Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-10
SCHOOL. AND CHURCH.

Inc lTdHSFddl fOtkeTddu ldo dp-
propriated 100000 for the endcw-
ment of the first college of the Re.
public.
Mount Union College, Ohio, re-
Gently put women on its board Of trus-
tees. among them Miss Frances +.
Willard.
The effort to effect union be-
tween the United Church of Christ
in Japan and the Congregational
churches Of that empire has failed, at
least for the present.
Southeastern Maine has some
rather venerable academies. That at
South Berwick was incorporated in
1891 and those at Fryeburg and East
Machias the year following.
The city Of New York has 600 Sum
day-schools. with total of 1877, 200
scholars and teachers. Philadelphia
has GIG Sunday schools, with total
OF 1876, 800 teachers and scholars.
The seminary for girls recently
completed by the Cherokee Nation has
all the modern conveniences except
elevators and electric lights. Four
Cherokee girls will act as teachers.
The Nashville Christian Advocate
says: 1.-The African Methodist church,
which has not white man among its
members or any organic relations with
any white church organization. re-
ports membership OF 400, 000."
The report of the Primitive Meth.
odist Sunday-school Union. of En-
gland, shows that there are 1882
schools in the denomination, this be-
ing an increase OF 48 over last year.
There are 81, 0S3 teachers and 430, GA
scholars.
There are now 500 American
schools in Turkey, all of which, except
one, are open daily. An order was
recently made by the Turkish Govern
ment prohibiting any interference
with the schools, which has been i'm
peded and interfered with by the local
authorities.
The w. G. T. U. parlor in the
Anna M. Kellogg Memorial Hall, a
Chautauqua, was recently formally
dedicated. This building, with Its
furnishings and grounds, is to be used
for women's classes, meetings and in
terests, and is the loving tribute Of &
philanthropic son to noble mother
The Icelanders are numerous
enough in this country and Canada t.
maintain distinct and vigorous re
ligious organization Of their own. L
is called the Icelandic Lutheran church
OF America, consists of twenty-five
congregations, and has just held it:
fifth annual conference at Argyle, il
Manitoba.
An examination OF 6S2 pupils o
Memphis public schools showed onl,
five per cent TO be near-sighted, bu
other defects Of vision existed in six
teen per cent. About New York it |
much more common than formerl.
to see children wearing glasses, Blu
this Is in part due to the increase o
visual defects and partly to the fac
that physicians and parents are Civ
ing more attention to such defect
than they used to.
To-day "a missionary societies ar
at work in Africa, and all its 200 600,
600 souls are practically within tn
reach of Christian missions; SO soci
cites have begun work in China, an
all its $50, 000,0 900 souls may be visit
ed with the message of the Gospel
more than so societies have entere
India, and the light is .dawning upo
its 250,000,000. Turkey and Persi
and Japan are filling with missio
churches and mission schools. PraC
tically the whole world is open, an
the grandest day of opportunity TO
the kingdom OF God that the earth ha
ever seen has fully dawned.