Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-04-24
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
in Iceland there are 200 Lutheran
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I'm Iceland there are 200 Lutheran
churches, with population of 70, OOO
Word comes from Carleton College,
Minnesota, that every young lady in
that institution is believed to be a
Christian.
AT Columbia City, Cal, church
organization under the name Of 'The
Comeouters' has been carrying on a
series of meetings. The members claim
that they are without sin, and are the
chosen Of the Lord.
The United States has 361 colleges,
with 4, 443 instructors and 70O24 stu
dents; 150 institutions for the higher
education of women, with 1854 instruc-
tors; 80 schools of science, 145 schools
of theology, and 80 of law.
Miss Susannah Warield, wealthy
unmarried woman who died recently at
her home, "Groveland," Carroll County,
Md, left all her property to found an
Episcopal college which is to be named
after her. The endowment amounts to
about 100000.
Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn, lately received rare and valua.
BILE gift from an alumnus, Marcus L.
Taft of Brooklyn, N. Y. 1t is some
1900 Chinese coins representing every
dynasty and every Emperor, some Of
them ante-dating several hundred years
the Christian era.
Miss Hankey, the first woman ever
graduated at Columbia, is to be COM
memorated by window in the college
library. The design is an allegorical
representation of her career as a
scholar, cut short by death. There are
three principal figures, those of science,
an angel, and student.
The First Congregational Church Of
Amherst, Mass, celebrated few days
ago the 15Oth anniversary of its found
ing. A historical address was delivered
by its pastor, Rev. G. S. Dickerman,
who traced the development of the
church from the small band of eighteen
founders to the present society Of 450
members.
Jay pOulNt, IL - odlu, pays PSJOUO
for a pew in DR.. Halls church. AL
though fairly regular at the morning
service he never appears in the evening.
Russell Sage, on the contrary, is in his
slip at both services. The mbined con-
tributions of these financial Christians
are estimated at $4,000 year, or 81, 900
month. All nameless offerings of $500
or more, which are by no means raro,
are attributed to these gentlemen.
The Central Board of Canadian
Methodist Missions met recently and
appropriated S21O, 5S2 to its missions
Indian, Domestic, French Canadian,
Japan and Chinese. The whole Domin-
ion is included in the field of its opera
tions, and also Newfoundland and Ber-
muda The contemplated union of the
Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Episco-
pal South, and Canadian Missions in
Japan into one Methodist church in
that Empire gives great satisfaction
The widow of an English clergyman
left by her will large sum to be paid
to the chaplain of a consumptives' home
and to two clergymen in charge Of
churches on the condition that they
read her departed husbands sermons tc
the people under their charge, Through
a wrong description of the funds she
dedicated to this purpose the legacy
was frustrated. So both sick and vel
were spared having those sermons in
/ AiataI fhano Rut xuhpn thnrf
ever before such proof of wifely ad
miration of a husbands sermons?-
Christian Inquirer.