The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-27
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

II you would be served; and humble
yourself, if you would be exalted.
Certain thoughts are prayers
There are moments when, whatever be
the attitude of the body, the soul is on
its knees.
You and must not lay our failure
to do good to the perverse state OF
things. If everybody was right there
would be no need of ministers.
The sum of $4,000 has been re-
ceived by the treasurer of the New
York Presbyterian Home for the Aged
from some unknown benefactor.
BE not ashamed before God of thy
trade every honest calling is accepta-
BILE in His eyes: but with thy trade be
not ashamed of thy God and thy chris
tianity.
The Richmond Christian AdUocate
puts the plea thus: "When religious
paper ceases it's visits to Christian
home, it marks backward step in that
household
You may never have thought of it,
but it is utterly impossible to get down
right angry without raising your voice.
control your temper.
The Protestant Episcopal Church is
beginning to favor the free seat system
at least one of the most hopeful signs
is the discussion of this question in the
journals of that church.
The Southwestern AdU0c0te urges
that most of the mission work among
the colored people of the South should
be carried on by women among the
freedwomen of the South.
Bishop Scarborough, of the Episco-
pal diocese of New Jersey. in an adj
dress stated he had received notice
during the past year of the deposition
of nineteen Episcopal clergymen.
Where mortal eyes, looking at the
outward appearance, contemplateso only
the frail child of earth, the divine Wis
ion may distinguish an air of eternal
glory, a son of God yet unrevealed.
The Northern and Southern Bap-
fists have united in defraying the eX-
pense of the purchase of a chapel in
Rome. The mission in that city is I'M
der the care of the Southern Baptists.
At the present time the whole num-
Der of Jews in Jerusalem amounts to
$4,000 souls. They form more than
one-third of the entire population, and
exceed almost double the Christian por-
ton.
The fifty-third annual report of the
New York City Bible Society gives the
receipts for the year as $6,355. The
larger part of this amount was contrib
uted by the Presbyterians, namely, ST.,
751.
The American Bible Society is pay
ing special attention to colporteur work
in the South. In Arkansas, for exam
pie, $4,000 families had been visited,
and of these $4,000 were found desti-
tate of the Scriptures.
No great man or woman has ever
been reared to great usefulness and
lasting distinction who was unschooled
by adversely. Noble deeds are never
done in the calm sunshine of summers
light. S. Economist.
The Pittsburgh AdUocate says:
Bishop Ames is descended from an
old Puritan stock, his grandfather be-
ing a graduate of Harvard College, and
was chaplain in the army under Wash
ington, and died at Valley Forge in
1777."
The Roman Catholic system of
retreats has gained an acceptance in
the English State Church which would
hardly be supposed by those who do
not closely watch the course of events
Twenty-four or twenty-five are an
nounced to take place by the end of No
vember next. Some of them are for
candidates for holy orders. 1t is esti-
mated that 400 clergymen of the estab-
lishment will 60 into retreat during this
season.
The boy who spends an hour each
evening lounging idly on the street cor
ners, wastes In the course of a year 365
precious hours, which, if applied to
study, would familiarize him with the
rudiments of almost any of the familiar
sciences. If in addition to his spending
an hour each evening he spends ten
cents for cigar, which is usually the
case, the amount thus worse than
wasted would pay for ten of the leading
periodicals of the country. Boys, think
of these things.-JerSey Republican.
Religious liberty in Spain is some
thing different from what it is in most
other countries. In the recent speech
of the Minister of Justice in the Cortes,
he declared his opinion to be that the
term religious liberty in the Constitu-
ton of 1876 only meant liberty within
the walls of churches and cemeteries,
and that on no account would he allow
this liberation to be extended to any
manifestation or propaganda in the
streets, or on the highways, or to the
public teaching in schools, universities,
or books. of doctrines contrary to the
State religion.
The secretary of the New York
Sunday-school Convention reports that
there are in the schools of the State
100000 teachers and scholars. This
total is thus distributed: Teachers co.
600; in adult classes, 100000; scholars
under adult age, 100000. There are,
according to the late census, 1885, col
persons in the State between the ages
of five and twenty-one years of age.
The Sunday-schools statistics leave, there
fore, 800, 900 children unaccounted for.
The number in Roman Catholic Sun
day-schools, which is not reported,