Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-12-09

Ohio has SCI ecs school ehlldr<e. "a
these ses o25 are Ia the public srh.-.l>
~. sc< In private schools and e.. so IN
parochiai schools
There are ninety~two Chri.ti-n
churches and ehspei~ in the city q To
kio, Japan The first wa~ erected onlr
twenty-five year, ago
The spoon crane win very rrestiiy
serve the graduates OF the Girls Nor.
NAL school cf Philadelphia who have
already ordered Thousand Of special
design rs souvenirs The procceis 20
TO certain fund of the school.
Rev. DIR. Fawcctt. OF Chicago. r.ee
DIR. Potts n check for 81 900. which n 10
be invested and. will thus yield $50 or
500 per year. which sum Is To be given
10 the ministerial student who shall de-
liver the best GRAFTON ON Methodisua
The prize Is To be held in pcrpctuity.
The Lutheran Church still eortin-
ucs its unprecedented rate of progress
In this country. Its census report of
religious statistics, which IL being tab
ulatcd with extraordinary care. will
show that its ratio of growth during
the last decade far exceeds that of all
others.
Tho census OF iiiiteracy In Europe
and America Is as follows: Roumari..
Russia and Scrvia. 40 per cent of the
population are unable To read or write.
Spain. As; Hungary. as; Australia. so.
Ireland, 81; France and Belgium. each
10; England. Is; Holland 10, United
States (whites). s; Scotland. :; Swftxer~
land. 81; German Empire. l: In Swc-
den. Denmark. Bavaria Baden and
wurtcmburg there IL not a single per.
son over ten years of age unable To read
and write.
The Established church Of SCOT
land has hymnal most admirably
adapted TO the physical needs Of the
singers The music. as In all hymnals
is on the upper half of the page. while
the words are on the lower haif: hut
between the music and the word,
the page II cut I'm two horizon
tally, so that the music half may he
turned Independently of the rest OF the
page. Thus when the tune II ON page
ID. the words on o2." the singer turns
10 the page numbered 90 at the top for
the music, and 10 that numbers o. al
the bottom for the words II thi. sy.-
tenn were in use In this country 4,
would help both choirs aud congrcga-
tons
The University OF Chicago recently
received the greatest collection OF
books ever given to an American libra-
ry. -Four Chicago millionaircs have
bought and given 10 this institution the
famous Calvary Library" which has
for many years been one OF the attrac-
lions OF Inter den Linden" I'm Berlin.
The library contains $50, 900 volumes
and 10. 900 pamphlets. including three
autograph letters OF Raphael. worth
$500 each. and 200 rare and valuable
manuscripts. and some complete sets q,
rare works not To be found even in the
british Museum. This, added 10 is
present collections, gives the university
one OF the first libraries in size and In
rare aud curious material I'm the
country.
The Anglican communion embrace.
all Christians In full communion with
the church OF England. and SO Is com.
posed OF these parts: The church OF
England proper. with it's 3s bishops
and $4,000 other clergymen: the Prot.
estant Episcopal church of the United
States. 81 bishops and 8. 500 clergymcn;
church OF Ireland, Is bishops and 1. sO7
clcrgymen; church of England in Can.
ada etc. "a bishops and 1900 clergy.
men; church OF England In Asia, n
bishops and 7l3 clergymen; church OF
England I'm Africa, 13 bishops and 35C
clergymcn; church OF England In Ana.
tralia, 81 bishops and 300 clereymen:
Episcopal church In Scotland. z bishops
and 26o clergymen; scattered, o bishops
ana 100 clerRymcn; n total In round
numbers OF $50 bishops and $4,000 clcr.
gymen-