The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-19
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There Il q Friends Mission q Ram
sallah. In Palestine. ten miles north Of
Jerusalem
There are more than fifty Congrcga-
tional churches In Southern California.
Many Of them have over one hundred
members
The natives Of Africa along the
Niger used 70 worship the animal called
the icuana; now they eat i. The mis-
sionarics have brought about the
change.
According 10 the recent census Of
Switzerland. the Republic contained L.
soo.0 Protestents. 1900. 900 Catholics.
$500 Jews. and l0.soo Adherents OF no
religion.
DR. William I.omax. OF Indiana,
has given his entire estate. amount
ing 70 over 100000. 20 the lndi-
ana Medical College. Of Indianapolis.
the only condition being the payment
Of small annuity % the donor and his
wife during their lives, and the reserva-
ton OF their homes 70 them.
Africa has now within her borders
10 American. y British and Is Conti-
mental missionary societies. There are
more than 200 ordained missionaries
and more than 1000 native preachers
Il is estimated that there are. both
white and native. about Us. coo com
mnnicants and 500. 900 adherents
Clark University will next year be-
gin . course in tho history and princi-
pies Of education. consisting Of lectures
and conferences. courses OF reading.
etc. II Is designed for those VINO wish
TO qualify themselves 10 I'LL chairs Of
peizgogics in colleges and normal
schools, and for superintendent and
principals
The teachers guild in London has
over four thousand members II pro-
poses 70 ask Parliament 70 pass a stat
ute for the registration Of teachers that
shall require as condition OF registra-
tion. after three years. satisfactory evil
dence Of knowledge OF the history.
theory and practice Of education. and
like evidence o. practical efficiency and
experience as teacher
One 81 the most significant signs Of
the educational times is the disappear
ance OF the elderly college president
Young men are pressing forward. and
the older gentlemen are very content to
step aside for some more easy going
place The truth is the presidency Of
a college Is largely place for the ex-
ercise OF business shrewdnesS The
young men may be less venerable. but
they make things rush. Chicago News.
The Missionary Review says: NO
mission in the world. perhaps. can
show more notable record than that
OF the Canadian Presbyterian church in
China Al the end OF sixteen years
work. and with a small stat Of labor
ers- il reports 1850 baptized members.
sixty deacous. and thirry-seven native
preachers. 1t maintains two mission
houses. fifty chapels. girls school.
and training college The credit Of
these results Is due. under God. TO DR..
Mackay. one OF those remarkable men
who are born Missionaries
"A successful Baptist pastor found
il necessary. because Of failing health.
TO 90 into secular business. I'm taking
the position OF : layman he would beg
all correspondents 70 do him the favor
Of emitting the title Of reverend in his
address" The Christian Inquirer says
Of this request: There is straight
forward manliness about this thing that
We like. While we do not think all
men who 60 out Of the active duties OF
ministerial life should abandon the
ministry entirely. we feel sure that
some are soemployed that ministerial
attachment 10 their names IS simply
ludicrous-