The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-18


1t Is expected that . scholarship ~
Hawaiian youth will soon 30 estab.
iished in the Theological Seminary, Of
Oakland. Cal. Three thousand dollars
Is the sum required. more than half o.
which has been pledged.
"A Telugu church OF 1000 members
has been divided into twelve churches.
zach Of them having native pastor Of
it, own. A paper Is now published II
Tamil and Telugu. by missionaries IN
Madras. which has circulation Of TO-
900 copies.
Miss Latham, who has lately been
appointed demonstrates 70 the chair o.
pathology and bacteriology In the Uni
yersity OF Michigan. Is an English lady
and one OF tho three ladies In the
United States who have been elected
fellows o. the Royal Microscopical So
ciety
Rev. Edward Abbott. Cambridge,
Mass. chosen missionary bishop Of
Japan. by the Episcopal House Of Bish-
ops. Is brother Of DIR. Lyman Abbott.
and was formerly Congregational min
lister. One OF his reasons for changing
his church connection was that tho
Protestant Episcopal church was the
''roomiest church in America"
Tho Methodist Episcopal church
NORTH began work in Mexico In 1873
In its three districts, northern, central
and eastern. IL has 6s preaching places,
10 foreign missionaries, II assistant
missionaries. single women, 20 native
women workers, native ordained and
20 unordained preachers, foreign and
so native teachers, % other helpers, 4, I'D
members, 949 probationers and 1851
pupils in 80 schools. Church at Homo
and Abroad.
The Philadelphia church which re-
Gently decided to have thirty candidates
preach in succession, and then call the
best OF the lot, is reported to be having
q great deal more fun than the candi-
dates. The men who preached first fear
that their good points will be entirely
forgotten before the match Is ended,
and they think they ought to have =
| little extra show. The spectacle or
thirty clerical contestants preaching to
finish. with church as stake, Is
somewhat unusual.
As is well known. there are two re-
ligious bodies in this country termed
Reformed Presbyterians. They arc
designated for convenience sake as Old
school and New School. Committees
from each OF these churches met in
Pittsburgh. Pa, lately. to consult to-
cether touching union Of these
\ churches They found their way to an
| agreement on every question but one.
I the relation OF members to this civil
| government. 1t was proposed 70 make
/ this matter Of forbearance, leaving
members OF the church to do as they
pleased about voting. But the Old
school men were tenacious and the
union has not been accomplished. Tho
Presbyterian.
Mrs sarah Knox Goodrich, to-
gether with her son. who are the owners
OF the well-known Goodrich stone quar-
~ near San Jose, and which contains
the best building material in Califor-
mia, have donated to the Leland STAN
ford. Jr. University all the stone re-
quired for the construction Of the Uni
versity building and all other buildings
connected with the University which
will be erected on the grounds Of that
institution. It will take eight years to
complete the buildings, and Mrs. Good
rich and her son have given Senator
Stanford lease Of tine stone quarry for
ten years. with the privilege Of using
all the material that may b required
for the completion Of the grand work
without stint