Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-09-03
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Rev Samuel Plantz, Phi. d., who is
pursuing special course OF study in
church history at Berlin university,
writes that there are nine hundred and
eight students in the university from
America, eighteen Of whom are Meth
odist ministers,
The wife of DIR. McCosh will be
honored by having her name borne by
the infrmary building soon to be erect
ed at Princeton college. She is said to
have greatly endeared herself to the
students by the many little attentions
which she has bestowed upon such Of
them as have been taken sick at Prince
ton.
The university of Berlin, with its
5000 students and scores of famous
professors, has a capital of but $780,
600. It's largest endowment, that Of
the Countess Bose, is only $l50,000
Nevertheless, it is the seat of the
highest German learning, and claims
to have the ablest corps of instructors
of all the worlds schools.
AT the close of this year a decen.
NAL missionary census will be taken In
India which will be awaited with very
much interest, especially in view of the
growing influence which Christians are
exercising in that country. At the last
national congress forty of the six hun
bred delegates were Christians, and
their influence was sufficient to pre-
vent any meetings being held on the
Lords day.
The large organ for Rev. Mr.. Tai
mage's new tabernacle at Brooklyn
contains four manuals of five octaves
each, and pedal of ~ octaves SO pipe
stops Tor 10 stops with pedals, coup
lers, etc., including one so feet, eleven
of 16 feet and thirty-two of feet. The
total number of pipes is 4,44S. Among
the more novel effects are Chinese
gong a chime of bells and three drums
| (long roll, bass drum and drum check
The Presbyterians of Canada,
reversing the missionary method OF
their brethren on this side of the line,
did better for home missions than for
foreign missions in the year just closed,
giving to the former Sill, 9Ss, and to the
latter SS7, 1856. The great advance, they
say, has been made by the Women's
Foreign society. Beginning fourteen
years ago, they have brought up their
income from nothing to S34,629, and are
every year advancing in the vigor and
success of their efforts.
Observer.
Prof. Jackson, of Columbia college,
is one of the two men in America
Prof. Lanham, of Harvard, being the
other-who are honored by occasional
autograph letters from the high priest
of the parsees of Bombay. The parsees
are the descendants of the exiled fire.
worshipers of ancient Persia, and they
are reduced now in numbers to about ten
Thousand, but they remain the most
moral and intellectual people of Asia.
The high priests interest in the Amer
lean professors is the result of their re-
searches in ancient literature and Ian
guage of the Persians.
Simplicity of purpose and an emo.
tional manner are of more value in the
pulpit than anywhere else. If men are
to be turned from sin to holiness, il
they are to be persuaded to exchange
self for Christ, if they are to be won tc
start from earth to Heaven, there must
be directness of statement on the part
of the pulpiteers, and fervor of utter
ance which appeals to every secret ant
sacred memory. The scientific method
will do in the laboratory. The
philosophic calm of Newton or Bacon is
all right in "a college In the pulpit
there must be moral dynamite infused
in matter and manner.-St. Louis Re
public.
In an outline of the last report o
the Japanese minister of education W,
find that in the whole country ther,
are 10, S62 school districts, the total pop
ulation being 80, FOL, 594, and the children
of school age numbering 6,74O, 929. TIL
total number of teachers is G2,872, anc
there are in it's various schools 2, 800, 00t
children. In addition to common
schools seaside laboratory has beef
established on Yeddo bay for the stud
of marine life. Advanced courses in al
and science are to be found in the un
versity. High-class commercial schools
schools of fine art, schools of music
schools for the deaf, dumb and blind
law courses in German, French an
English, libraries and museums, a.
form part of this admirable system
School journal.