The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-05-20
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,

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The Methodist Conference recently
held in Philadelphia placed on record a
formal protest against Sunday camp
meetings.
The widow of J. E. B. Stuart. the
Confederate cavalry leader, has been
elected Principal of the Virginia Female
Institute at Stanton.
1t is a suggestive and striking fact
that the people Of the Sandwich Islands
contribute annually for missionary pur-
poses outside their territories 1874, 600.
Some churches average more than four
dollars per member. One church sus-
tains five foreign missionaries.
The st. Louis Young Mems Chris
tan Association is enjoying such pros
perity as to need a new house. The
necessity of the Union Methodist Church
to sell was the Associations opportunity
to buy. The price paid was $37 200, q
part of which remains on mortgage.
Drew Seminary was short $500, 900
on its endowment fund, owing to the
failure of Uncle Daniel Drew in 1876.
Vigorous efforts and special church col
lections have made good about $3.50, 900
OF this. The work of raising money
goes on, and the brethren in charge of it
hope to gather the complete half million.
In Persia the famine has been very
severe among the Christian families of
Oroomiah and the vicinity Missionary
Shedd writes that 1,200 of these families
report scantiness of supplies, and that
BOO are suffering dreadfully. The special
famine fund thus far amounts to 50. 100. |
The Missionary station at Oroomiah ia
$500 iq debt, sPecuniary assistance is
earnestly asked for.
The Baltimore School Board has
passed a resolution to try as an expert
ment the employment of colored teach |
ers in the two colored public schools, at
the same time directing the Superin-
tendent OF schools to note the relative
progress of the pupils in said schools
with those of similar schools in which |
white teachers are employed This ac-
ton gives great satisfaction to the color
ed people Of the city. rs
The Rev. Theodore Monod, prom
inent Protestant Pastor of Paris. has
been deputed by a French missionary
society to visit the United States this
spring, to represent the present condi-
ton and needs of Professionalism in France.
and to obtain help for the evangelization
OF farls and other parts of that country.
M. Monod studied theology in the United
States.
Boston school-children are doubtless
IN state of bissful anticipation-the
younger ones, at least. Reading books
have been introduced by the committee
which consist of popular fairy tales, Sc
lected stories from the Arabian Nights.
and poetry for children. The volumes
have clear type and attractive eneravinps !
Just such books as will charm the eve
and mind of the young folks.
The oldest living Bishop of the Ro. II
man Catholic Church is the Archbishop
OF iuam, who has just entered his nine {
ueth year; and he still sails about the
wiz isles in his diocese, carrying his ,
cro one and preaching in the native {
tongue. He holds his crowded stations
on the hl-sides, and takes care of the q
politics OF his archiepiscopal province, |
de is understood to be arranging his pa- t
oers and his literary notes for publica. c
ion after his death. f
Presbyterian clergymen are wanted q
n dakota. The Chairman of a Commit b
ee on Supplies thus defines the REQUIRE n
nents; f" The men wanted are such as
an preach acceptably to professional n
nen OF decided mark; who are sagacious n
nough to see wants and opportunities, a
nd wise enough to enlist men and "
leans Tor all emergencies that can arise. "
a and executive ability are Il
eeded' with scholarly culture and evan il
elistic zeal" Nothing is said about a
'laries, however, though the following p
a sentence in the official advertisement: b
10 such the richest rewards are at b
ind,if successful labor is pleasure, 81
and opportunities and aspiration, and e'
pa results of effort put forth a COM u
Address the Rev. d. C. $,
yon, st. Paul, MINI. Of
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