Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-12-29
WATERBURY, DEoeRAT MoNDAYs DECEMBER 49, 1890
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

We learn from 1.-THE Alfred uni
versity" that the class of 1890 is the
largest in the history of that institu-
tion. 1t now numbers over forty.
Although only five years in exist
ence, the Teachers Mutual Benefit AS
ISOLATION of New York is already pay
ing annuities to forty-seven of its mem
bers from fund of $50, 900, collected
by contributions and the laying OF
eighty per cent. of the dues of the mem
bers.
I'm connection with the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church at Fort Worth,
Tex, is maintained a Bethel" Rooms
are kept open night and day with plenty
of good reading matter, and Sunday
school, made up of waits and others
gathered from the street, numbers from
eighty to one hundred.
The first gymnasium or college for
women in Rome is to be opened the first
of April, 1891. This is in accordance
with the order of the Cultus Minister
Boselli. The grade and character OF
the new institution is to that of the
technical schools, and the object Is to
enable young women to prepare them
selves to enter the universities.
Colonel Ingersoll predicted ten years
ago that by this time two theaters would
be built for one churah. Chaplain Nc
Cabe, of the Methodist persuasion, re-
minded him of it the other day, saying:
"The time is up. The Methodists are
now building four churches every day.
one every six hours. Please venture an
other prediction for the year 1900"
The acknowledgement, of Ann
Arbor University, makes note of the
fact that % lilo per cent of all the
students in the literary department of
and that they formed II Ito per cent.
of the whole number of students en-
rolled in the university. Co-education
is manifestly success in the University
of Michigan.
THE teacher OF English" says the
journal of Education, has two things
to do-to teach his pupils to read and
to write their native tongue. This is
true of all grades from the primary
school to the university" This may
seem like q very commonplace remark.
but it is not, in view of certain recent
movements in this country, the utter
ance is full of significance.
The English Church Missionary So
ciety is showing an awakened, agrees
sive spirit One OF Che aims it has set
before it is the sending out of one thou
sand new missionaries in the next five
or six years. The proposal involves the
introduction of new kinds of laborers
into the work: ~ That evangelists
should be sent into the mission fields in
groups, each group being associated
under leader. (2) That the services of
lay-worlzers should be used much more
than hitherto. (3) That mechanics and
working men and women whose hearts
God has touched should form parts of
these groups.
Mr.. Henry M. Stanley, who is as
competent authority as any other, says
Of Mohammedanism in Africa: II
snould say that Mohammedanism is de-
creasing very fast do not think there
Is any possibility of Mohammedanism
ever raising its head again in East Cen
trail Africa, and, as for the west Of
Africa-well, know enough of what is
transporting there, only 1 can not tell it
In public. But can tell you sufficient
ly this: I will guarantee there will not
be Mohammedan south of the equator
in the whole Of Central Africa within
five years from now. That is some thing
gained surely if we can drive them north
of the EQUATOR"