Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-09
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
Tho Michigan University has twen-
ty-five Japanese students this vear.

Tho Michigan University has TWEEN
ty-nvc Japanese students this year
1t Is estimated that there are 30 OOl
gypsy children of school age, of whom
not two per cent are able to write OF
road sentence.
Salaries OF pastors In Germany ar,
very low. 1t is proposed to give min
imum OF 500 a year. At present many
are as low rs $40.
Tho colorcd Baptlsts number I, 100,
600; the colored Methodists about tho
same; other denominations. about 22, 500.
Tho Baptists claim 10. 900 churches and
1000 ordained ministers.
TO know the Lord" That Is a bold
aim for my finite soul. and yet my soul
will 10 satisfied with nothing less. II
Is not by searching thou canst find out
God, 1t is by following Him.-Dr.
Matheson.
In Hawaii schools arc established
all over the Island. tho sum allotted to
public instruction In 1886 'sS being so03.
02o annually. In 1883 there were lS9
schools, with s,770 pupils; of those, there
were $3.50 Hawaiians and 1.227 half
castles.
-Covetousness of things is always
bad; covetousness OF qualities is always
good. II you see man has some thing,
do not want 1t unless you have earned 1t.
But II you see man has quality that
is good, covet 1t as much as you like,
and try to get IT Christian Union.
1t is only to man daring to think of
himself nobly, divinely, aye, as the Son
of God. that there comes the possibility
OF putting his human powers to their
perfect use. Character and service both
fling their doors wide open TO him who
knows himself the Son Of God. Phillips
Brooks.
What is the use OF aspirations II
they are not strong enough to incorpor-
ate themselves into character and pro-
ject themselves in righteous living2
That kind Of piety which knows and ap-
proves the better course, but consistent
ly and steadily follows the worse, will
not stand tho test Of the Masters judg-
ment-Nashville Christian Advocate.
Episcopal institutions come into
possession of large legacies from the
estate OF tho lato Mrs Frances Brownell |
OF Hartford, Conn, which Is |
valued at about 5000, 900. Trinity College,
'f that city, receives $50, 900; the cathe-
iral church OF ST. John the Divine, in
500, 900, and the Missionary
Society OF the Episcopal Church in Con-
lecticut, $4,000.
The proposed school for church mu-
icians at Hartford Seminary, under the
Erection OF Prof. Waldo S. Pratt, is
rousing much interest even so far away
s England The course is to occupy
hree years, and the students are to bo
n residence thirty weeks In each year.
10Th men and women will DO admitted,
nd they will bo trained as directors OF
Iusic in chvrches and Sunday-schools.
"A wealsl,J Greek, Demetrius Tzani-
hilippi, has given two million francs
'r tho erection OF Greek church in
aris. Hitherto the one thousand and
Ioro Hellenes living in tho French
apital were compelled TO worship in
10 Russian chapel. Tho Roumanians,
%, have an orthodox church
Paris The Catholics OF
Q Oriental rite two years ago, received
rmission to worship in the Church St
licn-le- Pauvre, formerly tho old
'tel Dieu. The Catholic Armenians il
d Maronites have for a number OF W
ars been the possessors OF church
seminary Of their own in Paris, II
Iich city now has three Greek ortho- IL
x and two Catholic Greek Churches. II