St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-11

SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
"A new model school in Germany
which has been built 1t . cost Of S2a5,
900. contains large dining-room where
7o0 poor children can Be fed In winter
The Peabody Institute 1T Danvers
Mass. the native place Of George Pea
body. was burned recently, the hbrarl
and collection of curiosities being saved
1t was established and endowed by Mr.
Peabody. and will be rebuilt .
Africa has now ct work within hel
borders 10 American. Is British and 1.
Continental missionary societies There
are more than 200 ordained mission
aries, and more than 1000 native
preachers. It IL estimated that there
are. both white and native. about u.s.
900 communicate. and 500. 900 ad
hcrents.-Nashville Christian Advocate.
Tho Waldcnsian Church. Of Italy,
which has recently celebrated its two
hundredth anniversary of the return ol
the exiled VaudoiA gives evidence ol
continued life and vigor. 1t reports .
roll Of ~ churches, 50 pastors. q evan.
gelists. including colporteurs. o Bible
readers, 4,074 communicates and 46s
catechumenA-Church At Home and
Abroad.
Nearly all tho school-houses in Ger.
many have connected with them gym.
nssiums, work-rooms and libraries,
while many are provided with bath.
rooms supplied with hot and cold show.
er.bathA 1t Is found that the chill.
dren's freshness and enjoyment Of study
are greatly promoted by occasional
showers. Another novelty Of the new.
est school buildings are prison cells fol
refractory pupils Ameri.
ican.
Tho religious statistics Of Germany
show 90. 500. SAT evangelicals, including
members Of the Lutheran, Reformed
and United churches; 6.7s5, 7S4 Roman
Catholics. LIS. CTS other Christians. in.
cluding the Moravians, Baptjsts, Meth.
odists and other independent churches;
56S. 172 Jews, and 11,278 ''unclassified." :"
OF the 1881 A67S independent Christians,
90. 900 are Baptists, Of whom 2o990 are
members Of Baptist churches.-Chris-
tian 1t Work. .r
There was never . tine when Chris.
tianity had 50 strong hold rs at pres
ent on the educated minds Of the world.
There was never time when the Bible
was accepted ~ bringing revelation
from God to man BY 30 many students Of
science as now accept 1t trustfslly. One
Of the many indications Of progress in
this direction 10 found in the improved
Christian tono of our colleges in En-.
gland and America.-Sunday School
Times
FOR about ten years the Presbyterian
shurch Of England has provided for the
wants Of its sons and daughters in Cam.
bridge by weekly services. at which
most Of tho leading Presbyterian min
listers Of Scotland, England. and Ireland
have, at ono time OF another. ofliciated,
and few days since they took the
further step OF laying tho foundstion-
stone Of new church. Tho stone was
laid by Sir George Bruce. to whose ef-
forts in enlisting sympathy and raising
money the cause there owes its OK.
istence.
1t IL not twenty years since tho
japanese began to reform their institu-
tions. and during that time nothing has
more clearly shown their adaptability
and intelligence than the progress which
they have made in education. Out Of
Q. 740, go children Of school age in the
empire, 2. 800. 600 are enrolled in the
public schools. while universities. com.
mercial schools, schools of nne art and
Of music. schools for the deaf. dumb and
blind. law courses in German, French
and English. Libraries and museums, all
form part Of . thorough and progressive
system.
IT. b Lamb, who has been engaged
In missionary work in China for num-
Der Of years, says the result of the labors
Of the missionaries thcro is far from
There are about 6O0
Protestant Chinese converts in Pekin
now. One-fourth Of them are Presby-
teriana English 10 taught in only one
School, - the Bible has been translated
into the Pekin dialect Tho slow prog
ress made 1T first among the Chinese
has becn more than counterbalanccd by
tho gratifying results during the last
three yearA He believes there are now
about 20, 600 Protestant and 100. 900 Cath.
Ollie converts in the Chinese Empire.