The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-07
$500 per Annurn.
NUMBER 80.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

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| The colored Baptists in Tennessee 9
aumber 66.0oo, and have lao churches ..,'
.|s- The Fulton Street. On. Y.,) daily
noon prayer meeting has been estab-
ished twenty-five years - sssgsssss
.-The Presbyterian Church of Canada =
is raising 500, 600 to build churches for a
the Immigrants who are pouring into So
Manitoba sd e.sess s7sgsf.ss,sT ssr1a E.,
Mount Eagle, Tenn, has been Sc
lected as the site for the establishment $.
! OF Southern Chautauqua,s to. be con- -,
Quoted on the broadest basis of Biblical
\ Christianity, %& & gEsssss*N 3l1tgs =
~ --Rev sDr. Macarthur thinks there are ..
70 New York City enough church men, So
sbers not enrolled with anyof the citysor-
CARNATIONS to make Fifteen churches 81
above the average in size, wealth, social
position and Christian activitv,'' s,f..
= "A pretty sight at the evening SER -s
\ wee OF church in Newport. VT, was
the unfolding OF fanight-blooming cereus, Il
whlch W. was carried IN by parishioner.f a.
The blossoms attained their full size near -
| tie close of the servicea ~sgssg sd;
| @-The old slave market at Zanzibar.
where formerly 80 900 slaves were sold
annually, has been transformed into ss
mission premises. with church, mission ass
house and school, under the charge of
the Universities Mission to Africa.
started in lSS9aat the suggestion of DIR.
Livingstone.-N Y Times.
I New York City has 4 school $50
years old, the Dutch Church School, 1T. =,
was founded in 1888 and has been kept
up continually ever since. The present
schoolhou was erected inlSeO and the
Dutch architecture was perpetuated in
its building. 1t is claimed to be the
Oldest educational establishments an the
country. a..
-"How to get people. toe 10 chrrehsssa a
much discussed question: in these lays. ss
When Mr.. Spurgeon was asked how he
succeededso wonderfully in keeping FIisss =
Achureh fulllhe replied: Il fill the p pIlpitsss,s
and let the, people fill the pews." Dr..
Chalmers told a part OF thelsecret when e
he said: "Ahouse-soing preacher makes as
church going people" = Watchmqn. =
r. : The faculty Of Amherst College are So
con vinced that oraterial abilities are more 50
natural than acquired, and that their
possessors have been given undeserved
honors IN commences exercises. Con-
sequently, the occasional speakers will,
hereafter be selected FOR good scholar isss.
snip, and not for fine voices and graceful
SoOStSl - = nC StuilclltS ldtOT I0e c0aQOp.
which is a return to the system formerly s.
followed. .Bosto,s Posi- ss.esssssxs a. ss.as
-Phladelphia has night schools for
work1ngwomen, IN which Che strides are -
divided as follows: Those which every. a.
woman needs, for herself, such as read
ing, writing and arithmetic physiology So
and hygiene sewing, and cutting aIld5s.4
fitting; those which contribute to the
enjoyment of her leisure such as French, ~
German, history and literature ;and such
asscontribute to herx power of improving -
her home -life-viz: cooking, reading 81
aloud, andsinging The teaehers are conn.,
potent yolunt eers.- PhiLadelpbia Press
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Il APUNGENF .RAisAGRAPHS.aafa ..ss
l. -s.Mywife,a' said Middleby,s..does
not talk about stocks and bonds; but
must confess that she sometimes gives 20
nae Some pretty good raii-away intelliy.sas
gence.n--1Ae Judge. -, - /.
= This, - exclaimed the man who was
fitting stove-pipe as the black dust,
dejectedly dropped to the floor. ..this is :.
my tall soot!'-N 7. Commercial Id Sfs
eertiser. SesA asa8 asssas@ wss!ss sslsz4xss
!. Adams fall occurred before Eve
was created; 50 X Is useless to twit O.
woman with being the cause of all our gs
sorrow. 1t was when he fell into a deep
sleep prior to losing rib.-Boston
Trdnscript.a 3 Sr Sss "a sssss.ss,s ygsa 9.ssr,
Mrs, Partington honored as with "a
call this morning. She Is boxing wen, ,sesa
and says she Is like the windows of az
renovated honse--al the old panes are
out OF her and the pnenmatics are things
Of thepast. -Rostoas Star.S ss. = gggs
"A Jackson County, ga a man had -
his ear bitten off by ahorse the other day,
which recalls the old rhyme:s gaE1 ct. gelg
HIS H6w eeass came eis 4 tee e pssss nsssen a ~
@ ffilss A8s:s fssEs 3 sra5s sss pars0n say s
PERHAPS the casual reader has neyerssss
sat down on buzz saw and felt himself
fading away. II 50, he doesn't knew s
what it is to form the acquaintance of a.
sdmnambuistic bulldog in the prime Of IS
Boonleglufig. - -
married but six weeks and in
tearsF' exclaimed friend to weepinggs8
bride. Yes the. first, cruel shadow has
lailen athwart our pathway. It issettled sd
1t last; either must giveup eating tsffy s.
or George must cut of his mustachs.' -.
: Brooklyn Eagle .sAs-''s.''s sass s5S
-aWhy didn't you deliver that mes4szg
'age az Ifgaves it. to- your asked an
Austin gentleman of bis stupid servant.
Il did de best cohld, boss.1,z nYoti 80
lid the best you could, did youp' imi- ..
'ating his voice andsioelss.-ssSo yon did
heabest You could If I<had known that
{ was sending q donkey, / would have
zone myself. |" z 7'esas isiifsiags. .aEsss 1gsB
-2one day steward nighhau,s and insa
Uncertain light, a man bought an over
;oat Of pretended plfnf color The 1s
iext morningit proved 10 be of aguiteysa
90 sunmistakable green. Returning it
Q the shopkeeper, that worthy regafded z
he buyer caamly and said:s Non must.
ave little patience with it, my dear
ir; it ISM rine vet n--LR AE1xtarn sss.la "a