Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-01


1t has been decided to erect the new
Agricultural and Military College of
Mississippi at Starkville.
The Girls Latin School, organized
in Boston last February, has now IS pu-
pills, and is extremely successful in its
work.
-Indiana's school fund amounts to
100000, and 100000 are given
every year by the people to keep up the
schools, while the school property is
valued at sl2, 100000.
The Wesleyans of England have de-
termined to build in various parts of the
country 100 chapels per year for the
next 10 years. The sum of 1925, 600
has been subscribed for the purpose.
There are now in this country 10
Roman Catholic Archbishops and So
Bishops, against 6 of the former and %
of the latter in 1850. The number of
priests was then 1900, and of churches
1913; while there are now 1854 priests
and 5,54S churches. The colleges have
increased from II to "a, and the Roman
Catholic population has doubled.
AT present there are only about
COG, 900 Protestants in France. That re-
ligious enmity, however, has nearly al
together died out may be inferred from
the fact that no fewer than five minis
tiers in the present Cabinet belong to the
Reformed faith. The Protestants are
not numerous enough to cause trouble,
and The general feeling in France is one
of Indifference.
The Congregational ministers of
Chicago have had discussion of the
amusement question, and have gone into
details on cards, billiards and dancing.
They agree for the most part to pro-
nounce against these, not directly as
evil in themselves, but because of the
associations which are generally insepa-
rable from them. They did not 60 so
far as thus to denounce croquet, and
they do not consider the associations of
that game as pernicious as those which
cluster around the billiard-table.
In February next the French Gov
eminent will open a school for instruc-
ton in matters relating to electricity
and telegraphy. This step has been
considered necessary in consequence of
the union of the French telegraph and
postal service, the working of which is
at present far from efficient. The course
of lessons will extend over period of
five months, and each session will be
terminated in time for the examination
appointed by the authorities.
The Rev. DIR. Bartlett, of Dart
mouth College, urges in the Congrega-
tionalist that the cause of religion is be-
coming deeply concerned in the question
of ministerial standing. alt has be-
come possible" he says, "for reckless
clerical Adventures to range almost un-
hindered from place to place, corrupt
ing and harrassing the flock" He gives
the following as cases within his per-
sonal knowledge: A student was ex-
PEELED from Western theological semi
nary for vulgarity, obscenity, and false
hood; yet he went directly to New Eng
land, was ordained, and made a pastor.
A dissolute young pastor in New Eng
land was formally turned out of the
ministry; but within year he was in
charge of a church in distant STATE.
An Englishman came over with fors ID
credentials, and almost destroyed YER
mont church that employed him; but as
often as exposed he found new pulpits.
A Michigan preacher fled from Michi-
gan to escape triel. and was immedi- |
ately engaged by Minnesota chu oh,
where his ''low-lived department got
him again into trouble. A New Eng|; I'd
church in large city engaged a pc ,r
whose private life was so bad Il u
council had refused to settle him. DR..
Bartlett thinks that his own denOmina-
ton. the Congregational, ought to adopt
stricter methods of examining into the
characters Of clerical candidates and of
investigating charges.
Haps and Mishaps.