The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Friends (Quakers) in Englant
are decreasing In numbers quite rap
idly.
Twenty three of Yale's graduating
class worked their way through thu
course.
The University of Southern Cali.
tornia partitions itself, and has college
departments in six towns.
Tho largest Protestant Sunday
school in Philadelphia is the Bethany
Presbyterian with 2,456 scholars.
DIR. Newman Hall has nineteen
Sunday-schools in connection with his
church in London, in which there are
5000 pupils.
1t is estimated that the total cost
Of the now Roman Catholic Church of
the Sacred Heart, Montmarte, Paris,
will be $4,000, 900 francs, or FL ,040, 900.
Eighteen of the fifty-seven SURVIVE
ing members of President Dwight's
Yale class of 1849 were present at his
Inauguration. The class numbered
ninety-four at graduation. Hartford
Post.
Prof. Peabody in sermon at Har-
ward University suggests the danger
that .'athletic culture" be carried "be.
yond the needs of a liberal education"
and sometimes to ''perilous extreme. "
"A missionary in India sends home a
strong protest against church lotteries,
husking. bees, rallies and all similar de.
vices for raising money. He fears lest
the heather hear that such methods are
used by some Christian churches, and
and denounce them as discreditable to
any religion. -Christian Onion.
The General Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South took
strong ground upon the subject OF
divorce. Ministers of that church are
forbidden to solemnize marriage be.
tween divorced pc ersons while both
parties to the dive rec are still living,
except in cases VIII ere there was Scrip
tural reason for granting the divorce.
IN. r. Times.
The ''Gospel wagon" which the
Central Union Mission of Washington
Is using. commends itself rs being the
outcome of practical common sense.
It is an ordinary omnibus, and contains
a cabinet organ, q good choir and sew
eral speakers. Every Sunday after
noon 1t is driven to regions where the
inhabitants do not often hear the Gospel
preached and religious services of an
interesting character are held.-Wash-
ington Post,
Colonel D. B. Sickels, formerly the
representative of the United States in
Siam. has received from Bangkok .
letter which says: His Majesty is SO
we'll pleased with the results of the
system OF public education for males,
which was established few years ago
ut your suggestion. that he has decided
to establish school in this city for the
instruction of the native women, and
it is probable that a prominent mis-
sionary lady will be placed at the head
Of the institution. IN Y. Nsdcpendens.
The superintendent of the Buffalo
schools at recent commencement
said: "Our common school system
should be shaped so as to best serve
the needs of the industrial masses. The
training Of the mind should 60 hand in
hand with that of the body to develop
healthy and favorable conditions of
both, and to better fit graduates for
life's duties. To this end educators are
looking ahead to the time when Buffalo
will catch the popular spirit Of progress
that is giving prominence to several
sister cities in this direction, and fur
nish the higher grades an opportunity
to receive elementary training of an IN
dustrial character. ."-Buf6lo Erpress.