The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-20
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

-Vassar has 1874 now students rogis-
tered, an increase Of twenty-five over
last year.
The Inequalities OF tho Le>d's house
roach q good doal dooper than a moro
matter OF building and pow sitting
Bishop Huntington.
Clark University, OF Worcester,
Mass, has announced o course on tho
history and principles OF education
which IL TO be exceptionally scientific
and philosophical.
Tho amount Of property in Boston
exempted from taxation reaches n total
OF Sal, e48. 20S. Of which Si4. roo. 500 is tho
estimated valuo OF houses of religious
worship and the land upon which these
structures stand
The surest way to produce moral
blindness is TO neglect moral convio-
tion. Ono who pursues this course will
soon admire his own errors. credit his
own lios. and tako pleasure In his own
wickednoss. -Christian Statesman.
During tho six years comprised in
tho period 1853 to 1858 no loss than $50
pupils OF tho public schools in Prussia
have committed suicide. A largo num-
Der OF these suicides was inspired by
the fonr OF not passing examinations.
"A school girl coming homo to report
having won two prizos, says tho Gncin-
natl Commercial Gazette, romarko cd that
one OF them was for having the best
memory. Being asked what tho other
prize was for, sno repiiod: ''For tho
lifc OF mo. l can't just now think what
that WAS for"
Our Sundays should be like hills in
journey. mounting which, now and
then. NO get enlarged views and are
lifted to higher range, on which we
catch the divine sunrise, and whence we
movo on afresh, purer and Drawer for the
kiss OF Tho HON OF tho garment Of God
John d. Long.
Tho growth OF tho Christian En-
dcavor movement Is shown by its rapid
spread into othcr countries. Australia
has followed tho load of Great Britain.
and has established Victorian section
OF tho Young Peoples Society OF Chris
ton Endoavor, from which encouraging
reports have come Tho society in Now,
town. Now South Wales, is tho oldest In
tho colony. In the Northwest Territory
nlso societies arc being formed, and "a
Christian EnGoavor Union is projected.
Christian At Work.
Not lonst in connection with tho ro-
markablc scnG-oT givcn to tho now Chi
cage University is tho creation and en-
dowmont OF tho academy, which is 10
havo givcn it, besides tho admirable
buildings now occupied by tho Eaptis,
Theological Seminary ut Morgan Park,
0n endowment Of at least 500, 900
There Is now no moro definite cducn-
tional need in Chicago than just such n
thoroughly woll-cquippcd acadom The
next thing to it is tho splendid noode-
department connected with Boloit
College.
Ono OF tho most pregnant sentences
that Bocchor over uttorod was, do tho
best you con where you arc, and when
that Is accomplished God will open
door to higher sphere" In actual life
this truth is proved to be ono OF the
natural laws in the spiritual world, and
ono OF tho natural laws in tho business
world, and ono OF tho natural laws in
tho world OF scholarship as we'll These
opening doors arc always above us, and
the ladder by which wo climb to them Is
always tho same. Tho rungs arc in
dividual duties woll performed, and
they must be mounted ono by ono
Golden Rule