The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-09-13
NUMBER 4s.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Chinese Baptists of Oregon
have erected church and support
missionary iu their native land.
Francisco Call.
A young Christian Cinnamon WHO'S
earning twenty-five dollars . month 1t
the Island of Tahiti devotes twenty dol
lars of it to the purchase of tracts and
leaflets for distribution among his
countrymen.
In church near Chicago the men,
bers of the congregation have constant
ly before their eyes this motto, in
scribed on one of the walls: IL am
only one, but | am one; cannot DO
everything. but l can do something;
what can do 1 ought to do, and what
ought to do, by the grace OF God
will do Chicago Journal.
AT the Congregational Club Of New
York DIR. Clapp said, among other
evils of the present, one was the build
ing of too costly churches. "better
build fifty churches for the poor than
one $500, 600 temple. do not believe
the Lord cares whether church cost
sic, 900 or $500. 900. but do believe he
cares whether there is one church or
fifty churches. Y. Times.
England has population OF u.s.
600, 900, and sends 5000 students to
her two great universities. Scotland
has population of 1000, 900, and has
$500 university students. Germany
has a population of 100000 and has
q, 800 in her universities. The New
England States have . population OF
4,110,000, and have 1000 in their col
leges and universities. -C Chicago Her.
aid.
The Yale men are still of tho opin.
ion that the greatest triumph of the
year achieved by thcir college was
when the champions Of the blue came
in at New London four whole lengths
ahead of Harvard in the great boat-race.
We may expect next year that in both
colleges boating will be the study that
will engage the chief attention OF the
students What time they have left
they may condescend to spend on Latin
and Greek and such comparatively use
less matter. Y Examiner.
In 1881 the average income of male
teachers in Vermont was ~. Al week,
while in 1884, under the influence of .
benign and progressive civilization, il
has risen to $8. So. The female teachers
in 1881 were paid $42l week. which
sum has been increased to 1901 In
1884. 1t is also stated that the number
of schools and teacher has very con-
siderably decreased within the period
"a statement that is not at all surpris-
ing. 1t is evident that New England
needs some reform in her educational
policy at home, before claiming the
privilege of holding herself up as n
shining exemplar to the rest of the
country Current.
The London Tablet says: The ordi-
nary expenses of the Holy See may be
put down at about 5000, 900 francs, and
certain other expenses may bring the
total up to nearly 100000. Formerly
the Holy Father drew from the States OF
the Church an annual civil list OF
3,210,000 francs, which was employed
in the maintenance of his court. OF the
Cardinals residing in Curia, of the per-
sonnet of the Punciatures, the various
congregations, etc. That is the reason
why the Italian Government offered
Plus TX. the annual State income Of
g. 200, 900 francs. Since the seizure Of
the Papal States many other expenses.
which formerly were met by other
means, have to be undertaken by the
Popes civil list Leo Kill, moreover,
spends about 100000 francs in aims
each year.