The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-08
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


his three weeks work in ireland was
the most productive of his life.-Chi-
cd9o Herald.
The Methodists of the South have
determined to make their centennial
celebration next year a memorable
occasion.-M 7. Independent
10 save expense there is now a
preparatory school in London in which
students can soon determine whether
they have the requisite qualifications to
become a doctor.
-Agreat many ministers know when
to begin discourse, but not one in ten
knows when to leave off, The man
who has the genius to put his amen in
the right place is always popular.-M
7. Herald.
-'I'm glad Bobbie's goin' to that
school," remarked Mrs Malaprop,
''cause it's teached by good pedigree
or synagogue some folks call him L
befieve-and furthermo', they don't
have no currycomb, like these new
tangled colleges. y YonkerS Gazette.
Rev. w. X. Kip, Protestant Episco-
pal Bishop of California, has Just cele-
brated the thirtieth anniversary of his
ordination. He was formerly rector of
st. Pauls, Albany, and on his journey
as missionary bishop to California was
shipwrecked at San Diego, and there
preached his first sermon in the diocese.
Detroit Post.
1t was a matter of very consider
able doubt for many years with me
whether Young Mems Christian as,
sociations were anything else except a
subordinate kind of bachelor church;
but the steady development, the growth,
and broadening of these institutions
have, quite happily for me, dispelled,aiF
such doubts and fears; and now, taking
1T cemprehensively, regard the system
of Young Mems Christian associations
as being one of the remarkable de-
velopments of Gods providence in our
day.-H. w. Beecher.
The Cherokee AdUocnte saws there
are 6,4G0 members of Baptist churches
in the Indian Nation, about 10 churches
and eighty ordained ministers. The
proportion of churches and church
members is greater than in any white
community known, There are only
about $4,000 Indians. The institutions
of learning, both of the higher grade
and the common schools, are reported
to be prosperous and the outlook en-
couraging. Principal Chief Early, of
the Ottawas, says: "Much interest is
felt in religion, and | might say that
the whole tribe is or will be Christian
lied" The Presbyterians are also so
strong in the Nation that they have
organized a presbytery, the first session
of which was held October 81 at Fort
Gibson.
The American Missionary Assoeia-
ton had S337, 900 to use last year. OF
this S230,022 was expended in the
South, 81, 1922 among the Chinese,
$1S,955 among the Indians, S16,1f2 on
foreign missions, Sc, 500 on publications,
$15,799 on agencies, 6,S66 on admin
istration, SO, 235 for miscellaneous pur-
poses. There was balance on hand
of $548. Among the Indians the socie-
ty has 5 stations, schools, churches,
II missionaries, 25 teachers, 1 native
pastor, II native teachers, 271 church
members, $50 pupils, 5S4 Sunday School
scholars. Among the Chinese in Cali
fornia it has 10 schools and 2, 1913 schol-
ars, with 121 converts the past year.,
In II States of the South and in Kan
sas and the District of Columbia, it has
$3.50 colored students; new church
houses were built and there are 80
churches, with 1914 members under it's
care.-N Y. Examiner.