Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-09-05
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 5, 1890
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL


--Nincty-fvc per cent of the inhabi
tants OF New Zealand are professors o
religion.
Education In Peru is compulsory foi
both sexes, and free In the public scools
yet the most dillgent search for definite
statistics is in vain.
Six years ago Alabama appropriate
only $780, directly from her treasury,
She now has school fund Of Ss93, 900,
and an annual appropriation OF 1851, 00c
for public schools $500 for normal
schools and $500 for teachers institutes.
--Asociety for missionary work among
the Norwegian Laplanders was formed
in Norway in 1883. The Episcopal Re
corder says that IL has sent two itinerant
preachers TO visit the people In their
huts and tents, and has begun publish
ing parts Of the Bible and other books
in their language.
Africa now has at work within her
borders 10 American, 12 British and IS
continental missionary societies. There
are more than 700ordaincd missionaries,
and more than 1000 native preachers. 1t
is estimated that there are, both white
and native. about ia. 900 communicates
and 500, 600 adherents.
In the Orange Free State the sys-
tenn OF education Is national, not COM
pulsory nor free, except to poor chill
dren. In 1880 there were 40 Government
schools, inclusive of two higher schools,
with 2,i39 pupils and "a teachers There
is one good public library and small IL
braries in several villages. The State
has only papers.
In religion, as well as in other mat
ters, 1t Is never wise to attempt to be
too wise. What one can not know he
had better not try to know A quiet
and uncomplaining contentment with
the actual limitations Of human knowl-
edge, as fixed by God. is one of the
marks Of true wisdom, and also indis-
pensable to intellectual composure.-
Independent
The first six months OF the present
year the American Board has appointed
~ missionaries, is OF them ordained, or
to be ordained missionaries. one bus
iness agent for Japan, and 25 women.
OF the 10 ordained ones, five are grad
yates of Yale Theological Seminary.
four OF Chicago. three OF 0borlin, one Of
Andover, one OF Hartford seminaries,
and two from other sources. s.-Advance.
According to late cablegram the
Congregationalists OF London are pre-
pairing to erect magnificent building"
on the East Side to be used for tho
establishment OF a university for the
education of the poor. 1t is to be hoped
that the statement is true and that the
movement will be a success, for the
"bitter cry" Of East London has been
reproach to the Christianity OF the great
metropolis.
The Old Catholic movement is stead
lily gaining strength. 1t numbers to-day
In Holland about thirty priests and
about 5000 adherents In 1874 there
were in Prussia twenty.scven congrega-
tions. In 1885 they had increased to
,thirty-flvc, with 1905 souls. In Baden
there were in 1874 only twenty-eight
congregations, now there are thirty
nine, with over 5000 souls. 1t is esti-
mated that there arc about 40. 900 Old
Catholics in Germany. In Austria there
has been a great deal Of persecution,
but 1t is estimated that there are now
10000 Old Catholics In that country In
Switzerland the different cantons vary
in the number OF congregations, but in
all the different districts there are
believed to be about 1000 Old Catho-
lies, with clerical staff numbering fif-
ty-seYen priests.