The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-06
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Bible is translated into tbirtr
two African languages, in eight of wbiSh
the whole of the Scriptures are mb
lished.
Atlanta men are working IN
Southern Chautauqua, or central cam
meeting ground, for all the beneyoIpppt
institutions of the South.
Japan is thoroughly awake in tbo
matter of education. She has established
schools all through the country. and a.
the University of Toxic there are now
200 students.
Good old Mrs. Barton. of NAw
Haven, has been for nearly fifty wears
the teacher of large and Important
Bible class. A few days ago her class
met to celebrate her eightieth birtbday
-New HaUen Register.
The National Societies of the Ran
fist denomination hold their anniverSs.
ries in New York, May 24-31. TbeSe
societies are the Foreign Missioparv
Union, the Home Mission Society ap5
the Publication Society.
Mrs. George Clinton Smith. NJ
Springfield, Ill, has undertaken tbe
compilation of a woman's hymn-book
She asks that all women who have writ.
ten hymns that have been published con.
fer with her Chicago Tribune.
Rev. DR.. Magoun, of Philadelpbia
told his New York brethren the. Other
day that he started in life as a brickaver.
and that when he laid down the trowel
and took up the clerical pen, he secured
the first brick he had ever laid convert.
ed it into an inkstand, and had Used #
ever since.
The students of the University Of
Missouri disliked Professor Lowry and
asked for his removal. This requestwas
refused, as they gave no good reason
why it should be granted. Three hun.
bred of them burned the Professor in
efligy, and then marched round his res.
Mence singing Hang Tom Lowry on
sour apple tree. "-ChicagO Herald
- Mr.. Barring Gould represents there.
ligious condition of Germany as not yerv
encouraging. He says that of the l5O.
600 inhabitants of Hamburg only 5000
attend worship, and there are only five
parish churches. In Berlin there are
100000 Protestants, but only 1890 at
tend church on Sundays. The church
attendance in Darmstadt is only three
per cent. Throughout Germany only
fourteen out of one hundred persons at.
tend any kind of religious service
English missionaries have begun to
work in the peninsula of Corea-a land
from which almost all Europeans have
heretofore been jealousy excluded. The
area of Corea is 10000 square miles, and
the population about 100000 souls.
The language is quite unlike both Chi
nese and japanese, and much difficulty
has been experienced in learning it.
Some progress has, however, been made
in this direction, and a translation of the
New Testament has been begun by
Presbyterian missionary named Ross
Chicago Times
President Robinson, of Brown Uni
versity, is this year delivering the course
of Yale lectures on preaching He
states that the proportion of people who
attend church is diminishing. For this
he gives a number of reasons, some of
which are very diverse in character.
Among the reasons are skepticism,
cheap literature, and the practice Of
preaching old sermons. He also men
tons the willingness of too many
churches to exist on supplies of strange
clergymen from Sunday to Sunday, in
stead of securing the services of aregu-
lar pastor. To these he adds the un-
easiness OF the present generation and
the lack of desire of hearing the steady
preaching of an old-fashioned gospel
Chicago Herald.