Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-11-05
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL
Prof Roehrig, of Palo Alto univer>
sit speaks thirty languages.
"A proposed law in Spain prohibits
Sunday work by persons under elgh-
teen.
The Russian government has decld-
ed to build a second Russian church IL
Paris.
There are $50 Protestant ministers,
eyanqclists and teachers sowing Gospel
seed in Italy
The Free Church of Italy has de
cided upon the name of the Evangeli-
cal Church of Italy, as its official title
in the future.
There is nothing more precious
within the reach OF man than Gods
rromises.-Ram's Horn.
1t is said that nearly every town in
Kansas has a park, and nearly every
park has preaching Sunday evening.
Mr.. Surgeons works have been
translated into the Morse language AT
Christiana colpo-teurs have circulated
upward of $1,000 copies of his sermons
alone. His British Colportage associa-
ton reports that there are 90 colpor-
teurs now engaged. Last year they
sold $50. 900 worth of literature, and
took part in 10, 246 services or meetings.
The first number of the first relig-
ious newspaper published in Boston in
the italian language bears date of June
25, 1891. Its editor is John q. May, SUI
perintendent of the Italian mission in
IIaymarlzet Square. 1t is stated that
though several Italian papers are pub
1ished in New York, Philadelphia and
Chicago none of them are OF Il religious
character -Congregat
The ripened harvest belongs in the
garner and one should not grieve when
it is gathered in. For the disappointed
hopes crushed by premature death
there may be special tears, but for
those who enter Heaven in ripe old
age we should rejoice. We can not re-
greet the timely harvest, even if we do
for moment wish the pleasant sum
mer back again.
The distribution of foreign mission
aries in the chief missionary fields is re-
ported to be as follows: China has one
ordained missionary to each 733. 600 OF
populations: Sam, one to each 600, 600
Corea one to each 500, 900; India, one
to each $50 000: Africa. one to each
500. 600: Japan, one to each 215 200
Burmah, one to each 200,0 200. In Cen
trail Africa and the Soudan there is only
one missionary to each 5,0000 00
According to Prof. y. S. Bickmore
the Amos or aborigines of Japan dc
not belong to the Mongol race but tc
our own Indo European or Caucasian
family, and are more nearly allied tC
no IF IN
mar and vocabulary on this hitherto
totally unknown language has beer
prepared hy Rev. John Bachelor, of the
Church Missionary Society of India
who has also finished translation Oh
the Gospel of Matthew, published 10y
the British and Foreign Bible Society.
The question of Introducing the
study of living Oriental languages int
the commercial schools is being dis
cussed 1t is believed that the ignor
ance of such languages is one of thu
principal reasons why Russian trader
can not successfully compete with Eng
lish and German traders in the mar
kets of Persia. China and Japan. 1t i:
thought that If Russian manufacturer:
and exporters will have in the AsiatiC
countries agents like those of thei1
English and German competitors, wei
versed in the languages and manner
OF the Orientals they will soon take thu
lead there.
The Wellesley college aid associa
ton has done notable work in raising
funds to assist students in limited cir
cumstances who wish to complete tn
college course. During the nine year
of its existence the society has expend
ed nearly SI50,001 OF this amount
SIS, Az was loaned to students with tn
promise of return, and nearly one-thir
OF the sum has already been receive
from those who borrowed it. The sc
ciety numbers among its officers sue
women as Mrs John Hall and Mrs W
E Dodge, of New York; Mrs S. (
Herrick and Mrs A. J. Gordon, an
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, of Boston