The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-17
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


An anonymous contribution of
t27.O has been received by the
Church Missionary Society.
Pennsylvania has 20,6S3 public
schools, with $50, 429 enrolled pupils.
and an average daily attendance CT
Go, 800.
The Yankee is equal to the occa-
sion, be it what it may. A Yankee
girl pays her way through Wellesley
College by sewing on shoe buttons for
the whole college.
The Quakcrs have a farm of 720
acres of land near Wabash, ILL.,. in a
high state of cultivation. on which are
nearly one hundred young Indians re-
ceiving Christian education.
The apostolic vicariate of Dakota
has at present 90 priests, 100 churches.
100 stations without churches, 20 do
cesar students, "a parochial schools.
converts. 3 academies, 10 Indian
schools, hospital, and a Catholic pop
ulation Of 80. 900.
"A benevolent gentleman in the
United States has subscribed $500, 900
for the establishment of university
at Nankin. 1t is hoped that the
amount will be increased by contribu-
tons to $500, 600. Several missionaries
are interested in the undertaking. -
North China Ne,OS
Rev. Mr.. Eakin, the missionary
who came to this country to obtain
funds for the erection of Christian
High School in Bangkok, has returned
to his field of labor. He secured $15,-
900 in this country, to which the King
of Siam will add 5000. The erection
of the schools is thus made possible
The secretary of the Litchfeld
Comm School Committee recently
received box containing two dozen
extra quality nine-inch footballs.
They were sent by some one signing
himself "An Old Boy" who desired
that they might be distributed among
the twenty-five free schools of tho
town.
The great spread of instruction in
the English language in Japan has
naturally led to a growing demand for
English books. Over S5. English
books of all classes were imported last
year. as against 10000 in 1885. The
import of American books-that is to
say. of books printed in America-in-
creased from $4,000 in 1885 to 1890
in 1886.
during the last year the Methodist
Episcopal church has raised 81, GA, 49,
81 for missions. In addition to this
the church has raised sos, 600 for Bish-
op Taylor's work in Africa. But even
this immense sum does not represent
the religious contributions of this great
church, which generously supports
large number of colleges, scminaries.
and charitable institutions
Upon the arrival of the Jubilee
Fifty" officers of the Salvation Army
who left London in August for In
dia, Commander Tucker found a check
for Ell, 900, which had been sent to
him to assist in maintaining the work
of the army in that country. The
donor, who has amassed II large fort
une, mainly in India. recently gave a
check for Is. 900 toward the same OBJ
ject.
In family boarding school. lately.
after the Sunday lesson. a group of
boys fingered and fell into CONVERSE
ton on the subject of prayer One
boy stated that he never prayed kneel-
ing; he said his prayers in bed. "Ho"'
exclaimed the youngest of the group.
''that is skim-milk praying" Then
there was a hearty shout, showing
that it was evident that all saw the diff
ference between an earnest and II lazy
rendering Of II service. Hartford Re-
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