The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-09-12
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The City Mission in Sydney, Au-
stralia, reports for it's twenty-sixth
year an income Of $4,000. Nine mis-
sionaries and two Bible women. have
been maintained; 1905 meetings held;
30,356 families visited; 1,495 cases of
destitutes relieved; LOB total absti-
hence pledges taken, and 795 persons
induced to attend church.
Among the facts brought out at the
recent New York state Sunday-school
convention was one to the effect that
along the Erie canal for many miles,
where there is considerable population,
there was absolute spiritual drought,
there having been no religious services
of any kind within the year. Many
abandoned churches were seen.
No less than IS Protestant societies
are at work in Spain, occupying lis
houses or rooms as chapels and school
buildings. The American Board has
missionaries and 33 native helpers, 10
churches with 349 members, and 6O4
pupils in schools. The American Bap-
lists in Spain and France together have
Is missionaries and l3 churches, with q
membership of 900.
Mrs Sarah A. Havemeyer proposes
to give to the New York Church Exten-
+ sion and Missionary society, out of the
fund of 5000, 900 left at her disposal by
the will of the late Hector c. Have
meyer, the sum of $50, 900, on condition
that it be invested in a permanent fund,
to be known as the Hector C. Have
meyer memorial fund, the income aris-
ing from it to be devoted to the uses of
the society. ....- ...-
-Seventy-fv million dollars is con-
tributed yearly in the United States to
the sustenance of the church, $31, 900, 900
more being given for purposes purely
religious. Within the century now
drawing to close $50, 100000 copies of
the Bible have been printed in 226 diff
ferent languages Fifty years ago
there were !02 missionary stations in
foreign parts; there are now 5,765.
Fifty years ago there were 653 ordained
missionaries; to-day there are $500
such servants of the Lord. Then there
were but 1896 other laborers and help
ers abroad; now there are $685.
Philadelphia Times.
I'm a paper read by Rev. H. A.
Soames before the Bromley Natural
lists society on the scientific measure
ment of children, he says he finds such
measurements as he describes, taken
every term, good guide as to whether
his pupils may be pressed with work or
not. IF the increase is regular and the
weight fair, according: to the height, 1
do not fear to press them; but if, on the
other hand, the weight is low, or if the
height increases and not the weight, or
if the increase in height is too rapid, 1
think it a very fair excuse for laziness,
and take great care that too much work
is not expected from them.''
In connection with the lengthening
of the university of Pennsylvania
course of medicine to four years, a
movement is now on foot to establish a
chair of anatomy as fitting memorial
to the late Dr.. Joseph Leidy, for thirty
nine years teacher of anatomy at the
university. Contributions to this fund
will count directly in the general en-
dowment fund of $3.50, 900 for the medi-
cal Department., which, according to
the terms of DIR. Peppers recent SUBJ
scription of $4,000, must be secured
before June 1, 1892. A Leidy memorial
museum will also be founded, $50, 900
being needed for the purpose.