The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-11
GALL AND sHH US
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The best boy in school should al
way be the best one out of it.
Prof. George w. AIberton, of Rnt-
gers College. N. j., has accepted the
Presidency of the Pennsylvania State
College.
During the last year Virginia has
expended upon her public schools. of
which she has 1882, money to the amount
of 81, 100. 23S. %
So many of Port Jervis IN. Y.)
school boys carry revolvers and toy pis-
tolls that the Board of Education has or
dered the immediate expulsion of any Of
their number found in possession of the
deadly weapon.
The mortality among the Bishops on
the Methodist Episcopal Church has been
great during the last few years. Kings
ley, Thompson. Baker, Ames, James,
Gilbert, Haven, E. 0. Haven and Scott
have all died within very short time-
OF the survivors, Eost, Foster and Bow
man have recently been near DEATH
~ y. Sun.
dAti leaz n aAat At5H. Af'I DE- 1ji; @
..ls,ss fs,spaarIr dressed III t1e gifi. How
did you know her?'' inquired the mother
"Why, you see, mamma. she came into
our Sabbath-school alone and made
place for her on my seat, and | smiled
and she smiled and then we were ac-
quainted. "-C Chicago Tribune.
The Rev. Samuel Scoville, of Siam
ford. said at the Yale Alumni meeting
that the Yale yell of twenty-five years
ago was more manly than the weak
yah of the present He illustrated
his remarks with specimen howl of tbs
past. and the New Haven people who
heard it silently thanked Heaven that il
had been modified Boston Post.
Mr.. Robert S. Coleman, n recent
graduate of Trinity College. Hartford,
Conn, is pleasantly remembered by the
students of the college for his muniiicent
gift of the Delta Psi chapter house,
beautiful granite building on the college
trounds. Since leaving college he has
actively entered the iron business at Leb-
pnon, Pa, and Is known as the million
hire iron master of that region.-N T..
Post.
The Church of England has of late
been kindly disposed toward that rather
irregular religious body, the Salvation
Army, and the Bishop of Bedford lately
conducted a meeting in which members
of the Army did the singing. He spoke
OF the indlHefent masses Which blc
Church failed to save and which the
Army was somehow awakening. I've
will have. " said he, mo jealousies. Go
in Gods name and drag them out of the
mire, if YOU can" The Bishop OF Ok
ford spoke more cautiously in a sermon
devoted to the subject; but he said the
Church dare not forbid these Jealous
men or oppose them. lest it should be
found TO be fighting against God.-N- T.
Times.
Few men in Maine have crowded
more genuine hard work into their lives
than Elder John Spinner, of Starks,
Free-Will Baptist clergyman, sixty-four
years old. The old gentleman is black
! smith by trade, having worked twenty
wears at that business. When nine years
/ old he commenced preaching, frequently
ss. ~.~sl-ss s.i<.---s.ls n Ssttsa-
day, preaching two sermons, and re-
| turning on foot at night. In his life he
has moved thirty-eight times and has
erected twenty-three buildings. Among
other things he has delivered 5000 SER
mons, attending over 200 funerals in
Starks, married over 200 couples, bap-
tized over 200 people, and raise fami-
ly of ten children.-AHgtsta Journal.