Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-26
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Tho issues of the Bible House in
September were 77,O92 volumes; issues
since April /, All ,65S volumes.
Sleep is Deaths younger brother,
and so like him. that never dare trust
him without my prayers. Sir Il. Brown.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, organized less than
twelve years ago, has since thon collect
ed and disbursed $500, 600, and now holds
property in the different fields of its OPP
erations valued at $3.50, 200.
Mankind 1t is great thing when
they aim to be divine, but it is a sad
sight when they are satisfied with being
men only; that is to ay, in being all
that is beyond xpression-poor, wretch
cd, intriguing and false-which is most
painful to look at Yet unfortunately
so common. on.--Landriot.
by the will of Robert Marshall, the
Board of Home Missions of the Presby-
terian Church in America, the Board of
Foreign Missions, the Presbyterian
Board for the Relief of Disabled Minis
ters and the Widows and Orphans of De-
ceased Ministers, and the Presby yterian
Hospital will receive IS, 900 each.
The University of Helsingfors, Finn
land, recently celebrated its two hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary 1t was
originally established in Abo, and when
that city was entirely destroyed by fire
in 1927, the school was removed to Hels-
ingfors, under the name of Emperor
Alexander University" The original
university was opened in July, 1910, by
the Swedish Governor of FINLAND.
The faculty of Yale has been in
creased by an importation from Illinois.
Edward b. Clapp, formerly professor of
Greek in Illinois College, has assumed
the assistant professorship of Greek in
Yale. Prof, Clapp was graduated in
1875, taking the valedictory and fol-
some years afterward studied in the diff
ferent departments of the university.
He was granted the degree of Phi. d. in
1886.
Rockford Seminary, whose collegi'
ate rank is recognized by all familiar
with its curriculum, opened this fall un'
der most favorable conditions. The
school is full to overflowing and the new
pupils have entered higher than ever
before, most encouraging condition.
The Adams fund which already amounts
to $40, 900 will afford the means to liber.
ally increase the equipment for teach
ing science.
-Epworth Qowa) seminary reports
the erection of a handsome 81, 200 homo
for Pres. Lewis, on the campus, and a
proposed 81, 500 Taylor home," to be
used as dormitory and boarding hall
for students preparing for missionary
work, who shall have use of it rent free.
The school will arrange course OF
study looking to this special work. Tho
roster shows 130 students in attendance.
and growing enthusiasm and apprecia.
tion for his fine institution.
There is no such thing as a univers-
al dignity of labor" No man is above
doing any kind of work, and should aim
at rendering the highest services. Ous
Lord took the servants place. and, grid.
ed with towel, washed His disciples
feet But he was the Lord still. When
one can bring manhood and power
capable of the very highest tasks into
the performance of the lowest, he can
dignity the lowest. The dignity OF
labor" is in the man, not in the labor
The Watchman.