St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-08-21
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

One hundred and fifty of the three
hundred and sixty-five colleges in this
country publish papers.
The school fluid of Texas is larger
than that of any ten other States in the
Union.
The Boston Evangelical Ministers
Association sends an appeal to Con-
gress for protection to the Chinese on
the Pacific Coast.
The Chicago Free kindergarten
Association is doing good work. 1t
has ten kindergartens now under its
charge. with one thousand seven hum
dred children enrolled, the expenses
being met by voluntary contributions.
Chicago Mail.
In the First Congregational Church,
Washington, d. c., no announcements
Of meetings are made from the pulpit
The notices are printed and placed in
the pews, and those interested can
take them home. Notices not sent in
time to be printed must wait.
The Rev. Narayan Sheshadri writes
from India to George H. Stuart, of
Philadelphia, that there is now a Y. NJ.
c. A. in Bombay, numbering nearly
five hundred members, who are doing
good religious work on the island and
in the harbor. They have their own
Evangelistic Hall in that city.
-Four Cinnamon were lately bap-
tized by the pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church, Kansas City, Rev. DR..
I. Schley Schaff. Their names were
Fong Gong, Geet Sing, All Fong and
Wah Mok. They sought baptism Of
their own accord and exhibited good
understanding of the rite and the doc
trines of Christianity.
The following resolution was passed
by the Baptist State convention of Cal
ifornia: 1--WE deprecate the anti Chinese
and anti-Christian spirit manifested
among our people toward the Chinese,
and we think it ought to increase the
endeavors of the faithful in seeking the
salvation of the heather now in our
midst" The convention also urged
constant effort in the extension of the
work of evangelization among the Chi
uese.
1T is frequently said that ''it takea
ninety cents to get dollar to the
heathen." In fact diligent inquiry has
shown that it costs but nine per cent.
to do all the home work. while the dol
lar is worth ten per cent. more when it
gets to its destination than when it is
contributed. on account of the difference
of exchange being in favor of this
country. So that after meeting all
home expenses the dollar is worth when
it reaches the place where it is used one
1ollar and one cent.-N ?. Times.
A new departure in church action
is the engagement of Mrs. Goodell. the
wife of Rev. DIR. Goodell. of the Pilgrim
Congregational Church, st. Louis. as
an assistant in the parish work of the
church of which her husband was the
late pastor. Soon after the death of
DR.. Goodell the church requested Mrs.
G.. to remain in st. Louis and engage
in such work as her heart and judg.
ment may dictate and her home duties
permit, and salary of S1.2O0 year
was voted her.-St. Louis Post.
God has made man so that his eyes
look forward, and not backwards; and
every special sense is fashioned so that
it looks to that which is before, rather
than to that which is behind. This is
Gods order; and Gods order is the true
one. Man is meant to 60 forward. not
to 60 backward; and he is fulfilling his
true destiny only as he keeps pushing
onward 10 new attainments, leaving
behind him the things that are behind,
and taking hold of the things that are
before.-Sunday-Sc School Times.