The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05
RKI1a1oUs AND KpuCAr1oxAr.


Since 1873 the lay schools Of Francs
have gained SOC, 900 students. while the
religious schools have lost 100000.
1t is better to preach large Gospel
In . small church than to preach .
small Gospel in large church.-TAe
Good Way.
Nothing expands the mind like an
active participation in some form Of
work. Education and idleness are IN
compatible. Prot. Sving.
The new school for the advance
ment of the study of the Hebrew tongue,
established at the Worcester Academy,
Massachusetts,, begins with sixty stu
dents.-Boston Post.
AT large evening party in Cos
hula, Mex, the Governor of the State
invited an American young lady to
dance. She declined, as her religious
convictions did not permit her, as she
was connected with the mission there
of the Southern Baptist Board. 1t led
to the Governors acquaintance with
the mission, and since to gift to it
from him of property valued at $780,
UO0.-Erchanqe.
Not week in the year goes by that
some Christian missionary does not sail
from some American port on the Allan
tic or Pacific sea-board bound for some
heather land. Men and women, mar.
ried and single, are pushing out almost
daily with no other errand than to
spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Never before have Christian missions
shown such abundant promise.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
One of our New York exchanges
calls attention to q matter that seems to
invite remedy. We mean the failure
of the churches generally to give no
tice, by S On upon their outer walls.
of their denominational connection and
hours of service. We have occasional
ly seen such sign. and thought it an
excellent idea. But the rule is to dis
play only one or more undertakers'-
signs on the church front.-M Y. EzGDs-
iRer.
"A new method of popular instruc-
ton is said to be growing in favor in
Germany. pyramids of Instruction"
are being erected in various towns and
cities in that country, which show upon
their faces the elevation of the place
above the sea level. the difference be-
tween local time and that of Vienna,
Paris, London, New York. ETC., and
much statistical information. On each
pyramid are placed clock, a.barome-
ter and thermometer.
1t is custom of the day, in speak
ing of the education of girls, to incorpo-
rate into the subject the leading idea
that everything remains to be done.
The truth is that each mother, in SUPER
intending the growth of the child, sup
plies, so lar as she can, the things de-
sirable of which she herself was de-
prived in Der youth. If the mother
lacked practical training. the daughter
gets it, or vice versa. Theory is of
value, but the Mothers are at work ON
this subject all the time Current. .
The New York Observer says tit
for the last thirty-four years the Bible
societies of England and America have
printed over 10000 copies for each
business day. And at an outlay of
about So, 100000, over 145,OJ0,0 600
copies of the Scriptures have been pub
lished by these two societies since their
formation in 1904 and 1916, the dates
of their respective organizations. II, as
has been estimated, the numerous Bible
societies and private publishers have is
sued as many more copies. the number
OF copies of the Scriptures printed would
about equal a copy for every family now
living on the globe