Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-26

IHE CIRCULATION ot III ptNIiiohr' ~
THE PARIS EXHIBITION.--Six hundred thou
sand portions Of the Word of God have been
issued from tho Kiosk of the Crystal Palace
Biblo Stand on the Place du Trocadcro, since
May 1st. These were mostly in French, but
an immense number were in German, English,
Arabic, Greek, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, For.
tugucse, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Russian, and
Hungarian, and not few in Chinese and Japan.
ESQ., This fact cminently illustrates the readiness
of Frenchmen and others to know more OF Holy
Scripture The movement has the cordial
sympathy Of the authorities, and the Pre-
focturo has granted MIR. Alexander the special
privilege to employ colportcur5 outside all the
entrances Of the Exhibition. Several Chris
tian volunteers labor daily inside the building.
Parcels of Scriptures havo been cent from
Holland for distribution among the Dutcii
visitors. His Highness Prince GalitzIn has
been deeply impressed with the work at the
Kiosk, and has lent his Kiosk at Trouvllc for
Bible distribution Professor Pallatta, OF
Vienna and two English ladies send cheering
accounts of their efforts at this famous seaside
resort. Our Biblo carriage work in France
has 50 interested Prince Galitzin that he in
tends having seven BiDlo carriages in Russia
to be employed in travcrsing cvcry part of the
country With the Word of God. 10 meet the
demands which will be made before tho close
of the Exhibition, another half million Gospel
Portions is required The bulk of French pea
SAINTS will not arrive until after the harvest; to as
sist those residing in distant provinces who de-
sire to visit the metropolis, the French depu'
tics have just voted grant Of 10000 francs.
"A complete revolution has been intro
duoed this year in tho primary departments OF
the Boston public schools by the substitution
of oral exercises and object lessons by the
teacher for books. There will be an exercise
called "language," which means English, and
which is intonded to train tho scholars to cX-
press in their own words what they really
know. The spelling and grammar books arc
abolished (this is in the primary section) aud
correct reading takes the place of both. The
spelling lesson is never so valuable as when 1t
is a written drill, as spelling comes by the eye
quito as much as correct grammatical speech
is properly taught to young children by the
car alone. Much of the time heretofore gwen
to geography and the constant exercises IN
boundaries and capitals is to be spent 10 nat
ural philosophy and physiology. Instead OF
parsng there will be written exercises in com.
position, in letter writing and the arrange
mcnt of words, which may be made OF great
interest to the class, if thoy arc called On to
critioiSo blackboard work. From May TO Nc
vcmbcr plants will be studied by tho little
folks, from November to May anjmaIs, trades,
occur pations, common phenomena, mythology
cal and biographical stories, metals aud mine
rails, by means OF thcso teachers talks. The
changes id the upper school OF Boston include
the study of physiology, which is Of prime nc,
ccssity TO every growing girl and boy, and
may keep thcm from ignorant neglect or VIC
ation oil the hcalthfuI laws which govern
them. m.-BaNinaore Sun.