The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The compulsory eduestich law is
failure in New York. according to Corr
missioner Peck. of the State Labor
Bureau IN Y. Tribune.
Edinburgh is probably the most
thoroughly Presbyterian city IN She
world. Out Of total of lSl churches
l24 are Presbyterian.
No fewer than 157 professors at
German universities are between the
ages of seventy and ninety. of whom
the greater part stiH lecture. Bsnke,
1t ninety, is the oldest.
"A elergyrnan has been making cal
culations. and Announces IS the start
ling result that all the salaries OF re-
ligious teachers in the country do not
amount to SO much as the sum spent
annually in supporting dogs.-Chrtstian
at Work.
New York has Ga Catholic churches,
Chicago 55, Brooklyn AZ, Philadelpbia
As, st. Louis 40, Boston SO, Cincinnati
Sc, New Orleans 29, Baltimore 2S,
Cleveland 20, San Francisco and Louis
vile q each, Detroit Is, Buffalo and
Albany IS each.
The masters of the great English
public schools complain Of the imperfect
religious training which boys bring
with them. from home. Even those
who eoIae from conspicuously religious
families are found ignorant Of the com.
monest facts in Scripture.
Two women have been elected to
tbs vestry Of an Episcopal church in
Delaware, and Bishop Stevens has de
cided that they 4re eligible under the
law. This is the first instance in which
women have been elected to such a
position either in this country or in
England. Aduocate.
| Prince Bismarck has had his birth
day testimonial fund converted into a
trust fund to be used for the benefit 6f
| young teachers of all classes who have
finished their studies but have not We.
been able to secure a living; also for
| monetary assistance to active teache RS,
to enable them 10 educate their own
children.
The Christian Adtocate, being asked
by correspondent: What is the OBJ
fect intended by the Apostle James in
ordering that the sick, when the elders
of the church go to pray with them,
shall be anointed with oil in the name
of the Lordpa replies that 1.-The passage
plainly means is any sick among your
Let him call for the elders of the church.
and let them pray over him, using the
best medical skill Ia the name OF the
Lord"
The commencement exercises at
the var'iotis colleges of the country show
that the disposition on the part OF
alumni to rally about their respective
"benign mothers" on these occasions.
increases with each year. and the col
leges are not backward in doing those
of their children who have done well in
the world due honor. The considera-
ton shown successful man by the
faculty and students of his old college
is one of the sweetest things he ever
finds in life Chicago Current.
"A uniform has been assigned to the
students of the Russian universities, the
wearing of which will be obligatory. II
will consist of cap. sngle-breasted
frock-coat and dark green trousers.
The cap, collar and cuffs of the coat
are to be Of dark blue. the cuffs to have
d broad band of gold lace. 1t is sup
posed that. as the bulk Of Russian uni
versity students come from poor classes,
the object of prescribing uniform and
adding to their expenses must be &c
throw a fresh difficulty in the way Of
very poor people taking to an academi
cal career.