall. Fourth street. at eleven a. M,
on Wednesday The topics for discus
sion will be: j.. The international
work intrusted to the Executive Com
mittee: 2. The work of the Provincial
Committees in New England, the West
and the South: 3. The use of the Bible
f. The evangelistic work Of the Asso
citation and the qualifications of those
engaged in it; 5. Association work in
it's adaptations to the wants of young
men. Associations having one hun
dred active members or less are en-
titled to two delegates, and to one adj
ditional delegate for every additional
one hundred members, provided that
no association has more than ten dele
gates.
1t is told Of Bishop Simpson, the
eminent Methodist divine, that soon
after his election to the Episcopacy he
stayed at Lancaster, Penn, was intro
duced to Mr.. Bishop, the pastor, as
Brother simpson, and was allowed
with some difiidence to preach Sunday
morning. While the collection was
being taken pp Mr.. Bishop, who was
astonishedat the preacher S eloIuence,
asked, Are you travelling preach
cry Eyes" said Bishop simpson,
Il have been an itinerant for several
years, and now travel a very large cir
cult a.sWhat conference do you
belong to?" 81 did belong to the
Pittsburgh, but cannot say that am
attached to any particular Conference.
- What did you say your name was 2"
"Simpson." Simpson! Not Bishop
Simpson ~ "Why. they cal me
Bishop sometimes. Greatly surprised,
Mr.. Bishop rose and exclaimed, 81
/ have the pleasure to announce to the
congregation that the eloquent preach
er Who has addressed US this morning
is Bishop Simpson"
a POOR woman was lately mounting
a hill in France, dragging after her a
little carriage containing her child,
when the carriage of the Mayor of
Marissel came Slowly along. Feeling
weary, she attached her burden to the
MAYORS carriage, but he, knowing
nothing of what was going on, sud
denly touched up the horse, which
started at canter. In vain the poor
woman screamed; the carriage rolled
swiftly away. and when she reached