Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-01-05
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
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The McAll Mission in Paris now
occupies thirty-ive stations.
OF all earthly music that which
reaches farthest into Heaven is the
music of loving heart. - Beecher.
The city of Toronto has a popula-
ton of 100000, and prospers without
Sunday horse-cars and without n single
Sunday newspaper.
If good people would but make
goodness agreeable, and smile instead
of frowning in their virtue, how many
would they gain to the good causeP-
Usher.
The receipts of the American
Board for the first month of the pres
ent year amounted to $50, 668. 81, being
double that of the same month last
year.
If man should lose an article of
wearing apparel every time he told
lie, there are men who would never
pray for winter Ponseroy's Advance
Thought.
The American Board recently held
a farewell meeting in Boston for fifty
eight missionaries-one to Spain, nine
to India, thirteen to Turkey, sixteen to
Japan, nineteen to China. - Public
Opinion.
PROT Thomas Carnelly and Mr..
Holdam, of a college at Dundee, have
been investigating sewer air, and re-
port that it averages as pure, so far as
disease germs are concerned, as the
air in ordinary houses.
The Presbyterians of New York
City are talking about raising fund
of 81, 900, 900 for ministerial relief, and
it is desired to have the amount
pledged before the centennial of
Presbyterianism in 1888.
In studying the Word of God
digest it under these two heads: either
as removing some distractions that
keep God and thee asunder, or as sup
plying some uniting power to bring
God and thee together. - Cecil
There's been great improve
ment in school books. Mr.. Robinson,
since we were boys" Eyes, indeed.
The same sized book that we could
buy then for quarter, now sells for
about dollar "-Keatucky State Jour-
nal.
"A writer in arecent number of the
Chaatauquan, who, as editor of New
York paper, has had long experience
in the examination of manuscripts,
states that Princeton graduates show
the best training in English, and write
the least like amateurs, and Harvard
students rank next. His observations
embrace at least twenty institutions.
The Ladies' Association of the
Established Church of Scotland raised
$31, 1856 in 1886, and in its mission in
Africa, India and China they support
II European missionaries and SO
Eurusian and native workers, In
their SO schools are 2, 1853 scholars, and
400 Zenanas welcome the visits and
teaching of their Christian agents. =
Public Opinion.
The memorial of st. Paul which
some Americans propose to set up in
his native city of Tarsus will take the
practical shape of training school for
orphans, of which there are great
many in Cilicia- About 81, 500 year
have been pledged, sum sufficient to
support about fifty children. DR..
Howard Crosby is the president of the
board of managers.
The following statistics have been
published of London: Aggregate mid
summer population, SAG, COG; total
church sittings, 1905 509-a proper
ton of 80 per cent. to the population.
OF this So per cent. the Establishment
supplies 4.95 per cent. and the free
churches sos per cent. 1t is estimated
that not more than one-half the accom-
mediation is actually used for public
| worship.
The Congregationalists at Nauga-
tuck, Conn, are erecting parish
house with twenty-four rooms, besides
hall, cloak-rooms and closets. The
first floor has an assembly-room, re-
ception-room. Sunday-school, library
and seven class-rooms, and on the sec
ond floor eight class-rooms, reading
rooms, kitchen, dining-room, coat
and cloak rooms. On the third floor
will be the pastors study and room
for gymnasium.-PubIic Opinion.