The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
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SPACE. |
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

Among the sophomoreS who were
recently suspended for hazing at the
college in Brunswick, Me-, were two
young ladies.
I'm 1642 there were nine students
at Harvard, in 1886 there are /, 669.
There was in 1642 one instructor; in
1886 there are 1S4.-Boston Journal.
"A pastor in this city has ON the wall
of his study in large, but not too con-
spicuous, letters, for the benefit of his
visitors, this Scripturai Denediction:
1.-The Lord bless thy goings out. -
Detroit Ctristian Herald.
"A young layman, an earl's son and
an accomplished oriental scholar, pro-
poses to establish a mission at his own
expense among Mohammedans in
Arabia, and to be the director of it in
person. He is an elder in the Free
Church of Scotland.
Court etiquette is said to be q
branch of instruction in the fashionable
ladies' schools in this ci y. Since the
immigration of SO many society people
to London during s'the season. has set
in, the knowledge of "How to te pre-
sented at court" is indispensable to
every ambitious belle.-M Y. Graphic.
Would tnot be we'll for parents in
general not to trust blindly to the mere
system of public school, or of any school
instruction? Would it not be wise to
make careful inspection as to the gem
eral views and principles of the teach
ers who are constantly exposing their
peculiar characteristics and habits of
thought as examples to the little flockP
-Presbyterian
While the English Church Congress
was sitting at Wakefield-the village
of the immortal vicar-the lessee of the
local theater offered to give the box
office rece pts on designated evening
to the fund for the endowment of new
bishopric in these parts. After talking
the offer over, the dignitaries of the en-
dowment committee declined to avail
themselves of it.
The students of Wellesley College
had what they called genuine old
fashioned husking bee the other evening
in their gymnasium. The girls were
rugged out in what they considered the
proper country style, and looked mighty
fine, and the doughnuts and cheese and
pumpkin pie were good. But after all
the husking couldn't be considered a
success without young men and the reg
ulation red-ear performances.-M. r
Sun.
We know of prom nent trustee in
one of the largest churches in New
England who opposed an invitation to
an evangelist. and prevented the occu-
pancy of their large church building,
on the ground that meeting for
Everybody, and in all weathers, y
would destroy their new carpets; and,
'besides, what do we want with re-
vival? We are out of debt; our pews
are all rented; our house is full, and
revival would only disturb the quiet and
orderly development of the church. /"
This is an extreme case, but it is true
one.-Ihe Independent.
There has been, it is stated. great
awakening among the Beers Dutch
settlers) of Natal, South Africa. They
have been SO busy with prayer meetings
that the worldly have complained that
they have spoiled the annual races.
The leader among the converts is MIR.
Mel, vino says he can count over two
hundred in his sparsely settled district
who have experienced change of
heart. The work was very quiet one,
beginning without any agency of evan
gelistic meetings. These awakened
showed great anxiety for the heathen
Kaffirs, and many natives have been
converted