The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-22
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are 455 Lutheran ministera
resident in the State of Minnesota.
"A Protestant Episcopal Church cost
ing $500, 600 is to be built at Philadel-
phia as . memorial of the late George
w. Smith.
"A new chair has been established in
Dickinson College-that Of Bible study.
Its professor will be DIR. Rogers, q grad.
uate of John Hopkins.
Tho Freshmen of the Northwestern
University this year sent their cast-ofi
books away in balloon, instead OF
burning them as is the custom.
The public schools are the bulwark
Of our liberties; and whosoever is an
enemy of the public schools is an enemy
of the Republic.-Western Rural.
Wing Lee and his cousin, Joe Leo.
Flint (Mich.) laundrymen, were con-
verified to Christianity recently, and
they feel SO good that they placed a $50
memorial window in the Baptist Church
there.
Boston, since 1880. has increased in
population about 400 per cent During
that time Congregationalism has in
creased $50 per cent, the Baptists 475
per cent. and the Episcopalians 1000
per cent.
AT some Of the ceremonies Of COM
mencement week at Bryn Mawr College
the students wore academic costumes,
the blondes choosing white gown and
mortar board and the brunettes yellow.
The college colors are white and vel.
low.
AT the late commencement exer-
discs Of the graduating class of forty
four students from the Chicago Theolog-
teal Seminary Congregational, of the
ten orations delivered one was in
Danish, one in Swedish and one in
German.
Bishop Hurst of the Methodist
church, intends making trip to Europe
for the purpose of visiting the principal
universities of Great Britain and the
continent, and the securing of plans
and ideas for the proposed Methodist
University at Washington.
The United Presbyterian church
has conformed its statistical inquiry
this year to the schedule of the Census
Office. 1t reports se5 congregations,
1O3, 921 church-members, S15 churches
with seating capacity of 1858, 3O3, and
valued at SIS, O36, 1874.
"A clergyman in Somerville, Mass,
has come to understand the misfortune
of prosperity. His church recently re-
ceived fine homestead by will and de-
manded that he should occupy it. On
his part he explained that on his salary
he couldn't live up to the level of such
an establishment, and the upshot of it
is that he has resigned and is looking
for poorer church where he can afford
to live.-Hartford Courant.
The minister is not to ignore social
questions; neither is he called upon to
solve them. He is simply called upon
to elucidate clearly and apply fearless
ly these great moral principles which
underlie the brotherhood Of the race,
and which, applied, will solve all
problems and bring atlast the organiza-
ton of society and industry into con-
formity with the principles of righteous
ness, justice and brotherly love-
Christian Union.
An interesting contest has taken
place In q north London collegiate
school for girls between two factions
which have been actively divided On
the question of corset-wearing. Argu-
ments and discussions simply added fuel
to the flame, and it was finally decided
to settle the discussion by an athletic
contest consisting Of hiuh liam a
tug-of-war and foot-race. There were
sixteen competitors, eight of whom were
laced into whalebone girdles, and
eight wore simple blouses. The non.
corset faction were easily victors, their
champion distancing all rivals with q
lean of twelve feet