Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-01-31
Educational g. fictitious


think, and call. them crooked.
! The Methodist wants the old saying. "Ar
honest man is the noblest work of Cod.
changed to. a Christian is the nobles
work of Col
a gentleman dined one day with tlu!
preacher. Dinner was scarcely over before
the scntienan fcll asleep, b,:t WAS awaken
Ell By the divine and invited to go and
hear him preach. IL besecch Won. sir
excuse me. l can sleep very well where
am
A clergyman. seeing young man stand.
ing in the doorway of the church. and
looking hesitalingly about. paused in the
midst Of his sermon anI exclaimed, Go
out. young man; she is not here
The Commissioner of Education has re-
ceived Il letter from the Minister of In
struction in Japan, informing inm of the
establishment. by the Department of Edu-
cation in that country. OF an educational
museum. In this arc displayed the mate
rials collected in America.
Mr.. Sutton. Il we!-hnown pro oGess:on4l
base-lill player. WAS converted at Il recent
revival meeting in Philadelphia. He arose
TO address TIE meeting. and said: IL have
made the first base. and by the l.clD of t..e
Lord will make Il home r.in.''
The Jcwish Messenger says that the Jew
ish Sabbath has apparently ceased TO exert
its old AMI proper influence. anl that Il
fashionable Isi;,eltc is of little use. "Is
American Ja:liism sleeping the sleep of
the fcad:' it asks. The vital importance
to Ju!;,ism of the Sabbath AMI of c;l,lca-
ton. it believes. must be urged by pulpi.
and press it The present ,etl.argy is to be
succeeded by activity.
The Method;sts during tie past fifty
years gave twenty-five ministers to the
Lutheran Church. and received in return
eight Lut!ierHns. The Presbyterians re-
ce!ved twenty Lut''crans and gave about
us many. The Episcopaliuns got f>lrieen
in exchange. AMI the Roman Catholics
four. AMI other denominations fourteen.
making altogether tify-two ministers Civ
en- by the Lutheran Church to other Dr.
nominations and forty-:ive received by this
Church from others within half Il cen
fury.
Of one hunlre;! ministers Who sent writ
ten replies to the query. lis there Il hell:"
s:ven!y-ona gave an affirmative answer.
They assert also that there has been 10
serious Genalture from he doctrine of end
less punishment as held ny orthodox Con-
grc@a'ionllists. The evan r;icaf ministers
Of Philadelphia Lave also settle! the burn
ing brins.cne lake question by formal
announcement that Tie fires OF TIE lower
regions are.st;Il kept np for the punish
ment of unlepcntant sinners.
Religion is thought of by many rs Il pre-
parat;on to die. This is a mistake. Re
Ggien is fit living; but fit l:viny cannot
leave one unprepared TO Gle. Hence. you
are not to be So much concerned how you
shall die as how you ought to live. TO
live wei! is TO make dying inevitable. The
living is your duty; TIE dying is Coils
care. TO E,e is Tire n,a,tcr OF to-day, the
duty next to you; to die is in reserve for
the future known only to God. Religion
is tie spi'.' o: heaven permeating. enliven-
ing. clev.tin", sweetening all your earthly
life. 1t is 10 be to you a sunlight. an at
it is to peryade your exist
enu.
Isn't that about tie most foolish as well
rs wicked thing that was ever asked of Il
teacher. or proposed to be done with little
namely. to keep them still? Why
ut suggcst keeping lambs still. calves
still. colts stM. :ina 9a.tc them grow irealthy
and stren:r? A primary school should
never he still. any more than the spinning
room OF a cotton factory. There should
be order. hut never quiet. The stiffness
hat hears pin drop is always suggestive
IF graveyards and other solemn places
Break up s;,ch stiffness. or you and your
children will be in their graves long before
The good Lord meant you should be. A
good. lively beehive in July il the best
model for Il primary school; and if there
s b,,zzing and humm;ny. it is a good sign
If work. The winters honey is being
stored in that hive.