The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-13
SCHOOL AND CHURcH.


The Gospel is preached in each Of
the forty provinces of China.
An academy to teach the Aztec
language has been started in the City
Of Mexico.
The Catholic Bishop of Albany has
issued an order that the church picnic
In his diocese shall give up the revelry
and the pecuniary profit of liquor sales,
including lager beer. The church will
not have any such revenue, he says
Albany IN. ~ Journal.
The number of scholars enrolled in
the Srnday-schools in this country is
estimated at 5000. 900, one-third Of
whom are adults. being 5000, 900
children. It Is estimated that in pop
ulation of 81, 0O0. 900, at least II, 600, 600
are children. This leaves 5000, OOO
children who have no Sunday-School
connection. Chicago Times.
"A Chicago schoolmaster is teach
ing type writing to the volunteer pupils
OF his two upper classes and claims
that the experiment is successful. Two
hours week are devoted to the type
writer by each member of class of
twcnty-fve.-C Chicago Herald.
Twelve out OF thirteen theological
scminaries of the Presbyterian Church
reported to the general assembly at
Saratoga Springs; IS professors, z other
teachers, sic students, 223 new stu
dents. 100 graduates, % post-graduates.
In the libraries there are l23, 986 vol
umes, of which 1l,055 have been re-
Gently added. The total value of real
estate is 81, 701, 4Sf; endowments, ST.
'27l,0l4; scholarship funds, $252. 918;
general funds. $220,Y17; income, $685.
519; and expenses, $342, 544.- Troy
Times.
Tho Salvation Army has found an
opponent in . new religious sect called
''the Hallelujah Lassies." The title is
not dignifed, but the aim is modest.
The leading spirit is known as ''Happy
Josephine. She takes the chair at the
meetings and explains what she and
the other lassies mean to do. They are
opponents of no creed or church, but
pOise as humble preachers of the Cos
pei to the poor, the chief object being
to get these same poor to attach them
selves to some church, leaving them to
choose which they prefer.-N Y. Sun.
The Protestant Episcopal Conven-
ton Of South Carolina has decided upon
an aggressive policy with respect to
work among the colored people of that
State. An executive committee has
been appointed to act with the Bishop
In all matters pertaining to this work,
such rs the establishment of missions
and schools, the seeking out of suitable
men to be candidates for the ministry,
and making provision for their mainte-
nance during candidateship, etc A
liberal support was pledged for Garry
ing out these measures. lphia
Press.
Cardinal Manning was visited BY q
correspondent in London the other day.
al long to see America and to know
Americans" the Cardinal said, ''but
alas, am too old have but one
journey to make now. Forty times
have travelled to Rome, and I am we'll
weary of the journey. The position OF
the church in America is to me of great
interest. You see, in America, the
church has lost nothing; it never had
anything TO lose. There you have no
aristocracy handing down the traditions
of the Anglican Church; no powerful
territorial interest operating against
Rome. There you have not the effects OF
800 years of Anglican prestige. The
church is free and untrammeled. Chi
caQo Tribune.