The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,

-Tennyson's works are used Tor
school examination papers In India
The clergy Of tho Church Of En-
gland Of all grades from asoh::shops
70 curates, number $4,000.
A good authority states that tho
Mcthodists In the United States sre
now building churches as the rate Of
ave per day.
Mexico 10 called = Christian coun-
Try, yet Bishop Hurst Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, says that In Mexico
5000. 600 have never seen copy og tho
holy Scriptures.
Rollins Chapel. tho Dartmouth
College building, 30 badly damaged b
6re short time ago. was tho gin oe
the late Hon. Edward A. Rollins, q
Philadelphia. and cost go, 600.
-Co-edncation has proved such :
great success at Cornell that 6agO
College, the womon's department y
crowded, and the faculty are pusalea
where to lind accommodation for ~
the applicants.
The twenty-fifth anniversary =
the introduction of Sunday schools
into Germany was recently celebrated.
There are now more than 1000 Sum
day-schools. with 1,lOO teachers and
23O,O0 children. tn the German
Empire.
The money given by the women Of
ehA o1~ssAn Ah s~>A Ysnfk
States during the past sixteen years
amounts to 81, l50. 900, representing
the entire support Of more than 200
women missionaries. 200 native Bible
readers and more than $50 schools.
The first school census taken in
Georgia since 1882 has just been COM
pleted. It gives the total number Of
children Of school age % $50, 26l. =
against 500. .722 in 1882. and shows
that In the country districts the boys
outnumber the girls. while in tho cities
and towns the girls predominata
Mr. Williamson. the Philadelphia
millionaire who gave 50 many million
dollars to establish q manual training
school for poor boys. denies that col-
ored boys arc TO be excluded. This
statement was recently made in one Of
the Philadelphia paperA Mr.. William
son maintains that tho word white"
can not be found In the deed Of trust
Buddhist opposition in Ceylon is
becoming more and more virulont;
and one Of the greatest hindrances to
the Gospel. writes missionary. lis
the coquetting with Buddhism which
has become fashionable among many
Europeans. Buddha's birthday 10 now
. government holiday In this island OF
Queen Victoria. Spirit Of Aisstons.
Tho Anglican Church Of New
South Wales has resolved to raise tl.-
zoo. 600 10 i've years 70 commemorate
the centennial year, and have made .
start with <25O.O00 The Wesleyans
in tho same colony propose to raise
$3.50, COO in five years Other colonies
and other sections Of the church arc
similarly marking the year. and jubi-
lee funds are in high favor.
The pupils in the city schools Of
Oe6 MONIES, Ia, express their 8uoC.
tion for their teachers BY bringing
them presents Of fruit. As the amount
of fruit brought indicates the intensity
| of the affection, some Of the teachers
are talking Of quitting their present
occupation and Of going into tho
| Wholesale fruit business. Several Of tho
scholars, to show their originality.
contribute pumpkins, red peppers aud
potatoes.
-Soven miles from Yankton. D. T..
is farming community whore several
young home missionaries labored OF
and on. and finally gave II up a. bad
Job. Father" Nichols, = Congre2a-
tional clergyman. over seventy-two
years old. went cut there . year ago
and the result OF his work was that .
few weeks ago neat brick chapel. en-
tirely paid for. was dedicated. and he
was installed pastor over congrega.
ton Of twenty-five church membors.
not one Of them Of Congregational ~
tecedents.