Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-08-13
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
MIR. Spurgeon's tabernacle, London,
has now membership of 5,214.

Mr.. Spurgeon' 8 stabcrnacle, London,
has now membership of 5,214.
The average yearly expenses of thi,
years graduating class at Yale College
were 1850. The largest sum spent by
any man in n year was $2,750, and the
smallest $3.50.
Sixteen young women, graduates OF
the Winona Normal Suho ol, Mimi, arc
now teaching in the Argentine Confed-
Grafton at salaries ranging from 1900
to $4,000 n year.
Rev. d. l.. Moody has opened a
summer school for the study of the
Bible at Northlield, Mass. 1t will be
attended by 225 students from leading
colleges in this country and Canada.
The prevalence of dress coats in the
daytime at Amherst commencement led
a small son of one of the alumni, enjoy
ing his first visit TO the college, TO eX-
claim "What lots of hcad-waiters they
have hcrer- Boston Herald.
1t is said that there are at present
ut the various German universities no
fewer than 157 professors between the
ages of seventy and ninety. OF these
l22 deliver their lectures rs usual. The
oldest is the veteran Elvcnica, who is
now in his nineticth year.
Mention is made in the Church
Union of reckless seeding and conse-
quent sad harvest: "a family have
sown to the flesh and planted infidelity
in the minds and hearts of their chill
dren, and are now surprised at the fruit
of desolation. "
There are ~ Protestant church edi-
fees in New Mexico, belonging to the diff
ferent denominations as follows: Meth.
odist Episcopal, 16; Methodist Episcopal
South, z; Presbyterian, ~; Protestant
Episcopal, 3; Baptist, 2. Thus in ter
ritory covering an area of 2,4S0
square miles-larger than all the New
England States with New York added
with population of 10000, there are
but 40 Protestant church edifices.-
Christian Union.
"A story of a country parsons inde-
pendence will be appreciated by those
annoyed at late comers to church. A
man came into church late and started,
with squeaky boots, to walk the whole
length of the side gallery. The pastor,
who was praying, stopped suddenly,
opened his eyes. and, pointing n long
finger to the disturber, said: "You sit
down right where you are" He then
resumed his prayer.-Boston Journal.
I'm Utah the Congregatonalists have
four churches, nine ministers, and 2l0
members; the Baptists, two churches,
two ministers, and 107 members; Cath
olics, four churches, six priests, and $50
members; Episcopalians, four churches,
seven ministers, and 465 members;
Methodists, seven churches, thirteen
ministers, and 3S1 members; Presby-
terians, twelve churches, fourteen min
listers, and 3S2 members; Lutherans,
one church, one minister, and forty
members; total, thirty-four churches,
tifty-two ministers, and 2,49S members.
The Interior.
The youngest Archbishop in the
world is Mons. di Rende, Archbishop
Benevento. an Apostolic Nuncio in
France, who is only thirty-nine years
old. Not only is Mons. di Rende the
youngest Archbishop, but as Metropoli-
tan he presides over one of the largest
ecclesiastical areas in the world, having
under his superintendent twelve dio-
ceses, besides his own of Benevento. and
as many suflragan Bishops. In this re-
spect the Metropolitan Archbishop of
Westminster heads the list with four
teen dioceses and sufiragan Bishops
undnr his jurisdiction