St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-23
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Z 8oH00L AND CHURCH,
i Tho Methodist church raised eac
dsy Last year for church purposes SSs
7el. -. ,r
-Bishop Paret Of Maryland, Il or1al
isin9 relief fund for the widows an
orphans of ministers. = e. -
Tho London school board have u
ranged for the formation Of classes 1
laundry work in their schools. % tina
tho girls may b taught washing IN
lFeaing.-Zioa's Herald
"A. T. AbeInethy, professor Of mod
ern languages in Rutherford College
North Carolina, 10 only eighteen year
old. He Is probably tho youngest teach
Or in the country 70 bear the title Q
professor.
Tho Methodist Episcopal churcl
has decided to build . college in Kan
sas City, KaA Property worth abou
d. 0oo. 90 has been acquired there ant
the educational committee Of tho churcl
recently met to arrange for the erection
q . suitable building.
The late Dr.. Martin b Anderson
president Of the Rochester Universit,
for nearly half . century, left . will be
queathing his entire estate, after pay
Ing IN annuity Of sl.eoo to IN agei
couple. to the University. Tho estate
IL valued 1t SO, ,o00
Tho observance Of Children's Sun
day becomes more general and more
conspicuous In some churches It ID the
rival Of Easter and Christmas But
flowers and song should not hide the
supreme purpose Of winning the heart
Of every boy and girl to Christ
Next year . decennial census will
b taken in Great Britain. and it IL pro.
posed to have the enumerators record
the religious persuasions Of tho people.
Tho Dissenters in England arc protest
Ing against this, on the ground that, "a
few people desire to confess that they
have no religious belief, non-church
members generally will say that they
belong to the Established church. This
will give the Established church . bot
ter numerical showing than it deserves
Tho Colored Methodist Episcopal
church Is . body organized just after
the close Of the war Of colored members
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. 1t has annual conferences and
. General Conference. which meets
every four years. The ffth quadren-
NAL session OF the latter WAS held re-
Gently In Little Rock. Ark. the Bishops
presiding In turn. The Episcopal mes
sago reported tho church IS in . very
prosperous condition. Tho business
transacted by the conference was chiefly
Of routine nature.
Tho women teachers of Germany,
besides . great pension association.
have had IN insurance society OF their
own for tho last six years. Fora month
" tee Of IS cents . member can in case
Of sickness draw Sa5o . week for -
weekA and for the same period again
after an interval Of six weeks Over
d, 900 have been paid out Women be-
tween eighteen and forty-fve years old.
Who have doctors certificate Of good
health, are admitted. Tho society has
} good surplus, and is thinking Of reduc-
Ing the fec. except when IN unusual
AMOUNT Of sickness occurs
in his recent address before tho
Harvard Medical School. DR.. David w.
cheever gave the graduating class some
ldvice which all physicians might
heed. Cultivate good man.
Nora" he said. "Be retioent Always
how cheerful faoe. Never give up
'ase while the patient breathesL Stay
It home; b ready In your onice. Medi-
'ine II not . trade. IL II tho nobleet
rofession; cling to that thought Tho
3olden Rule IL the true code of ethics.
b gentlemen, and not rude, grasping
'oors; respect others rights and you
vill b respected"