The Russellville Democrat., 1889-10-24
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

There wore 516 conversions and ac-
ccssions in the mission churches served
BY students of Garrett Biblical Insti-
tute last year.
The Polytechnic Institute at Wor-
eester Mass, has introduced new
course of electric engineering, lead
ing to the degree of bachelor OF science.
The Moravians, though small in
numbers and wealth. have sent out
during the last century, $4,000 i'ai'-
sionarles, and expended ECO, 600 year
ly. They hnes nine mission ships.
The greatest work which the teach
or can do for tho pupil is the work
which Cardinal Newman says DIR.
Whately did for him: he taught me
TO see with my own eyes and to walk
VITA my own feet.
The Y. NJ. C. Associations are
not making headway in Australia Not
long ago there we're seventeen associa-
tions in six OF the colonies; now there
are only fourteen, and OF these not
more than seven were represented at
the conference recently held at Sydney.
"A Mormon Elder who lately ar
rived at San Francisco from Now Zea-
land said that he and other Mormon
missionaries had been at work among
the natives for three years and half,
and that they had over 5000 members
in their churches among the Maoris.
A Christian tribe, surrounded by
pagans. has just been discovered in the
heart of Africa They had never be-
fore seen a white man. While their re-
ligious ideas are crude, still they
have n priesthood, the cross and other
emblems OF Christianity. They are be-
lieved to have been exiled from
Abyssinia about eight hundred years
ago. Catholic Review.
I'm Persia Christianity has had great
success during the last three years. In
Western Persia there aye now more
than 1000 church-members. What is
still re hopeful, much of this prog
ress is made through the efficiency OF
native pastors. OF the seventy-nine
students in the college at Oroomiah,
seventy are Christians. There are
many village schools established by the
missionaries, and DR. Labaree reports
that the Moslems OF Persia are more
accessible than those of any other
land.
The New Britain, CT, Young Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union has
organized mission work among the
young girls employed in the factories.
From the small nucleus of one room
and twenty or thirty girls the work has
grown rapidly until now tenement OF
seven rooms is required to accommo-
date the large number OF regular at
tendants Tho rooms are open four
evenings in the week and two hours on
Sunday. There are classes in dress
making, penmanship and singing and
reading matter is supplied by circu-
lating library.
According to the annual report OF
the United States Commissioner Of Edu-
cation great progress has boon made in
the public schools of the South in the
decade ending in 1887 The public
school systems of the Southern States,
he says, have been undergoing an un-
precedented development, and are now
practically all established on a perma-
nent basis Colored children are APP
portioned an equal share of the school
funds, unless in the State OF Delaware,
and their schools arc kept open as long
and under as well-paid teachers as
those OF the white children. The funds
for the support of these schools are fur
nished mainly by the white inhabi-
tants.