The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Senator Hoar is to give an address
on 8 Christian Education at the South"
at the next meeting of the American
Missionary Association.
The Tennessee University. an in
stitution supported by the taxpayers,
has decided to exclude negroes, who
may instead go to the Fisk University
at the States expense.
The open air meetings in Chicago,
held under the auspices OF the different
churches, are great success. The
audiences are large, and though made
up OF those not accustomed to attend
church are quiet and orderly.
The Jesuits continue to prosper in
England. 1t is stated that the Imperial
Hotel at Dover, very large building.
which has been unoccupied for several
years, has been purchased by the order
and will soon be converted into Jesuit
college.
There is movement going on
among the Jews to make the Christian
Sunday their Sabbath. as appears from
decision of Rabbi Kohler's congrega.
ton to hold services on that day. Other
Jews protest, however. that their Sab
bath can only be hallowed upon the sew
enth day.
Rev. N. w. Halcomb, recent
graduate of William Jewell College, has
been appointed missionary to Tung
Chow, China, by the Foreign Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton and will sail for China about the
last of October. Mr.. Halcomb is a
native of Missouri.
--American missionaries have at
present 400 schools attended by Is, 900
scholars in Turkey. High schools and
semnaries for training girls have been
established in many of the principal
cities. OF late, colleges for the thor
ough scholarly training of young men
of all nationalities have been founded
at Constantinople, Beyrout, Aintab and
Kharpoot.
The rector of a well-known city
church in London, who receives nearly
| fl, 100 a year, now lives altogether at
the seaside, leaving the parish to be
| looked after and the services conducted
by a curate at f120. This gentleman
has quarrelled with the choir on ques-
ton of remuneration, so that the SER
vices are now hurried over without
music, and the sermon has been discon-
tinued.
The summary of the Presbyterian
Board of Home Missions for the past
year shows that 1,217 men have been.
in commission in thirty nine States and
Territories. Kansas takes the lead,
having 124 missionaries, and Iowa
coming next with 1913. OF the whole
number, $40 are in the Western States
and Territories. The missionaries re-
port 1879 additions on confession and
AIS on certificate, and total mem
bership of 65,666, with 99,019 in the
congregations. There are 1,147 church
edifices, and Si15,S6 of church debts
was paid the past year. The total re-
ceipts of the Board were $345,911, the
largest since the reunion.
In his report to the Columbia Col
lege trustees, President Barnard sketch
es an ideal school. 1t is too long to
give here, but he believes the time has
come when the bodily senses and per-
ceptives should be trained as well rs
the mind, and studies should be more
in the open air and less in school rooms
The mysteries of the world about us are
the first to be communicated to the
student. Books will be u subsequent
consideration. This will give promi-
nence to studies like mineralogy, bot
any and zoology. Every trained youth
will be a scientist less attention will be
paid to the humanites, and very much
more to the actualities of the wondrous
universe in which we live and move and
have our being.