The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-24
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The pastor Of the Uniyersalist
! Church in Bromfeld, Maine, is Miss
Annette G.. Waltz. M
The late John Magee, Jr., Wat
kins. N. Y, left $4,000 with which to
build five Protestant Episcopal churches,
The first was recently completed at
Antrim. flourishing mining town in
'Tioga County, y s>,,s.,- ~ 500, 1T.
The number of students. at the
Vienna University is now 8, 457, 'exclui--i
slye of 594 4unattached students, or con.
/ slderably more than, at the German Uni
versities OF Berlin and Leipzig Thir-
1 ty-fiye are Americans. ..ssS ys,sfi 81
Mary 3. Ellen, NJ. D.. has been ap-
pointed Professor Of Physiology and
Hygiene aad lresidentIsphysician at
Vassar College. DR.. Allen is a talented
young Philadelphia Quakeress. d pradu-
ate ofthe 'Womeh's Medical College of
pennsylvania, class of 1876.
a.7-At the meeting Of the, Methodist
f1Confererice'in london, james Calvert.
| Of Fiji. said that the greatest blot of the
| FiJians was their cannibalism. One az
fhe natives stated that he had feasted
on 872 different persons, and six or
seven OF the missionaries were eater,
blwhen they first commenced their labors
III rDfgsH 4lasfs fsff ~ - ta.-s.,,. f,,,.
"A church is not to measure its sue
cess by the aecretion of new members. 8
says the Christian Union. That church
is most successful which cultivates most
assiduously the holiness of it's indiyid-
ual members. We call a church strong
as it counts its members by hundreds
and its wealth by millions. Christcalls'
ie strong as it is strong in faith, and
rich in good works. M 90
ini- The FIRST official Sunday-school cen.
sqs in the United States is now being;
taken by the Government. Circulars
containing questions are sent to every.
superintendent These cover the num-
Der OF teachers and children, the ages
'of scholars the number. value and char
.asetef of books in libraries, the property
owned, the money collected and the in
icrease IN. Attendance since 1S70.i3 l4aan
THE rector of the Episcopal church
in Shrewsbury, N, j., reads from
Bible which was printed in 17i7, and
presented to the. church about, 1852.
The church was founded in 1902. The
spire 'isistiffnountef by ali iron crown
OF George HI, II whichs the, soldiers i'm
gthe Revolution amused themselves with
shooting at, as may be seen by the ibyii.i.
let holes intAeiWpoden ball below, ,;.,,,
,.n 1.-The President of Amherst College
has offered to the students the priyi- :
iege of selecting represe ntasives ins
whose, hands will be left certain matters
OF college administration now d Under.
taken blythe faculty. This fbodyYw will
probably be composed of four seniors.
three Juniors, two soph6mores and one
freshman, with member OF Ethe facul...
ty as presiding officer, if the classes &C.
cept the proposal, which seems doubt
Iful. " 5fissfitg orr .sgassl4 Oh Az
,ag TThe Baptist ministers in Germany
complain that the Government has.
during the last year; carried out a reacsii
.tipnary policy against them. Mr.. Jahr,
at Frankfort, has been fined for speak
ing at the grave of a deceased fneinber.5l
His Sunday,sehool has been prohibited
because it meets at private houses, and
teachers and persons who open their,
houses to lSnndayrschools have, been
threatened with fine if they DISREGARD
the prohibition sThe Church Il trying,
70 secures the, protection of regular
House of worship Of its own. ~