Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-28
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


After having at least fifty fire
drills there came an alarm of fire in a
New York school, and every pupil lost
his head in a minute and assisted to
create a confusion in which over
twenty children were injured.
There has just been consecrated in
Philadelphia church for the exclu-
sive use of the deaf. 1t is the first
and only place of worship in this
country, if not in the world, that is
managed entirely by deaf mntes.
Mrs. Mary G. Patten, aged 90
years old, has had charge OF the in
FAINT class N Sun day school at Taun-
ton, Mass, during the last forty eight
years. She never misses a session of
the school, and the children almost
worship her.
The Pope addressed letter to the
Roman Catholic Bishops in the United
States, expressing great solicitude as
to the spiritual welfare of Italians in
this country, and announcing that
priests will be sent from Italy to local
tiles inhabited by Italian emigrants.
According to the statistical report
for 1888 of the Evangelical Associa-
ton, just published, that body of Ger
man Methodists has 141, 1853 members,
1859 itinerant preachers, and 1916
churches, indicating a gain of 4,156
members, 3S preachers, and S5
churches.
Canon Knox-Little, the English
preacher who is now holding services
at Trinity Church, New York, has
adopted what is known as the Quaker
style of seating his congregation. The
middle door of the church is closed
and the people enter from the side
doors, the women taking one side and
the men taking the other.
1t is said that the trustees of
heavily mortgaged church in Lincoln,
Neb, in order to raise money to clear
the debt, sold advertising space on the
walls of the auditorium and that
"handsome advertising cards appear
in conspicuous places, the charge being
S., and tho agreement including an in
dorsement from the pulpit
"A wealthy man, whose identity is
not disclosed, has subscribed $500, 900
for the establishment of Christian
university at Nanking, China Mr..
Arlington, OF Leeds, England, has of
fered $75, 900 for the beginning of mis-
sion work among the Indian tribes in
the valley of the Amazon. A single
donor has sent $27, 500 to the English
Church Missionary Society.
There is certain town in Con
nectcut which has Congrega
tional and an Episcopal Church
with pastors Some few weeks
ago these two pastors started out to-
gether, and visited in company every
family within tho bounds of two par
ishes, bringing to the people in theil
homes Christian admonition and com
fort; also reading Scripture and pray
ing with each family. At first the people
looked on in amazement, as if some
strange thing were about to happen
but after little they begun to admir-
and rejoice in the work.
Bishop Doane, of Albany, N. Y.
through whose exertions an Episcopa
cathedral has been erected in tha
city, is a son of the late Bishop Will
lam Croswell Doane, of New Jersey
who founded the famous ST. Mary
Hall School for Girls at Burlington, il
that State. Another son of the New
Jersey Bishop is the Roman Catholi
Vicar General Doane, of Newark, i
personal appearance Bishop Doane, O
Albany, is thoroughly an Episcopa
Bishop, while his brother bears a
equally strong resemblance to tn
Roman Catholic clergy. The brother
arc excellent friends.