Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-12-25
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The school boys Of Maiden, Mass,
will hereafter be taught to sew during
school hours.
What is it to be resigned? 1t is to
put God between ourselves and our sor-
row.-Swetchine.
The will of the late John Z. Will.
son, of Adams county, O., bequeaths
over $40, 900 to educational and charit'
able purposes. Mr.. Wilson was mem
Der of congress in 1s69-'7S.
We should pray with as much earn.
estness as those who expect everything
from God; we should act with as much
energy as those who expect everything
from themselves Cotton.
The Religious Tract Society of Lon
don sent out from its home 1end foreign
depots over seventy million publica-
tions during last year, in over two hun
bred languages and dialects, and the
expenditure reached the total of $780,
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AT Jaffna college, Ceylou, the stu
dents have in the last year attended in
body the sessions of two conferences,
one being the Young Mems Christian
association at Nellore. Fifty per cent
of the students are Christians and
church members.
Words are often fruit as well as
flowers, and are so the truest indica-
ton of the character of the man who
utters them. Our Lord tells us that
out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth speaketh, that an evil tree can
not bring forth good fruit, and so cor
rupt heart can not speak good words.
Gentleness, under provocation, mild
ness of language in suffering, and
patience in trial, are fruits of the tongue
and fruits of the Spirit. Jesus himself
gave more evidence of himself by what
ne said than by all his miracles.
The general statistics of the Evan
gelical association, which have just
been published, show 20 conferences,
1909 churches, and $50, 294 members
There are 1921 itinerant preachers and
619 local preachers; 1855 Sunday
schools, with 177,639 scholars. The
collections for the missionary society
were 1884, 443. These statistics show
an increase over last year of 10
churches, nearly 1000 church members,
and over 1000 Sabbath school scholars
OF the conferences three are in foreign
lands, Germany, Switzerland and Ja-
pan.
The one hundred and fifty-seventh
annual reunion of the Schwenkfelders
which was held recently at Clayton,
Pa, brought together nerly 1000 mem
bers of that peculiar sect which is now
nearly extinct in that section of Penn
sylvani,,, five churches only remaining
The memorial services included to-
gether with the addresses, repast at
midday in the Westinghouse among the
pews and benches, according to the ira
ditional custom. The anniversary was
In memory of the safe arrival of the
forefathers of the sect in Philadelphia
September 90, 1874.
The Wesley memorial chair, pre-
scented by Christ Church college of Ok
ford to the American university al
Washington was made out of an oaken
beam taken from the old City Road
chapel in London, which was founded
by John Wesley. 1t is constructed in
the old English style, high backed and
capacious, heavy and massive. The
back is surmounted by spread-eagle
bearing on it's breast the coat-of-arms
of the United States The arms repre-
sent winged lions, while on the back is
medallion head of John Wesley. The
upholstering is in embossed leather.