The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-10
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q When a teacher at the Carlisle
Pa.) school for Indian youths asked a
pupil: what is the axis of the earthp"
he was answered. "a think line on
|. which it wheels around, -"
"A reading room has been opened
at Savannah, Ga, by two converted
Hebrews, which Is designed to have q
Christian influence upon heirbrethren.
1t receiFes the encouragement of the
churches and pastors Of the City
r San.
h Iii Hung Chang, the great Chinese.
statesman, whom General Grant
thoughtvone of the. four ablest, men he
met in his trip around the world,
recently said In & public address that
the religion of Jesus must be power
for good, as it leads its followers to such
deeds of true philanthropy and charity.
) The classes in. carpentering which
bspeEa .reeentlE established in. q. Cleye.,
land public school have proved not to
Interfere with the regular Studies, and
the boys have not only developed taste
| for bard work, but by their standing
show that training the hanis is an
actual help in other school work.
Uleeegdn4 Leddef.3a A9anGTi IL aEa f,fiu
r -=Qne, of the faithful men of. the
| Amity Church tells us that although
Dir. w. R.3Williams is in Ghis eightieth
year, he fills his own pulpit nearly every
/ Sunday morning and breaches more in
.teresting and Instructive sermons than
1eFer,f He ,isnow;in the fifty-seeond year.
of his pastorate of the same church, and
is by sixteen years the senior Baptist
/ pastor in this city N. Y, Examiner,
h Rev. Charles Fl. H.eEaton, Of New.
York, preaching on gambling 9said:.
'fIo put down gambling it win be
| necessary to stop railing in church
faifs and for ladies to give up Offering
7 small odds on races in yonder park.
| No minister who could Justify these as
a. harmless form of gambling is in q
condition to cry out against gambling
saloons = These little things are the
deVisakindling wood. IN. z Times.
r. The people of Boston have organ
lied and opened what they term "The
Peopleas GhuEch'l in that city. 1t is
much after the form, of the Moody
i cHurcn IN CnlcaSO. l6 accommodates
$500 people, with accommodations for
ft750 more in an adjoining chapel, which
can be united with the main audience
| rooms blythe throwing open Of doors.
T The seats are arranged in semi-circular
form on a gradually sloping floor, like
| thosein . theater and folding chairs
are substituted for pews. Attached to
the church is q parsonage. All the
seats are free.--sBosto1s Herald. m H. b.
-z"Qne March day." says the Vener-
able Bishop Pierce (Methodis5), Of
| Geergias1sI fode ten miles through q
pdrenehing rain to Flatrock Chapel, only
to find two persons there, q man and
boYa After waiting few minutes l
said: 'sWe might. as well leave here,
as there win be'no congregation. y But
the man quietly responded; Through
efive miles of pelting rain 1 have come
| to hear preaching % I saw my duty
and replied: you are right. You.
/ are entitled to it. For one hour I
addressed my little congregation and
was never listened to with more atten-
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