The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-02
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Rev. P. S. Moxom, of the First
Baptist Church, Boston, has adopted
the gown in the pulpit 1t is said the
gown was worn by DR.. Stillman and
some other Baptist clergymen OF his
time.LlBoston Journal.
President Seeyle, of Amherst Col
lege, in paper in the Forum asks why
we should teach the life of Julius Cesar
| in our schools and not that OF Jesus
| Christ.
There is no real merit simply in
sitting in u rocking chair and reading
| the Bible. Some people do nothing
| with their religion except billiously to
enjoy their misery with it, ChristiGI
| U,aion.
Three years ago the Congregation.
| alists had no German church in any
Western CITY of influence. To-day they
| have churches in st. Louis, Chicago and
Springfield, Mo-, and promising mis-
sions in Kansas City and Omaha--Chi-
cago Times.
The people of Santa Fe, N. NJ, are
going to establish monument to the
memory of Helen Hunt jackson.
will be the Ramona school for Indian
girls-named after Mrs Jackson's nov,
el Ramona.
The tendency of religion is to puri.
fy and refine the ties of all human hap
piness. And chastity is estimated to
improve man and woman in all the re-
lations of life. 1t tempers the passions.
sweetens existence, and improves the
heart. Chicago Standard.
The Boston Record advises fresh
men in college to keep diary through.
out the course. It is fact that the
diary for the first year would be. as
rule, interesting, if written candidly.
An account of freshman's feelings
!, when held under pump or smoked ous
would be narrowing enough to turn
small boys hair gray.
The number of those who pass the
entrance examinations of Yale College
: and Go not enter is increasing. The
! reason given is that pupils present
themselves for examination without in
tention of entering, simply for the
!. honor; but it is rather hard for the pa
tent professors, who this year examined
4,8O0 papers, averaging at least i've
sheets to each paper.
!. Lieutenant Governor Ames, oi
n Massachusetts, has given the Me
J. mortal Methodist Church at Plymouth
e bell cast by Paul Revere
e which was used for eighty years
e on State institutions, and was hung
h lately at the Ames place in North Eas
,s ton, where it was rung for Fourth o.
4 July celebrations. 1t was once known
s in Boston as the Liberty Bell" and
e was rung when pardon proclamation
# were issued by the Governor.
- Herald.
(, The rise and progress of the Fret
1T churches in Scotland Is something re
s markable. In 1843 there were 500 Fret
churches, in 1885 there were l, 100, ,
gain of 600; in 184S there were 43'
United Presbyterian churches, in 1SS.
there were $50, gain of 1f5; in 164:
y there were 100 Congregational churches
in 1885 there were $50; in 184S ther
0i were so Baptist, Wesleyan, etc.
re churches, in 1885 there were 80, a gail
le of 80; making total of churches u
o. 1885 of 1915, against 1,085 in 184S.
as Rev. Joseph Scott's waggish pre-
s. pensities are well known. He preache
# at Trinity Church Sunday, and didn'
,e get to the pulpit until the people ha
IN finished singing the opening doxolog
as and resumed their seats. He wer
Il through the other preliminary exercise
ne without any reference to his delay. bt
he as he came forward to begin his sermo
so he remarked: 81 am very seldom lat
q at church; my horse gave out this morI
Iv ing, and had to walk. You will fin
az my text in Psalms, xxxii., 9: BE ye M
no as the horse or as the mule, who have n
he understanding. '''-Springfeld Mass
IT. Republican.