DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-09-18
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There arc sixteen girls schools In
Turkey, with over l,G0O young lady stu
dents.
Gifts amounting to $4,000 have
been contributed to Mr.. Moody's Mount
Hermon and Mortified schools.
1t is said that there are more than
a thousand pupils in a single rapidly
growing SundaY-school in Okayuma,
Japan.
AT the present time there are, in
round numbers, about half d million
Protestant Christians in India. One-halt
of these are comparatively recent con.
verts.
The Board of Commissioners Of the
Auburn IN. " Presby terian Theolog-
ical Seminary propose to raise $500, 600
for endowments and the building of a
chapel.
The experiment Of electing wom-
an president of synagogue is being
tried by congregation near Paris.
There is no reason why it should not
succeed, as the recipient of the honor
has ability and enthusiasm. Jewish
Messenger.
The mission established in Cuba by
Albetto j. Diaz continues to prosper.
Missionaries, 81; total membership, L.
roo. Twenty young men are preparing
for the ministry. 1t has become neceS
sary to organize a school for their in
struCtion.
Mount Union College, Alliance, O.,
has closed the most successful year In
its history. Five hundred and eighty
students were enrolled during the year.
the whole number OF graduates was l0@,
23 of whom went out from the collegiate
department. The honorary doctorate
in divinity was conferred upon Rev. j..
NJ. Caldwell, of Chicago
OF the priests of tho Catholic
church in this country, numbering in
all 1882, only 2,217, or about one.
fourth, according to recent report
are members of religious orders. OF
this number 697 are Jesuits, 1923 Rene-
dctnes, 23l Franciscans. 1913 Redemp.
torists, 96 DomincanS, 50 Capuchins,
the remainder being divided among
nineteen other religious orders. N. Y.
independents
There is a noteworthy increase,
says the COnversatiOnalist, of interest
in Bible study at Yale. SiXty-sevon
seniors and ninctytwo juniors elect Old
Testament literature, two lessons a
week, for next year, the Old Iesta'
ment being the only text book. Orien-
tai history with special reference tc
tho Bible, will be a required study il
the freshman class. Prof. W, r. Harper
will teach these classes.
There are in the city of Washington
1914 churches. OF these 1T9 are Protest
ant and IS are Roman Catholic. The
Methodist Episcopal has 81; Methodist
Episcopal South 5; Methodist Protest
ant g. in all 60, 20 Of which are colored.
The BaptiSts have II white and 35 col.
orod. Protestant Episcopal, % white
and colored; Presbyterians, II white
and 1 colored; Roman Catholics, IA
white and 1 colored. The Lutherans
have II and the rest are divided among
nine different names.
Mr.. W. A. Webb, the most famous
of American ship-builders, is so thor
oughly in love with his,business that he
proposes to create school where ship
building may be taught, both as a
science and an art From this school
he hopes to graduate ultimately pro-
fessional ship-buildcrs who will main
tain under tho American flag the finest
vessels that sail the sea. He has just
begun the erection of the building, TAX
ing thirteen acres in the northern sub
urban district of New York City. The
institution will not only be school of
technical instruc tion in the science Of
building, but will also be home
for aged or unfortunate men who have
been connected with the business of
building ships or sailing them. The
building will cost about 81, 900, 600.