The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-09
aELlolous AND EDUCATIONAL.

DELICIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
-Thore are twenty-four chapla;ns in
he United States navy.
There are twenty-three Me,hodists.
in the British Parliament.
The Methodists Mt Denver will try
to establish Western Chautauqua at
Glen Park, not far from that city,
Chicago Inter- Ocean.
Connecticut has adopted. as a part
OF Its school system. instruction on the.
subject of the evil effects of alcoholic
beverages.-Harttord Post.
Dartmouth has received a four
thousand dollar scholarship on the con-
ditlOn that no student who uses tobacco
shall ever derive any benefit from it.
According to statement made at
the recent Unitarian convention in Phil
adelphia, there are in this country only
three hundred and sixty churches If that
denomination scattered over twenty
four States.
The Holy Name Society has been
organized in Syracuse. N. Y, with over
one hundred members. Its oiect is to
lessen the sin of swearing, and the
members are bound to discontinue the
habit and try and induce others to do
SO.
Articles of incorporation of the
Golden Gate Religious and Philosophic
Society have been filed in San Francisco.
Some OF the objects of the society look
toward the elevation and progress of
humanity" and the more general diff
fusion of the science, philosophy and re-
ligion of spiritualism. San Francisco
Call.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
WOmen's Union Missionary Society,
representing several denominations, was.
observed few days ago in Brooklyn.
1t supports nine missions in Greece,
Japan. China, Calcutta and India. The.
receipts of the past year were 1877 ,6S3. Is,
and the expenditures, SS7, 1886.
Justin f. Dow. principal of Hous--
ton school. was very thoroughly horse
whipped by a man named Chew. Chew
asserts that his sister, young girl who
had never been to public school. went
to Dow to be examined. Dow seated,
her between two negresses and began
the examination. She got a low mark,
and Dow got licked.-Nicago Ledger.
Sturgeon asked a young girl. who
served as domestic in one Of his families.
when she presented herself for member
ship in his church, what evidence she
could give of having become Chris
tan. and she meekly answered.: 81 now
sweep under the mats" And the re-
nowned preacher said it was good evil
dence, and we agree with him. Real
religion leads one to do work thorough
ly.-N. Y. Examiner.
DIR. Roth has published some sta
tistics Of Over-pressure in the German
schools. According to these sixty-four-
per cent. of the scholars '.whO should
work up to graduation are much below
the normal standard of health" In
Denmark. where still higher standard
of education is insisted on, q Govern
ment investigation brings to light that
twenty-nine per cent. of the boys, and
fOrty-One per cent. of the girls, suffer
from over pressure.
"A DOy Oh I'VE years, tn0 son OF q
clergyman. had behaved rudely in COM
pany, and so when visitors filed into
the dining room, he found there was no.
place for him at the regular table. His
plate and knife and fork were at the
side table; and thither the boy was ban
ished. No sooner was he seated in his
high chair than he bowed his head,
clasped his hands, and said in solemn
tones: 'Oh. Lord, thank Thee that
Thou hast prepared table for me in
the presence of mine enemiesr Chris
tian Union.
st. James Protestant Episcopal
Church, Cambridge, Mass, has devised
a new way of making debt apparent.
A chart hangs upon the walls of tho
parish house on which the lot recently
purchased. about $4,000 square feet, is
represented divided into 1000 blocks,
corresponding to the cost of the prop
erty, $1,000. OF these blocks 1900
have been crossed off because paid for,
and just now 103 more have been,
crossed off by means of a ladies' enter
tainment. Thus everybody at a glance
can see the progress that is making
Boston Journal.