The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-23

school and Church.
Atlanta Is 70 have a new colored
schools Baptist seminary-which will
be under the control Of the American
Baptist Home Mission Society.
Arrangement have been made in
Massachusetts, for State Convention
on the " Sabbath question:" to be held
in May. in Springfield, and also in Bos-
ton.
In Mill Hill College, London, there
are 80 students preparing themselves
for the Catholic priesthood, with the in
tention Of being missionaries to the
negroes Of America and the pagans Of
India.
American Presbyterians have for
some years been importing from Eng
lard distinguished ministers Of their
faith, and now English Presbyte-ss ms are
returning the compliment At recent
meeting VI the Presbytery Of London the
Rev DIR. Patton Of Chicago was chosen
TO fill the vacant chair OF theology in
their London college. The emoluments
OF the position are f. 500 yearly. The
nomination was made by DR.. Donald
Frazer.
DIR. Loyick Pierce, the patriarch OF
American Msthodism, who was ordain-
ed BY Bishop Asbury, and who began
his service as preacher in 1904, on his
ninety-fourth birthday anniversary, the
24th Of last month, baptized five 81 his
great-grardchildren and one great
great graDdchild At his home in Sparta,
Ga, where he resides with bis son,
Bishop Pierce OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. South.
The New Orleans CHrisfinn Adro-
cate says that the success Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church among people Of
color ia the Southern States since the
Wsr has been well nigh marvellous
"Over 200, 600 people OF color have been
gathered within our communion: over
1000 churches have reen built. and
ministers received and largely educated
to NIL their pulpits and over 200 col
ored young men and women are In our
Freedmen Aid Society schools in The
South The success Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church among the white
population Of the South since the War
has also been marked"
Foreign Notes
The Empress Of Japan takes great
isterest in the silk-spinning and other
industries Of her country.
The use Of telegraph wires for mes
sages from one part Of Paris to another
ceased on the 1st Of May Pneumatic
tubes are in operation Blank forms
for messages are sold TO the public, ard
may contain any number Of words. The
charge is 10 cents il the form is left open,
and Is cents II II Is closed
Lord Odo Russell, British Embassa-
dor In Berlin, astonishes the Germans
BY the magnifcence OF his entertain
ments in that city, which are equal to
those given bv Royalty Two Of the
Secretaries, Sir John Walsham and Lord
Hamilton, also entertain very hand
somely; and the economical disciples Of
King William marvel A. the seeming ex-
travagancc.
The present heads Of the houses Of
Norfolk and Sutherland have. for the
first time in their history, abandoned
The Liberal party and joined the stand
ard of the Earl Of BescoHsfeld. The
Duke of Norfolk owes his liberty 70 sit
10 the House Of Peers to the Liberal
party, and the Duke Of Sutherland re-
ceived both his Marquisate and Duke
dom from them.
--Umkwe Cantaba i the sonorous
name Of Zulu Prince, cousin Of King
Cetewayo. BY the labors Of Swedish
he has been led to embrace
Christianity, and recently visited Swe-
den with this missionary On his ar
rival al Helsingborg, town Of about
5000 inhabitants. one Of his first re-
marks was: IL never knew before
that there were so many white men in
the world. From their war with my
cousin. thought that they we're rather
q small tribe"