The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


The First Church OF Christ in
Milford. Conn, will celebrate its two
hundred and tiftieth anniversary this
year.
-Lasell Seminary. Auburndale,
Mass, will endow a pew in the Amer
lean church in Berlin, Germany. at
cost OF one thousand dollars. lions
Herald.
In the city Of Edinburgh there are
thirty-twO churches of various de-
nominations which have adopted UNI
fermented wine for communion pur-
poses.
The Congregational ministers
meeting in Boston recently discussed
the Christian Endeavor Society, and
every speaker most heartily and en-
Enthusiastically Endorsed the movement.
Harvard has new steam launch.
forty-five feet in length, to hold
twenty passengers. The cost is three
thousand two hundred and fifty dol
lars, most of which amount has been
subscribed by alumni.
"A rule has been adopted by the
faculty OF the Indiana State University,
that in future all members of the
senior class shall take part in the
commencement exercises, for which
two days are to be given, and more if
necessary.
The president of Michigan Uni
versity remarks in his annual report
that ga larger proportion of women
than OF men are taking by choice the
full classical course" for the practical
reason that there is a demand for their
services in teaching Greek in prepara-
tory schools.
1t is said that President Harrison
has taken pew in the new and ele-
CANT Church of the Covenant, at the
corner of Connecticut avenue and N
street, in Washington. Postmaster
General Wanamaker has secured a
pew at the same church. To avoid
the curiosity-mongers, who throng
churches attended by Presidents, Gen.
eral Harrison will 60 to other churches
as he may see fit from time to time.
The Baptist IN. W State Mis-
sionary reports that Of $3.50 Baptist
churches in the State TAP are in the
country and in villages; 1877 are una
bic, without aid, to sustain pastors;
over two hundred of them are pastor
less from year to year, and although
the membership of the churches in
the State has in the last fifteen years
increased 1881. the membership in
the country and smaller villages has
fallen off fully 5000.
-Earlham College at Richmond.
Ind, is the leading educational insti-
tuition Of the Society OF Friends west Of
the Allegheny Mountains. 1t was
founded in 1S47 as boarding-school
of high grade, and in 1859 received a
college charter. Its first class was
graduated in 1862. There are now one
hundred and forty-seven students in
eRe proper, with one hundred
lrteen others in the preparatory.
commercial. biblical and musical de.
partments. Joseph J. Mills, A. NJ, Is
the president.
Dresses worn by candidates for
confirmation have grown so elaborate
and snowy lately that the Bishop Of
Rochester has protested. Young girls
present themselves ''rather in the
guise OF bride than in the simple
toilet" that BELTS the applicant fol-
reception into the church. The Bishop
mentions false pearls as particularly
needing avoidance by poorer people,
and satin shoes by the rich. In France
it is the same. A confirmation dress
was recently described by French
fashion paper rs extremely ''coquet
fish," The Bishop, in his protest, de-
clares that nothing would distress hin
more than to have to send candidate
back for wearing snowy or tawdry APP
parel, but he adds that for example
sake it may be necessary for him u
do 40.