Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-11
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Virginia has now 2,491 schools, in.
structing l08,0H pupils, G
There are now at Yale 1,009 stu
dents, 581 of whom are in the Academ-
ical Department, and 175 in the Shelf
field Scientific School.
In Georgia there is minister of
the primitive Baptist denomination who
has five churches under his care, max
ing it necessary for him to preach all
day long on Sundays. During six days
of the week he goes into the forest and
chops wood to earn living. And he
is seventy-one years of age at that.
Calculations have been made to
show the number of years it would re-
quire at present rates to convert the
entire population of India, and most
formidable showing was the result.
But in spite of these figures, however
discouraging, great progress has been
made since missionary work in that
country began. In 1880 the native
Christians in India, Burmah and North
and South Ceylon numbered 27,000
Last October there were 100000.
Sir Garnet Wolseley's letter to
Bishop Schroeder in regard to exclud-
ing missionaries from Zululand does
not at all dispel the fears of the mis-
sionaries. The letter makes it quite
plain that the various chiefs have the
power to exclude the missionaries alto
gether from their respective districts if
they choose. Formerly it was only nee
essary to get permission from the King
to settle in any part of Zululand. Now
there are thirteen independent chiefs
having Jurisdiction. Sir Garnet does
not speak in very complimentary terms
of the missionaries.
Whatever may have been the case
in past times, it is evident now that
Brooklyn has no legitimate right to the
distinctive name of "The City of
Churches" Figures derived from the
census of 1870 show that she is far be-
hind other cities of this country in pro-
portion of churches to population. OF
prominent cities there are at least ten
that go ahead of her. She has only
one church for every 1,721 of popula-
tion, while Washington, which de-
serves the name which Brooklyn wears,
has one for every 932, Cleveland has
one for every 1,044; New Orleans one
for every 1,345; Cincinnati one for
every 1850; Baltimore one for every
1,412, and Boston one for every 1866.
St. Louis is nearly as well off for
churches as Brooklyn, having one for
every 1852 of population. AS for this
city, she is nearly as far behind Brook
lyn as Brooklyn is behind Washington.
The proportion stands one to 2,613. In
New York State better showing is
made than by Washington herself.
The figures are one to SON. r
Tribune.
Bishop Wiley, of Cincinnati, has
Just returned from an inspection of the
mission work of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church in Europe He first went
to Germany, where he met the German
and Swiss Conference, composed of
seventy-fve members, who occupy 250
preaching places in Switzerland and
Germany, and who are doing pros
porous work. He next went to Copen-
hagen, where he met the Danish mis-
sion, composed of thirteen members.
This mission labors under considerable
in consequence Of the antag-
onism of the State Church, which is
Lutheran. In spite of this, however,
its progress is satisfactory. At Stock
holm Bishop Wiley met the Swedish
Conference, consisting of SIXTY mem
bers, with 200 preaching-pla The
mission has had remarkable success,
and is aided rather than opposed by
the Government. The Norwegian
Conference, consisting of forty mem
0ers, he met at Stavauger, on the
western coast of Norway. He reports
that the work of the mission is quite
successful.