The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


Twenty seven missionaries for
China and Japan left San Francisco re-
Gently in one steamer.
The gifts of the late Edwin b. Nor
gan to Wells College, at Aurora, N. Y,
foot up about $36l,OOO.
The London SATURDAY. Reyie,D
classes Michigan University as
woman college, because Ann Arbor is
a feminine name!
The School Directors of Mononpa-
hela City, Pa, require every lady
teacher employed to sign contract not
to marry during the school year.
The Irish Presbyterian Synod has
adopted resolutions strongly condemn
ing the growing practice of sitting in
instead of standing during prayers.
"A Union Church has been started
at Newheld, Conn, comprised of thirty
members-Adventists, Methodists, Bap-
fists and Congregationalists. : Christian
Union
Colonel Shorter, the Rome, Ca.
millionaire, left in his will bequest of
S35,000 and one hundred shares of rail-
road stock to the college that bears his
name, as permanent endowment. the
income therefrom to be used for the en-
ployment of teachers and the assist
ance of needy teachers. Chicago Times
AT the commencement of Mount
Union College, Ohio, few days since,
1T was stated that during the year the
2 attendance had been 515, with a great
err average attendance than formerly,
and that the total number of students
from the origin of the college had been
1926, about one-fourth of them ladies,
and over one-half teachers.
The revision of Luther's Bible, be-
gun in 1868, has just been finished. OF
the thirty original members of the re-
vision committee but fourteen live to
see the revision completed. The work
is now to be printed and submitted to
the university faculties for criticism. 1t
will probably be ready for the public in
about two years.--M Y. Independent.
An English newspaper writer says:
"Sermons, when for charity, might
be reduced in length were everybody to
follow the example of friend of mine.
When sitting under one of these SER
mons, he places twenty shillings in his
pocket. After the sermon has lasted
twenty minutes, he deducts a shilling
for each extra five minutes, and only
puts in the plate what remains. IN
Y. Post.
1t is gradually becoming impressed
upon the public that to learn a few sim
pie things intelligently and with the
freshness of interest and liking is better
for child than to commit to memory in
a perfunctory fashion host OF things
which inspire it with nothing but weari-
ness and desire to get through quickly
and be done with it. Exact teaching
suiused with honest enthusiasm is the
boon which the future will bring. The
growth OF public opinion in this direc-
ton has within the last two or three
years been astonishing, - Chicago Jour
nal.
Bishop Loughlin, of Brooklyn, has
suspended the Rev. j. Dougherty. of
the Church of the Guardian Angel, at
Brighton Beach, because he had accepted
money that came from an "improper
source" Father Dougherty accepted
the offer made by Mr.. Engeman of one
days proceeds of the race course. The
day was set and the amount realized
$4,000, which has been returned to Mr..
Engeman. The action of the Bishop
has been approved by most of the cler-
gy, but some of them think the rule
should be extended so as to prohibit lot
teries at church fairs. - CHRISTIAN Union.
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