Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-09-19
ljopkiasuiIlr Hentufkiatt.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 10, 1890.
,o,ous AND EDUCATIONAL,

The Congrcgationalists added 4Ss
missionaries to their forces at home ana
abroad last year.
= The issues OF Bibles by the Amori-
can Bible Society during seventy-three
years amount to 50, ,7s6,015 copies And
yet the larger part OF the world Is stiii
''heathen."
Tho best workers to send abroad are
those who arc most effective at home
He who takes no interest in the religi-
Gus advancement of his neishbors wi'i
not accomplish much in the foreig"
field. -Prcsby terian Observer.
Brain culture like physical culture,
is governed by regular laws ana !. 10
only by complying with these laws Una, as
the result can be obtained. fieh'y VI
GOOD food for nutrition, and vigorous
exercise to strengthen and discipiihe
n.,urol mower. are the two fundamentai
,ous In both forms of culture.-N. L.
Independent. n,,
| The University of Moscow recently
celebrated its one hundred ana thir'y'
6fth anniversary. Its teaching force
consists of IS regular professors and %
nriyate instructors; the number OF stu
dents is 8, sos. The Minister OF instrue
tion has, in recent years, made severa
efforts to lessen tho attendance at TIM
and other Russian universities ii
Russia. as we'll as In Germany, the pro
fessions are ovorcrowded.
Rev. DIR. WIN. Taylor, Of the Broad
wav Tabernacle, recently said: 'Whe
three or four gentlemen month ca
upon mo for aid for colleges, iieei .ner
are too many OF them; but when rene'
upon the greatness OF that Wester
country and on the rapidity with whic
It is filing up, and on the necessity I'M
the social fou undations be we'll laid,
not think so, but rejoice that there a
? those willing to undertake such work
The moral character Of Jesus is ha
monious in all its parts IL is mirac
of celestial beauty, blending the inn
: cence of the lamb with the dignity
God. sweet in its benevolence, ana
y, tense and strong in its aversion to 81
- and without blemish or fault
has in all ages commanded the univer'
tribute of human thought The mt
= arropant infidelity forgets its sneer
the presence of this character'-N'
Independent.
NJ Man. as a nero animal, is the In
W rior of many earthly creatures
strength, agility, beauty and wari
eonipmcnt. When we regard him
mere brute, though we place him In
. front rank Of such creatures, we can
but feel contempt for him. 1t Is o
., when he is viewed as moral being,
dowed with features of soul that
M him to God and ennoble him above
't' animals, that he commands our Ven'
ton and love. The more perfect
moral excellence becomes, the hil
the man stands in the estimauo'
'ortii those who are themselves worth
-Yf' Christian Instructor.
- Amherst College is in luck An
!, Jr. its recent windfalls have been the
dowment of the professorsbip OF pm.
nj education by Frederick Billing
New York, with $4,000; the gilt o.
IH0 athletic field aud. fund by Z. B. r
of Brooklyn, amounting to sao, ooo'
tho establishment OF fellowship
). nr;zes In the same departmentby by
icky. 900 fund, through srs;. D', enSowment i.
are. first OF its kind in the country, an
as large a foundation as any OH
the college. Mr.. Billings mas
ING piycn $50. 600 to the Moody sch
ELS. Northfield, and $780, 900 to the Uni
+, ~ of Vermont at burlington.