The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-24
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The closing Of the Hebrew syna-
rogue in st. Petersburg by order Of the
government is considered as the final
blow at their race.
"A cycling corps has been added to
the equipment of the Salvation Army.
Fifty young men have been requested
to volunteer for three years To travel
on wheels.
Mrs. Marie Higgins. of Washing
ton, has been selected as superintend-
ent of the schools for girls in Ceylon,
under the Woman's Educational So
ciety. founded by two thousand native
women of the island.
The oldest woman minister in the
United States is Rev. Lydia Sexton,
who has been preaching for forty-two
years in various portions of the country.
She is ninetytwo years of age, but her
memory is excellent and her sight re-
markably good Her voice is clear and
melodious in the hymns she delights in
singing
Mr.. Claude Montefiore has endowed
prize at Girton in honor of his late
wife. who was student in honor at the
college. 1t consists of the interest on
eight thousand dollars to be given each
year to the girl graduate who has OBJ
tanned first class in one of the tripos
examinations and who intends to de-
vote herself to a profession.
One hundred and twenty-five MEM
bers is the report of a mission station
among the Santals in India. The best
paid man gets five dollars a month. OF
this he gives one-fifth to the Lord.
Fifteen give one-tenth. The station is
self-supporting. and pays one-half the
salary Of the preacher at an ont-station,
and one-ffth the salary of general
home missionary.
In Russia the Schoolmaster appears
TO be very much abroad and the tavern
keeper ut home. In the entire Pork
nofski district $50 year are 50 .nt IN
schools, six cantons contributing small
sums to total this, and the rem aiming
.wenty-three districts nothing at all.
In several Of the villages there Is not q
person able to read or write, but there
ire 700 taverns, with a yearly turnover
If 1000. 900 rublcs.
France has taken away the Latin
md Greek from the curriculum OF
public instruction. The German and
English tongues. with their literatnres.
will take the place of the classics, and
ire to be taught in an analytical and
ogical way to secure the same results
is by the former studies. Besides these
studies. the French language and
literature, geography, history, ethics,
philosophy, political economy, law and
cience-physical, natural and mathe-
natical-are declared to be the real
classical studies to complete desired
education. School Journal.
According to recent summaries the
otal estimated circulation of religious
papers published in this country is
yery near 1000, 900. which would inti-
, mate that the papers are seen by at
east two or three times that number of
.eaders. The Roman Catholics head
he list with II. papers. having about
80, 900 circulation. but the Methodists
ire close behind them with l41 papers,
1aying about $50, 600 circulation. OF
lndenominational religious papers, it
reported that there are now thirty
line with 265.000 subscribers w.
Christian Advocate.
Gen. Booths industrial colony is
taking shape Two farms on the
Thames. comprising about one thou
sand acres, have been purchased, and
. buildings are to be erected to accom-
nodate five thousand people. Dairy
and truck farming, cattle raising and
some forms Of manufacturing are to be
among the industries. The colonists
: will be of three grades: those who get
. food and clothing for their work; sec
: ond class who will receive one shilling
: six pence a week for their work, and
the highest class. called orderlies, who
! will receive three shillings six pence.
The orderly is the graduate of the sys-
tenn, ready for transportation to a for
J. .ign colony.-Chicago Advance.