The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-19
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-Twenty-eight women are now
studying at Columbia College. and CO.
education is like to be the rule there
in the near future.
General w. II. Gibson, he silver
tongucd Republican orator, is now
regularly ordained minister in the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev DR.. George Dana Board
man has the earliest record book OF
the First Baptist Church Of Philadc.-
phia, dating back TO 1890.
A Boston Ramabai Association has
been organized for the purpose Of rails
ing tho condition Of the widows and
illiteratc women in India.
There have been fifteen hundred
conversions since 1881 OH the Mosquito
coast. in Central America, due to tho
labors OF Moravian missionaries.
There are now tlirty-fvc hundred
Societies OF Christian Endeavor in all
the evangelical denominations in
America, containing two hundred and
fifty thousand members.
The clerical gown worn in Ger
many is Of cloth. DR.. Kogcl. court
preacher in Berlin. is the only Protest.
ant minister in all Germany that
wears a silk gown, and that by special
permission Of the Emperor
One thing is certain-if home mis-
sions are neglected, foreign missions
will languish; for it is only by keeping
up the spirit of missions and of true
Christianity at home that the fcrvor
and zeal can DO aroused that will
maintain foreign missions. Standard
-"At Delhi. India. the Zcnana
Mission. with its leading spirit, Miss
Thorne, is carrying on y wonderful
series of labors. The ladies and ma
tive helpers are complete hive OF
working bees, scattering honey
through hundreds Of homes" So
says Rev. James Smith. of the En-
glish Baptist Missionary Society.
At recent Episcopal convocation
OF five hundred Indians. at Cheyenne
river, the women societies brought in
two hundred dollars in cash. and
work of their own hands amounting
to nearly three hundred dollars more
| to be used for mission work. One In
dian who asked for church at his
camp brought his own offering Of
thirty dollars toward it.
/ One of our religious exchanges
boasts of certain church possessing .
lady who saves the congregation where
she worships $40. 1000 year. A woman
Of wealth and of high socia! culture
and position, she makes it her rule and
the fashion to dress for church in SO
plain and inexpensive manner as to
throw the whole social influence Of tho
congregation against extravaganza in
dress
| In New Jersey last year the sum
of e Cos. 1S5. II was expended by tho
State and localities for public schools.
The total amount expended Of city and
district taxes for the building and re-
pairing of schoo,-houses was s62S. s93.
The school property of tho State is val
ued at 81, 4s6. 2O6 The school census
shows that there are 31l0ll children
between five and eighteen years. and
that there were 222i. lot children in at
tendance during the year. Tho mum.
Der of male teachers is S25. and of fe.
male teachers SILT. The average
monthly salary Of male teachers is
$64.07; of female teachers, $41.34.
There is serious want of school facil-
tiles in most of the cities and towns oi
considerable population.