The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-09-25

William Winter. the poe: Las Teen
elected president Of the board II .rns.
lees Of the staten Island Academy and
Latin school The board i composed
~ twenty-onc 0f Staten Islands most
influential citizens
I'm China. according 10 the most re-
cent statistics. there are 1926 foreign
missionaries. including sl0 single wom-
en- and SOL wives. Ell ordained and 1. GAS
other native laborers. So churches
s7.2s' communicates. and 10. s36 pupils
/. Ina school
| lit Is proposed 10 honor the memory
Of the late Joseph Leidy. the natural.
.st. by establishing chair Of anatomy
ut the university Of Pennsylvania
whore he taught for many years a
fund Of $4,000 for Leidy memorial
museum may also Be raised
MIR. George w. Childx, Of the Phil..
dclphia Ledger. who one year ago rave
the Methodist Episcopal church Il
Wayne. Pa. the corner lot on which
the handsome cdidce has since been
erected, has just made the church a
present Of lot sox2si feet, adjoining
the church property, as a site for par
soma &c.
The Cleveland College for Women.
In recent report. shows total enroll
ment Of Is: students for the three wears
Of its existence. A permanent site has
been secured. and Clark hall and VI ather
cottage will be erected The gifts Of
Mrs James +. Clark and Mrs Samuel
Mather not only cover this expense. but
also aggregate 100000 as the nucleus
Of an endowment fund.
The first dental college in the
United States was established in 1S4O n
baltimore. and even as late as 1854
there were but 3 others in the country.
in Philadelphia and in Cincinnati.
There are now about &c of these schools
in the United States. and in several Of
the states collegiate course is CON-
pulsory to ono intending To practice
dentistry as a profession.
The Clergy List" puts down the
poorest living in the church Of En-
gland as that NJ Wainfleet. Lincoln
shire. where at 81. Thomas church the
parson apparently receives the mag
rificent stipend Of one shilling and one
penny, three farthings and small
fraction per week for ministering 10
some three hundred persons. The liv-
ing OF Wordsworth IS put down at one
and eleven pence per week. and an
other in Breconshirc is worth eight
pounds per annum- Christian Union.
The Hugucnots in France number
some 100000, and are gathered into
about Goo churches. though $4,000 or
more are scattered and destitute Of pas
'ors and places Of worship. They sus-
iain three Bible societies. three book
and tract societies. many young mems
Christian associations. two theological
two schools for evangelists.
four societies for carrying on cvangel-
site work and . host Of colporteurs
The annual contributions for home
missions amounts to slO0. 900. and for
foreign missions So. 700.
The annual statistics Of the Presby-
:erian church. by DR.. William Henry
the stated clerk, show Z
growth in the number Of churches and
and prcsbyteries. and :
in the amount Of c0ntribu-
ions There are s.O7O churches. .
growth Of 10 In the year; the total
lumber Of communicates II son. TOO. rs
against rs. 9o3 for 1890; the number Of
pres byteries is 216. an advance Of 3 on
1920; there are G,e23 ministers. as
against 6.l55 last year. an increase Of
,nly IS; the contributions show a fall
ng of. being s1s,o62. $3.50, instead Of