Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-19
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


Rev. C. b. Spurgeon. OF LON
don. in q recent Sunday-evening SER
mon. said that until quite lately he
knew by name and face each OF tho
Eve thousand members of his church.
The Lewiston Journal. after inves-
tieation, states that thirteen churches
in Maine are closed for lack Of support,
and that one-half Of the people OF the
State are nOn-church goers.
The Mormon hierarchy is said TO
paw A. NJ. Gibson salary of 800 a
year to look after the interests OF Zion
at Washington. He is q square-shoul-
dered, serious-faced gentleman. digni-
fed in manner and reticent in speech.
and used to be a newspaper man.
congregational churches have =
remarkable history in Florida. A little
more than four years ago State Asso-
citation was formed of the four church,
es that had then been organized. Now
the number is thirty-five. OF these.
thirty-three are aided more or less by
the Home Missionary Society.
Dean Wright, Of the Chautaueua
Theological School, predicted sixty-four
changes in words in the New Version
of the New Testament, of which fifty
seven came true; five were made in
italics, and two only differed. This
speaks volumes for the Deans scholar
ship in Greek. CAristian Union.
The Church of England has two
Archbishops and thirty-one Bishops.
In 1881 there were IA, 926 civil parishes,
with 1853 churches and chapels; the
clergy in actual service numbered 81
666. According to an estimate made in
1883. 1880. 900 persons in England and
Wales were adherents of the Estab-
lished church, leaving 12,5OO,OOO to
other creeds.
The Lincoln Park Congregational
Church, of Chicago, has begun a work
for boys. which might be initiated by
other Christian organizations. The
society formed is called the Knights of
Excelsior, and meets every Saturday
evening. A programme of interesting
stories, discussions, recitatiOns. etc. is
given, followed by a lunch. The aim
is to gather in the boys from poor, in
temperate and anarchistic families. and
instill in their minds ideas of patriot
ism and temperance.-NY !. Evangelist.
Ills it a strong congregation"
man. respecting body of Worship
ers. YES" was the reply. "How
many members are there?" "Seventy-
six" "Seventy-six! Are they so very
wealthy" "No; they are poor
"How, then, do you say it is strong
church?' Because. said the gentle
man, "they are earnest, devoted. at
peace, loving each other. and striving
together to do the Masters work. Such
congregation is strong. whether COM
posed of five, or five hundred men,
bers."
The Methodist church at ST. Johns
bury. VT, had a debt of sos and the
pastor wanted it removed. One Sun
day when the congregation went to
church they saw behind the pulpit a
big blackboard, on which was drawn
a mountain. The mountain was di-
vided into apparent geological strata.
and each stratum was marked accord
ing to size with ''$1." go" So"
and so on up to $50. The pastor said
that he wanted to see the mountain Of
debt wiped out and as subscriptions
were announced from the cOngrega-
ton the corresponding figures and Sec
tons were wiped from the board: and
in twenty-five minutes the whole
mountain had disappeared and there
was $50 to spare.