The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-11
RELIGIOUS AND rDvcAr,onA..

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Nevada public schools will here
after admit no pupil over eighteen
years old.
"A graduate Of . theological semi
nary in New York has been refused
license to preach because he lived too
extensively and dressed too fashionably.
N T. Tribune.
The Female University at st. Pc
tersburg, the first institution Of the kind
| in Russia, was dedicated recently. The
royal family took part in the ceremo-
mics.
The Sabbath is held in such great
respect at Thurso, Scotland, that the
cemetery is not allowed to be open on
that day. Even burislls is considered
dissertation.
in Japan it is the custom to preach
sermons an hour long. or even longer
Sometimes in one church or mission
chapel as many as seven such sermons
are preached in the course of one Sum
day.-Christian Union.
The school superintendent of Bos-
ton, IS the Journal reports. think that
the teachers are more overwOrkcd than
the pupils. Teachers require more
physical exercise and more recreation.
with less worry and less hot coffee and
study at night
The most valuable possession of .
city is the reputation of its professional
classes, and of all classes the reputation
of its teachers is most precious, since
they stand ut the very fountain head of
public intelligence and practical moral
ity.-yowrnai Of Education.
I'm Swain County, North Carolina.
is church of natures own workman
ship. It is called .'the natural rock
house." 1t stands on the Nantabala
River. and resembles the ruins of an an
cient mansion. The long. arched pill
lars give it a very majestic appearance.
1t has five rooms. the largest of which
holds about three hundred persons, and
is used for q church. The dedicatory
sermon was preached last month.
Rev. Joseph Neesima. of Kioto.
Japan, Principal of the Theological
Seminary at that place, addressed the
students of Yale Divinity School recent
". After giving some statistics regard
ing the country, Mr.. Neesima stated
that thirteen churches have been formed
within the last year. A graduate of the
theological seminary organized church
Of six members, and mt its fifth anniver-
sary this year it numbered 375.-M r.
Post
There is in Atlanta a beautiful
young lady who is deaf and dumb. but
in spite of her infirmity she is a regular
attendant at church. Unable to hear q
word Of the sermon or a note of tho
music, she is nevertheless a deyout wOr-
shipper. Last Sunday an old man sat
near her with an immense ear-trumpct
leveled Mt the preacher. The spectacle
of these two people worshiping God a:
such disadvantage was a severe rebuke
to more fortunate people who seldom go
to church.-Attanta, Ga, Constitution.
AN English professor hes been trac-
ing the course in life Of 1000 college
medical students, taken at random from
q London Institute. He found that
twenty-seven out Of 1000 achieved dis
tinguished success; sixty-six had consid-
cradle success; 5O7 made q living; 124
had very limited success, not having
made = fair practice within fifteen years
after graduation. and fifty-six failed ut
terly. Nearly ten per cent. (ninety-six)
of the whole number left the profession
after beginning either study or practice.
eighty-seven died after entering prac-
tice, and forty-one died when students
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