Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-12
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
The Michigan University has twen-

The Michigan University has twen-
ty-five Japanese students this year.
1T is estimated that there are $4,000
gypsy children Of school age, of whom
not two per cent. are able to write or
read sentence.
Salaries of pastors in Germany are
very low. 1t is proposed to give min
imum of 500 year. At present many
are as low as $40.
The colored Baptists number 1,120,-
600; the colored Methodists about the
same; other denominations, about %, 500.
The Baptists claim 10000 churches and
1000 ordained ministers.
ITO know the Lord" That is o bold
aim for my finite soul, and yet my soul
VIII be satisfied with nothing less. 1t
is'not by searching thou canst find out
God, it is by following Him. DR.
Matheson.
In Hawaii schools are established
all over the Island, the sum allotted to
public instruction in 1886 'Ss being $685.
O20 annually. In 1883 there were 1S9
schools, with s,77O pupils; of these, there
were $3.50 Hawaiians and 1897 half
castles.
-Covetousness of things Is always
bad; covetousness of qualities is always
good. If you see man has some thing,
do not want it unless you have earned 1t.
But If you see man has quality that
is good, covet it as much as you like,
and try to get it.-Christian Union.
1t is only to man daring to think OF
himself nobly, divinely, aye, as the Son
Of God, that there comes the possibility
of putting his human powers to their
perfect use. Character and service both
fling their doors wide open to him who
knows himself the Son of God. Phillips
Brooks.
What is the use of aspirations II
they are not strong enough to incorpor-
ato themselves into character and pro-
ject themselves in righteous living?
That kind of piety which knows and ap-
proves the better course, but consistent
ly and steadily follows the worse, will
not stand the test of the Masters iudg-
ment Nashville Christian Advocate.
Episcopal institutions come into
possession of large legacies from the
estate OF the late Mrs. Frances Brownell
Holland, of Hartford, Conn.,, which is
valued at about 5000, 900. Trinity College,
of that city, receives $50 600; the cathe-
| dral church of St. John the Divine, in
Washington, $780, 900, and the Missionary
Society of the Episcopal Church in Con-
necticut, $4,000.
The proposed school for church mu-
sicians at Hartford Seminary, under the
direction of Prof Waldo s. Pratt, Is
arousing much interest even so far away
as England. The course Is to occupy
three years, and the students are to be
in residence thirty weeks in each year.
Both men and women will be admitted,
and they will be trained as directors OF
music in churches and Sunday-schools.
"A wealthy Greek, Demetrius Tzani-
Shilippi, has given two million francs
for the erection Of Greek church in
Paris. Hitherto the one thousand and
more Hellenes living in the French
Capital were compelled to worship in
the Russian chapel. The Roumanians,
too, have an orthodox church
in Paris The Catholics OF
the Oriental rite two years ago, received
permission to worship in the Church St.
Julien-le- Pauvre, formerly the old
Hotel Dieu. The Catholic Armenians
and Maronites have for a number Of
years been the possessors of church
and seminary of their own in Paris,
which city now has three Greek Ortho.
dox and two Catholic Greek Churches