The Springdale news., 1889-12-20
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There will be thirty Japanese attending Ann Arbor University and high school this year.
 -Methodist students at Michigan University are to have $35, GOO de- nominat1onal headquarters.
 The faculty of the University ot Pennsylvania Lave voted to admit students without distinction of sex to all the college courses. This acton requires the indorsement of the truS tees.
 It is said that there are moro Jews in New York City than in Jerusalem itself, the number being nearly 90,000. They keep up their distinctive worship and maintain forty-nine synagogues.
 The Presby yterians and Eplseo- paIians have decided to erect sub stantial headquarters at Chautauqua before another season. The Pres. byterians will build near the heart of Chautauqua with stone material.
 The gifts obtained for Johns Hopkins University this year amount to S187, GOO. which will keep 1t run ming for the next three years, by which time it is hoped that it's se- curities will yield dividends sufficient for its support
 The Protestant Episcopal diocese of Iowa reports: Clergy 47; lay-read- CTS. l5; parishes. 49; missions, 3'; communicants, 6,007; contirmations, 5O7: contributions for religious puf-. poses, SLY, 260 26; value of church property in the diocese, $l,27,f23.
 Rev. James Brownlee. D. D., for fifty-four years pastor over the Re-. formed Church of Port Richmond, $. l., lately preached his 1. 496th sermon. In his congregation are the great grandchildren of children who re- ceiyed their first communion from him in 1s35
 New York churches have not unusual feature of table placed near the platform for the purpose ofstenog- raphers. The young mon are not reporting foI'the papers, but are most ly clerks in law offices who have studied shorthand and go to church for practicins purposes. Some ot them reduce the sermon to typewfit- ing and sell copies to members of the congregation.
 Rev William De kelver, of St. Patrick Catholic Church at Neenah. Wis, adopted a novel method of rafs- ing money to pay off 2 church debt of $j, j00 After mass he ordered the doors locked The names Of the members of the church were called off, and they were asked how much they would be willing to give to pay the debt. The scheme worked like a charm, and the sum Of $5,009 was sab- seribed
 A novel method of raising funds has been tried by q Sunday-schooI n Burlington, \ J. Some time ago 25o new fve-eent pieces, called etai- ents. were distributed among Inc scholars and teachers, with ia9trae- tfons te ae whatever in reason they could to increase the sun. Lately the talents were called in, and, notwithstanding all the scholars die not make returns. the sum received was $53G
 The correspondent of a Toronto paper says that one of the reason: why the English church is 90 e.4rrInG 5r Canada ls its peculiar sx...e.5ians wp@-. In the Gtesez, ..liy r5.t,oa le. slGm of fee a: oar '''g 'gg,dSGose oi Toronto there is ' 'i.o ,dtdori zed schedule of fees which q @ clergy are entitled 10 exact for Il n performance of certain duties The f d for marriages, for instance. is $t. :! | additional fee of $l is exacted for t certificate The fee for burials is : @ and $3 if at distance. In this ca e a.so a certificate entails an addition h fee of &L For publishing the baai e of matrimony, the fee i7 &l in a h vance. Nothing is charged for baI 8 tism, but ifa baptism certificate is u y sired ;l is charged
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