St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

SCHOOL AND onvRcH.

A1UhOA1, MAY ~,
ecHool AND onvRch. >
Tho Presbyterian church has IN tn
seote Of Pennsylvania 1.1o6 Sabbath
schools. S.934 teaeheza. and III. -
0cholarA ror rl ef.G
| -since the establishment IN lSo3 oi
West Point military academy. &ss1
men have received diplomas from that
institution.
Just above Vienna, on the Danube,
= the convent and school Of Meile,
which has Just celebrated its one thou.
sandth anniversary.
The university of Pennsylvania Il
shout to establish . national school Of
American history as one Of the depart
ments of the institution. ~
The Cincinnati Enquirer estimates
that in the last fifty years over $780,
O00, 900 in cash has been raised TO teach
the African to love his ncighbor as
himself.
Prof. Clement L. Smith, the dean Of
Harvard college. has resigned his ol3ce,
and will give his attention entirely to
study and teaching. He retains his
professorship of Latin.
The Chinese spend ee0o. .0oQ oao an
nually on their religious worship
There II . spiritual side TO their ~
ligion, and spiritualism, pure and sim
pie, has existed in China for area
There are in the United States 4.
0SO. .2Ao Methodists. 4,s9e, ,9ol Baptists.
1,ss9, ,9l3 Presbyteriaus, 1.0e6. .o4S Luth-,
Grams, 4S0.l76 Protestant Episcopal.
491. 9Ss Congregationalists. -Zi0n's Her.
aid. .
Lyman Abbott appears to be morA
popular than any other preacher at the
Harvard college chapel services for .
long time. He has odiciated there for
q fortnight. and there is . marked In
crease in attendance.
-COlumbis college has . Chinese sta
dent who rejoices in the name of Yen.
He is smart, clipper and learned. wears
6nc clothes, in which he looks well,
and having plenty of cash. snap and go
about him, Is . favorite with the boys
and sort Of pig-tailed Adonis among
the society swells.
The salvation Army has opened .
large room in Amsterdam. Holland, and
d doing much to relieve the distress Of
that city. On the second night the
building was opened for the purpose
over two hundred outcasts were shell
tered. The king of Denmark has
given flfty krones to Maj. Wilson. Of the
Salvation Army, to help the work Of the
army in Denmark.
The American Bible society, which
has faithfully prosecuted its work Of |
placing . copy Of the Bible in every
home, Is now shout to undertake . pro-
iect for supplying every child Of suit. |
able age with one. To every little one
who can aid, the society says: IF you
give hve cents, we will make the Rift I
Tor you Of a Testament or IL you give |
twenty cents, the gift Of . Bible to |
work will contribute in NO slight DE-
yree to the problem of evangelixing ana
our people.
,rn Christian Advocate.
According to the Indian Witness, ]
within the last eight years ess Ea-
'opean and Canadian officers Of the
salvation Army have come to India,
most of them having come within three
'earA OF these 225 more than 80 more
# them having come within three years
II these 225 more than % have died. 100
ave left the army Or returned 20 En-
land broken In health, and about lo0
till remain. There arc some pitiful
tories Of suffering and death caused ~
he attempt of the army TO support its
Ulcers ON IS . year in addition to what
hey can get from the people. |
The term canon, n applied 70 saertd
scripture, Is traced back to . remote
In Hebrew. Greek and Latin
he words. having the same origin,
ignify literally reed, . straight rod,
cane, . measure, rule. When used
8 . figure Of speech they signify every
traaght and perfect rule. In the times
{ the apostles the term was applied 70
,odel authors making rules in litera.
nre. These writer's for the church e,u-
Logged Il mean. sometimes, Christian
the rule of our life; some
ines, the Divine book, the rule Of our
nth; and also the rule, or the canon |
y truth; and sometimes the catalogue ]
the several books composing the rule. ,
he latter became, at length, it, prin-
pal religious meaning. - Hartford ,
eligious Herald.
lin St. Petersburg there are $500 Z
OF these. 5000 arc Ger Z
lans, half Of them Russian subjects. 1
hey are reorganized into fourteen cum
regitious. served by thirty PASTOR.
he church work among them receives q
D support from the state, the volun- q
lry contributions Of each member
about six or seven dollars an =
nally. One Of these congregat,ons II
hiding . church costing seso, ,0oo. The J
Ime congregation has . Gymnasium =
hich graduates its pupils into the uni- 8
.rsity. AAother congregation has also :
gymnasium of its own. one Of the best :
RussiA expcnding shout eeAeee 81
sar for this institution. The city min 7
On work Of the Protestants of the Rec b
m capital is being snergstieally Rcso- 3
lted-Boston Journal w. - ss i
y.- A AsAlstis Jsss. r- r-st "a
II never felt myself Aoored but onee g
ny Me- said the drummer. with the ]
: a . man Who thinks he has some T
ing worth The telling. '.lt WAS down |, 1
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