Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-28
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
The piety that does not give =
piety that win not '.pay."-Conerega-
tionalist
Your liability to be suddenly. n.
rested In your work at any time should
make you do the best that Is in you to-
day.-Christian Advocate.
We should be mindful that no
hour OF life returns to be lived over
better; therefore, each hour should b
% filled as to stand the test Of eternity.
God has q right to look for good first
from the moral vineyard He has put u
into-an opportunity Is His command
to improve it
I'm Illinois there are 298 societies,
with over 1000 members, nearly half
OF them having been formed during
the year. The largest society is con-
nected with the Warren Avenue
Church, Of Chicago. There are twelve
local Christian Endeavor Unions in
the State.
Every teacher is, in every hour Of
class-teaching, liable TO use words
which his scholars are supposed to
understand, but which they do not.
Incidents in illustration of this truth
multiply; and they are worthy Of re-
peated mention as q reminder to
teachers Of their danger in this line.
The progressive element in Egypt
to-day is Christian. The Roman Cath
Ollie schools have over 1000 pupils, the
Greek orthodox 5000. the Coptic
(Jacobite) 5000, the Protestant 5000.
while the Jews have 1900 scholars.
These are all, except the Protestant
students, free. and are exerting pow
srful influence for progress.
There are some zoe, 900. 600 women
in India, of whom 10000. 900 are in
enforced widowhood The English
Baptist Zenana Mission is doing good
work among them. It commenced in
1867. with a revenue of $500. Now
it has Is stations, AZ lady visitors, %
assistants. 104 native teachers and
Bible-women, and Al girls schools,
containing about 1,500 pupils. In
support of the various agencies they
expend about $4,000.
The gathering at the church
should make more interesting the fam
lily devotion. give a new fervor to the
closet exercises, and fill the entire life
with more of the spirit of communion.
He wrongs himself and also the pray
er-meeting who permits his public de-
votion to take the place of his private
worship, or who fails to show that his
enjoyment of the open services have
made more agreeable and earnest the
secluded one-United Presbyterian.
The time has not yet come when .
missionary's life is safe in all parts Of
China As Rev. A. Edwin. of the En-
glish Church Missionary Society, was
walking along the streets of Chu-C Chez.
lately, q mob raised the cry OF
Foreign devil! foreign devil! beat
him, beat him. and Immediately be-
gan to stone him. He owed his escape
to q few men who tried to calm tho
populace; for while they were talking
he passed on unobserved, and left the
city.-Missionary Review.
I'm St. Georges. Stuyvesant square.
one of the largest and most active Of
the Episcopal churches of New York.
the sittings are all free and the church
is supported by the contributions of
the worshipers. These are made on
what is known as the envelope system.
each parishioner pledging himself to
q certain weekly payment whether
present or absent. The subscribers at
st. Georges number over 700, the con-
tributions ranging from Eve cents to
$1Oa Sunday, and the total amount be-
ing over $25, 900 q year, an income that
few churches are able to obtain from
renting the pews.