Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-11-09
REL ioloUs AND EDUCATIONAL.


There are AZ organizations engaged
in the evangelization OF the jews, with
577 workers and 1876 stations At least
100 Of the missionaries are converted
Jews.
The Constitution Of the Society OF
Christian Endeavor has been translated
into German, French, Tamil, Chinese,
Japanese, Zulu, Turkish and into vari-
GUS dialects of Southern India
"A royal order, which has just been
issued at Berlin, sanctions the creation
in Jerusalem OF an evangelical estab-
lishment with corporated rights. The
object OF the new body is to preserve
existing evangelical institutions, and to
add to the number.
The mission OF the Sandwich ISL
ands cost the American Board 5000, 900
in all. while the trade, which, of course,
goes to the benefit of the commercial
community, amounted at the end OF
sixty years to about SIG, 900, 900, with a
clear profit annually OF more than $780,
000
Make for yourself course OF in
structive rcading-history, biography,
natural science-whateve best suits
the bent of your mind. II you can give
but ten minutes day to such pursuits
you have one hour per week, leaving
out Sunday. more than two days OF
well digested study in a year. House
hold.
The leading minds OF France have
come to the conclusion that the Ma
tional system Of education is defective
on its physical side, and efforts are now
being made 10 acclimatize cricket, foot
ball, rowing and American baseball in
French schools The Minister OF Edu-
cation has issued a paper in favor oil
athletic exercises.
The Canadian Missionary Mackay
on the Chinese island OF Formosa is
very strongly advocating the training
OF native preachers for the work
among their countrymen. One OF his
reasons is an economical one; an Amer
lean, even il he lives like a native, will
cost 81, 900. whilst a genuine native will
live on 800. Still, the training OF q
native ministry must be done by for
eigners.
The Protestant Churches OF the
United States contribute annually SILL
25O, 600 for foreign missions, and, &C
cording to Dion Boucicault, more than
5000, 900, 600 are paid every year by the
American people for their theatrical
entertainment" -nearly eighteen dol
lars TO support the theater for one
given to send the gospel to heather
nations; and yet there are those who
declaim against the cost of foreign mis-
sions
The successful nilsson work which
has been going on during the past
three years in Cuba had its beginning
in America Alberto j. Diaz, a Cubar
refugee in New York City, found the
Spanish New Testament, studied it.
was converted, and returned to his OWE
country to spread the good news. Al
result, there are in the island now 2
Protestant churches and stations, will
1000 members, &c Sunday-schools, will
2, 22S children attending, and corps o
20 missionaries at work.
The prime minister of Siam, ont
of whose residences is in Ratbari, ate
repeatedly expressing his wish for
mission there, now offers large bricl
house free for missionaries, and will
aid in securing other necessary build
ings for medical mission schools, etc
And lady in Philadelphia (says tn
Missionary Review has offered tn,
$50, 900 necessary to support the ply
sicians and clergymen who go to occu
Ply this new parish of $4,000 to 1900
souls