Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-04-13
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81 educatieAA gifts Ii this country was
hearty IS. Zoo, 900.
-Amusements are to religion lilss
breezes of air to the aans-gentle one
will fan Il, But strong ones will put it
DIT DIR. Thomas.
The Soudan has been almost totally
neglected by Professionals as q field for
missionary effort 1t has a population
OF about 80, zoe, 900 people
"A grant ei 5000 a year was. recently
made out Of the appropriation for the
Indian Bureau TO mid The induetri,s
school earrlsl Cd IA Dakota. near the
Grow Creek Agency. by Miss Howard,
a daughter Of Joseph Howard, DR., the
journalist.
Young people ought to be interest
ed in our public schools. These schools
open the doors OF knowledge IS all
classes and conditions OF American
youth. We can not begin to estimate
their importance in the development of
our national life.
No business pursuit or employ
ment should be engaged in. however
profitable it may be, or may promise to
be, il We Gun not glorify God in con-
nection with it No plea OF necessity,
or force OF circumstances, is 1ustiiable
for wrong doing.
Again and again, at home and
abroad, tho world has seen and con-
Iessed the power OF the old fashioned
Bible and its truth to brighten the face
of human society. II free religion can
do it better, by all means let the world
see 1t done at once. Boston Congre-
g~ationalist
1t is no more possible for an idle man
to keep together a certain stock ofknowl-
edge. than it is possible to keep together
u stock OF ice exposed to the meridian
sun. Every day destroys u fact, Il relt-
ton, or an influence; and the only way
Of preserving the bulk and value OF the
pile is by constantly adding to it
Rev. Sydney Smith.
lille COSb VI llblnOtb ulLS I0bAAN
schools in Now York State last year
was S14 $50 841, an increase Of more
than 81, 200, 900 over 1887. This money
was for the education of l ,772, 958 chill
dren OF so.ool age, OF whom 1,033 26!
attended school. The number OF teach.
ers employed was 81. 726, at an average
annual salary of $4l9.75
The foundation OF all education
from the time q child first begins t.
learn, is thoroughness. Whatever /
attempted must be carried out thor
oroughly, until the learner become.
master OF the subject. Thoroughnes
is the groundwork of all good habits o
mind, and a child's mind is rs much
bundle OF habits as its body.
1--WE have so much to be Thankful
for" is an exclamation often hear
from the thankful heart, and it is al
true-so true that if but the vail tina
obscures our earthly vision were lifted
and we could sec for a moment hoy
much has been done for as, perhaps
might lead to increased thankfulnes
expressed in life and deed, v if les
in words. Christian at Work.
The records of the Association c
Collegiate Alumn@ show of the 81
members, II physicians, 8 journalist;
, s authors, s librarians, 5 lawyers, 3 ar
lists, 3 printers, 2 each of school princi
pals, musicians, elocutionists, and pr
vate secretaries. and n each OF le'
/ turer, chemist, typewriter, governmer
clerk, aud merchant Others are Ell
gagged in bookkeeping, dairy farming
stock raising, insurance, biology, tn
? drama, and one is the editor of an N
1 ricultural paper.