The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-09-17
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

England is gradually approaching
. system of elementary schools The
educational bill, which has passed the
house of commons, is long step in
the direction Of such a system.-N. Y.
Independent.
The membership of the Free church
of Scotland is $40, 900. The contribu-
tions last year amounted to about SO,
$3,20O,0O0. The established church
membership is about $50, 900; the years
contributions about SO, 100, 900.
Yale university will put $3.50, 900 or
$4,000 of it's big bequest from the
Fayerweather estate into a new build.
ing for the Sheffield scientific school.
A feature will be the mechanical de-
partment, supplied with a 100-horse
power engine.
Rev. DIR. Carradine, of St.ELouis, a
few weeks ago preached sermon
against the wearing of jewelry, and as
result members of his congregation
have placed jewels worth 81, 900 on the
collection plates to be melted into gold
and applied for the benefit of the
church.
Miss Lillian V. Sampson. of Ger.
mantown, Pa, in the scientific depart
ment at Bryn Mawr college, has been
nominated to the Bryn Mawr European
fellowship for 1912. The college Ii.
brary has lately secured a valuable ad.
dition in the Semitic library of French
scholar recently deceased.
The Zambesi Chief Lewanika has
sent his eldest son Litia to Morija, in
Basutoland, to receive Christian instruc.
ton. The chief has many excellent
parts, and for some time has been on
terms of friendship with NJ. Coillard, OF
the Paris Society Of Missions, and Litia
himself is a promising young man Of
Christian character.
The Catholic missions in Bengal
under the conduct of the Belgian Jes
uits have been very successful. Com
mencing in 1881. the first year for which
we have exact figures, we find the con
verts amounted to 16, 149. In 1885 their
numbers had increased to 20, 600, and in
1883 these had advanced to So, 2S1. In
1881 baptisms numbered 1878, in 1886
they had increased to 1874, while in
1888 they had reached the total OF
$4,000.
The bequest of 5000, 900 from the
late Daniel B. Fayerweather to the
Cooper Union art school for women has
enabled that institution to double the
number of pupils it can receive, max
ing an increase from $50 to 700. The
top floors of the institute are being en-.
1arged to accommodate the new stu
dents. The library of the institute is
less fortunate, and the trustees have
made an appeal to the public for assist.
ance.-Illustrated Christian Weekly.
AT the tenth international conven.
ton of the Young Peoples Society OF
Christian Endeavor, which met in Min
neapolis recently, the general secretary,
Mr.. ]. w. Baer, of Boston, presented a
report containing many items of inter.
est. According to this report there
are now 1924 societies regularly re.
ported. One year ago the number was
11,013. These societies are not limited
to the United States, 100 of them being
in England, 500 in Canada, 80 in Aus
tralia, 80 in India, 10 in Turkey and I
in China. Denominationally the SO.
cieties are divived, 4,O19 of them being
connected with Presbyterian, 3,545 with
Congregationalist, 1881 with Baptist,
2,06S with Methodist churches. The
total membership is ZOOS, $50, being an
Increase of s4s,9SO during the past year.
philadelphia Evening Telegraph.