The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-05-21
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

The Presbyterians have over one
hundred colored ministers. two hun
dred churches and eleven thousand
communicates in South Carolina
The average Sunday plate collec.
ton in Rev. Newman Halls Church.
London, is sa75: and in Rev. c. H
Surgeons congregation, in the great
Tabernacle, eS45.
Corn never grew from corn and
wheat from wheat more legitimately
than the sowing of cards in your house
hold win produce . harvest Of gam.
blers.-SGm Jones' Sermons.
The demand for manual training
has been 50 far developed in New
York that stock company, with .
capital of $4,000. has been organized
to supply that kind of instruction. The
proposed school is to be for both boys
and girls.-N r. Times.
in one Pennsylvania county school.
teachers receive $3.50 per month. and
are compelled to change their boarding.
places every week. At the end of .
year Of "bOarding round in this way
educational ideas must be thoroughly
disseminated through the community.
-Phiiadelphia Press.
The sons of the late William III.
Vanderbilt have given $3.50. 900 to the
College of Physicians and Surgeons in
New York to build and endOw build
ing to be used exclusively for clinics.
The building will cost Sl5O.OOO. 1t will
be known as the Vanderbilt clinic. in
honor of their father.-M I. Tribune.
The Bishop of Oxford sent to the
church wardens in his diocese a circular
of inquiries, among which was: docs
your officiating clergyman preach the
Gospel, and is his conversation and
carriage consistent herewith" The
church warden of Wellington replied:
He breaches the Gospel, but does not
keep carriage"
Peter Wilson. of Spring Mills. Pa.
who died recently, was said to be the
Oldest Sunday-schOOl superintendent in
the world. So long ago as in 1923 he
assisted in organizing the Sabbath
school of which he was superintendent
at the time of his death.
Rev. c. H. Spurgeon: Did you
ever feel the joy of winning a soul for
Christ? If so, you will need no better
argument for attempting to spread the
knowledge of His name to every Great
IRE. tell you there is no joy out Of
Heaven which excels 1.-THE grasp of
the hand of one who saws: by your
means was turned from darkness to
light"
The alumni of Trinity College.
Hartford, having raised $50. 900 towards
a $4,000 gymnasium. Mr.. Junius s.
Morgan, the London banker has noti-
fed the New York house of which his
son. Mr.. j. PierpOnt Morgan, is the
head. to pay the balance needed, and
also to advance enough for an annex
which can be used in winter, making
the total gift at least $4,000. Mr.. Nor
gan is a native of Hartford, where be-
fore going to London, he was an honor
ed merchant, and heretofore he has
been generously liberal to Trinity Col
lege and to other institutions and pub
lie objects in that city.-Hartford Post.
One of the most remarkable changes
in the recent educational life of Germany
is the rapid increase Of theological
students in the universities. The fol-
lowing figures speak for themselves:
This year there are 1858 men studying
theology in the Prussian universities
alone. OF these 726 are at Berlin, $50
at Halle. 800 at Griefsvalden, 24O at
Konigsburg. 225 at Cottingen, 159 at
Breslau. 159 at Marburg. SO at Bonn
and "a at kiel Last year at these uni
versities the entire number was 1922;
| in 1884. 10, 20: in 1928. 1890. and in
1892 only 1894. Thus four years have
witnessed an increase of 1,159, or 1873
| per Cent.