The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-08

} The last census o. New Zealand r
, veals the interesting fact o. ! On
session Of religion on tao part Of 4
less than ~ pr cent Of the whole pop,
lation.
According 70 the summary ~.
eentei 70 tho general assembly a Sar.
toga. the Presbyterian church incrca -,
rs membership last year by more tha
los. 900.
Northwestern University. a. Evans
son. Ill. has property 10 the net amour
OF -. $780, 900. Over four hundred stn
dents have been enrolled during III.
past year.
Harvard University IA 70 provide
next year for systematic course .,
lectures on the laws. the literature. the
customs. the life OF the Hebrew reoplc,
THIS = 70 say. : course Of lectures on
the Bible.
"A church was put up for sale ma
other day by tho French colony 81
Madrid All tho church decorations.
such as altar cloths priests robes. and
gold and silver vessels. were included
in the sale.
The University Of Pennsylvania IL
about 70 establish a school OF archisect.
IRE we presume il will be better
than any thing Of the kind now existing
IN this country. for IL il IS not there can
DC no reason for starting il.
Christian Endeavor societies exist
~ every State and Territory in the
Union. and in every English speaking
iand IN the world. In all there ara
ll.oii societies with coo. 600 members =
gain Of a,ssi societies and is5. 900 menu
bers in eleven months
In England. out Of u. 900 ccr,;sc,,-
ca masters in elementary schools last
year. 1000 received more than $500 a
year. LOCO between $1,000 and So. 900.
Many have residences provided. or 10
ny ceriiiicated ladies. 1000 receive $500.
i"enty-eight thousand receive less
than $780, $1,000 less than s3.5 a wear.
md $4,000 about $3.50 year.
The British and Foreign Bible So
'iety. during the eighty-one wears Of 10
history. issued from its London depoS-
tory alone 20. ooo. 900 complete comics 81
he Bible. $4,000. 900 Testamcnts ana
earl; l.'ooo'ooo portions Of the Bible:
'o'ai OF 'S.ooo.ooo. or nearly 1000. 900
year. or enough TO furnish every
~enticth inhabitant OF the globe.
The University OF Berlin. with ~
900 students and scores OF famous |
rofessors has capital Of but $3.50. oooL
: largest endowment that OF the I
ountess Bose. Is only $3.50. OO0 Never
'eless. Il is the scat OF the highest .
crman learning and claims to have I
e ablest corps Of Instructors Of all s
e worlds schools -Philadelphia Tele- a
'aph. :
The University OF Trinity College. d
,ronto. has made a considerab Bile son. Z
lion IN England BY claiming the right $
Us charter 70 grant degrees in al
RS OF the British empire. There il n
indignans protest in the old country. Of
q demand that IL the Toronto mi. pI
rsity has shadow OF right 70 such "
yer It should be deprived OF Il I'M. "
d,
The Presbyterians OF the Cnited "a
esbyterian church are voting on two en-
ertures. one allowing theological le
dents 70 Be licensed at the end Of the th
ond year. and the other REFUSING 70
Ensure TO any student and instslla- ~
70 any elder who uses tobacco ~ no
FORM II Is said that the former PHI
rture has been answered over. I'M
'lmingly in the Affirmative. and that rul
presbyteries are nearly evenly al. far
ed In regard 70 the second question.
Tristan 1t Work
The people OF Boston have free A.. =.
70 about 1000. 600 books in the dit
nj public and semi-public libraries. I
re are half million volumes IN the A.
Public Library and its branches. ere
her half million volumes in tho an,
ward. Athen9um and state libra. WI
and fully million in semi-publio VII
other Libraries 1t lis estimated bv ed
y. Ernst, Mayor Harris secretary. OF
there Is an average or ffty vol. ord
to each occupied dwelling house ing
le city According to the census ~ In
there were. in the Libraries a wit
'achusetts. over 4. 500. 600 bound vol. one
: "ue i'Sv0vvO pamphlets and rati
v manuscripts 1;~h