Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-12-02
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

Tho oldest church in continental
Europe u the church OF Sta Maria In
Trasteverc In Rome. IL was erected In
2si and repaired I'm lisa
The man who lets his wife split all
the wood may mean well. but he
shouldn't be allowed Co do all the talk.
ing Mt prayer meeting. Rams Horn.
Oregon IL making rapid advance
meat In all directions, but In all but
eleven counties of the state there are
log schcoi-houscs I'm which the young
ideas are taught how to shoot OF
temples of learning OF this style thsrc
arc In the state N total OF los
-Bishop Atticus q. Haywood. Of
Georgia. says that I. 100 600 pupils arc
enrolled I'm the II. 600 schools for col
orcd children In the south. and that
more than s.sso. 600 of tho colorcd pco-
pie of the south can read. lie says
that the public schools for colorcd chill
drcn are costing the southern statcs
seven million dollars yearly.
-Asi Is known. the Americans take
the chief part now In the propagation
OF tho English language In Turkey aud
the Dnnubian countries What was
called the Girls school at Constnnti-
noplc has become the American College
of Girls and acting under charter
from the commonwealth OF Massachu-
sctts Il entitled To confer degrees OF II.
a., etc. The first commencement for
inc purpose of comforting degrees was
held recently. Chicago Graphic.
The Livingstonia mission Of tho
Scottish Free church (the first ono
founded In Central Africa dates from
1873; and now. ut the end OF fifteen
years, about the three great lakes.
Victoria Tanganyika and Nyassa,
Protestant churches alonc have ~ sta
lions, lai missionaries and 1. 500 adult
converts The Free church alone Il cx.
pending $40. 900 annually. and this year
asks for tho fourth time for 500, 900 10
be paid i'm Ave annual installmcntS
A Baptist missionary In Burmah il
proud To say that no numbers n
buddhist priest among his converts. l,
IN very rare indeed that "A priest OF the
buddhist faith abandons his religion.
Twelve years ago this particular prizes,
would not sit on the same level with a
Christian. nor take 40 much as trac,
from his hands An things are changed
since his conversion. lilo has cast of,
his sacred robes. taken wife. and set
tied down 10 useful life as n black
smith while preaching ON Sundays
Tho Wesleyan churches OF England
have membership OF ssi. so3, aud the
Foreign Missionary society, Mt it's las,
meeting. reported expenditures last
year OF fi3s, $50. Work Is carried ON In
India, China, West Africa. the Trans-
vaal. British Honduras, the bahamas,
rs well as I'm Europe. The principal
stations ARE 1903; out stations, 1. 57o. mis-
sionnrics and assistants. sgs; other pnid
agents. 2, 1893; and unpaid agents, 4, s3t.
The church members are "a. 5Ts: the
probationerS, $3.50, and the Sunday
school scholars. 65.0s3.
The Bible used 10y John Wesley n,
Epworth for forty years and now
owned by Rev Dr Boolc, OF Staten
Island. was exhibited ut the Methods,
council In Washington last week. The
Post, of that city. says that John IVES.
ley was curatc OF the parish part of the
period 1896 -I7a5), and the Bible con.
tinued In use In the Epworth church a
long time thereafter. aud then was pre-.
served In the vcstry. In 1884 10 was
presented by the church warden To- the
Rev. Robert Aitlsen. n popular clergy.
man OF that time. who, In turn, gave II
to Mira Smith, daughter Of Adam
Clarke. When she died IL was sold, and
thus came into DIR. Bodies possession.
IN. Y. Tribune.