The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
SCHOOL End CHURCH.

The University of Madras has gradu,
ated 899 persons, none of whom are
Christians.
The Jesuits have recently purchased
the villa in the Island of Elba which
was occupied by Napoleon after his alb
dication in 1914. 1t is to be converted
into a college.
During the year 1884 there were
pa new Lutheran churches erected in
the United States, divided in language
as follows: German, 1913; English, 80;
Swedish. p; Norwegian, Il; Norwegian
Danish. z; Danish, 2; Finnish, l; Slow
akian, /.
The City of Churches" as Brook
lyn has been styled for many years, APP
pears not to be corre5pondingly city
of church-gOers. as one of her ministers
finds upon investigation that there are
250, 900 people there who never 60 to
church. BOsso15 Transcript.
Welding fees constitute an impor-
tant item in the revenues Of the popular
ministers of New York and PhijadaI-
phia. their annual receipts sometimes
reaching 5000. The fees vary from
so to $500. The average of one min
lister last year was $50.
An eccentric Ferthshire Scotchman.
ali MS ne Il UtGtnDGL III ttlG j rec AL n
has left his entire fortune about
S130. 600 in our m0ney-for the building
and endowment of a Wesleyan chapel
| in a village where. so far as IS known,
| there are no Wesleyan inhabitants
"A Lowell man whipped out his
memorandum book in church the other
| Sunday aud took down this remarkable
/ thanksgiving from the lips OF his scien-
| tific pastor: Eve Thank Thee, . Lord,
| that we are permitted to unwind the
| mighty coil Of material circumstances,
| and gaze into the everlasting abYsses
| where flaming comets roll. ''-LOtceH
| Citizen.
Pastor Dickinson, of Norwich
/ Conn. was accused of having said in
| PRAYER meeting that the spirit Of the
| late u S. Gardner had appeared to him.
What he did say was that brother OF
Gardner, who had spoken in the meet
| ing. brought the dead man so wildly 10
his memory that he could almost see him
standing by his side. His description
was so striking that the hearers con
strued it l;teraliy.-N y. Sun.
The new head-master Of Elton pro
poses to return to the old system Of al
hitting boys Of eight or nine wears Of
age. it being the latter usage to admit
| only those OF twelve or thirteen. 1t Is
urged that the boys are at the school
too short a time to get the full benefit
of its discipline and, as they cannot be
kept till they are older, they should be
| gathered in when they are younger.
Donald c. Mitchell, better know
as Tx Marvel, is said to be muci
pleased with the PrOfessorship of bellies
iettres, which he has held for yea
past at Yale College. The students re
gard him as an amiable and delightful
Instructor, and many of them have rea,
his ''Dream-Life' and "Reveries of a
Bachelor with an interest approaching
/ enthusiasm. He studied law fort,
years ago, but never pract;ced anC
afterwards attempted daily journalism
| but did not find it to his liking.
Rev Dr. Shedd, in a letter to tn.
{ New York Observer, insists that faith Il
eternal torment makes men Tranquil
e and cautious, but never throws "a SCUM,
7 orthodox man into a CONSERVATION o
d | makes him lose his head" On the con
trary. he SAYS: Hell is like any othe
I | danger. To be forewarned is to b
forearmed In order to escape DANCE
one must believe in it. Disbelief of It i
sure destruction. Speaking generally
, all who ackuOwlcdCe hell and fear It
viii escape it; ana all Who deny a hel
: and ridicule it. VIII fall into ii.