Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-07-17
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Methodist church raised each
day last year for church purposes $780,
78l.
Bishop Paret, of Maryland, is organ
izing relief fund for the widows and
orphans of ministers.
The London school board have ar
ranged for the formation OF classes in
laundry work in their schools, so that
the girls may be taught washing and
ironing. .-Zion's Herald.
"A. r. Abernethy, professor Of mod
ern languages in Rutherford College,
North Carolina, is only eighteen years
old. He is probably the youngest teach
er in the country to bear the title OF
professor.
The Methodist Episcopal church
has decided to build college in Kan
sas City, Kas. Property worth about
81, 900, 600 has been acquired there and
the educational committee of the church
recently met to arrange for the erection
of suitable building.
The late DR.. Martin B. Anderson,
president of the Rochester University
for nearly half century, left will be-.
queathing his entire estate, after pay
ing an annuity of $1,000 to an aged
couple, to the University. The estate
is valued at $4,000.
day becomes more general and more
conspicuous. In some churches 1t is the
rival of Easter and Christmas. But
flowers and song should not hide the
supreme purpose of winning the heart
of every boy and girl to Christ.
Next year decennial census will
be taken in Great Britain, and it is pro-
posed to have the enumerators record
the religious persuasions of the people.
The Dissenters in England are protest
ing against this, on the ground that, as
| few people desire to confess that they
have no religious belief, non-church
members generally will say that they
belong to the Established church. This
will give the Established church bet
ter numerical showing than it deserves.
The Colored Methodist Episcopal
church is body organized just after
the close of the war of colored members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. 1t has annual conferences and
a General Conference, which meets
overy four years. The fifth .quadren-
nial session OF the latter was held re-
Gently in Little Rock, Ark, the Bishops
presiding in turn. The Episcopal mes.
sage reported the church as in a very
prosperous condition. The business
transacted by the conference was chiefly
Of a routine nature.
The women teachers of Germany
besides q great pension association
have had an insurance society of theil
own for the last six years. For a month
ly fee of % cents member can in case
of sickness draw $3.50 week for 13
weeks, and for the same period agair
after an interval of six weeks. Ovel
So, 900 have been paid out. Women be
tween eighteen and forty-fve years old
who have doctors certificate of good
health, are admitted. The society has
good surplus, and is thinking Of reduc
ing the fee, except when an unusua
amount Of sickness occurs.
In his recent address before thu
Harvard Medical School, DIR. David w
Cheevor gave the graduating class some
advice which all physicians nigh
profitably heed. Cultivate good man
ners," he said. "Be reticent. Away:
show a cheerful face. Never give up
case while the patient breathes. Sta,
at home; be ready in your office. Medi
cine is not trade, it is the mobiles
profession; cling to that thought. Th
Golden Rule is the true code of ethics
Be gentlemen, and not rude, graspinI
Doors; respect others rights and vo
will be respected"