The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-21
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

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Tho Michigan University has twcn-
ty-fve Japanese students this year.
1t is estimated that there arc so, coo
gypsy childron Of school age. Of whom
not two per cont arc able to writo or
read n sentence.
Salaries OF pastors in Germany arc
worry low. 1t is proposed to give min
imum of GOO year. At present many
arc rs low Us $40.
Tho colorod I'aptists number 1,12O,-
600; tho colored Mothodists about tho
Same; other denominations, about %, 500
Tho Baptists claim 10000 churches and
1000 ordained minister's
ITO know tho Lord" That Is bold
aim for my finite SOUL and yet my soul
will no satisfied with nothing less. 1t
is not by searching thou canst find out
God. it is by following Him.-Dr.
Mathoson.
In Hawaii schools arc established
NIL over the Island, tho sum allotted to
public instruction in 1856 'SS being $685.
020 annually. In 1855 there were $50
schools. with s, 770pup.ls; of these, thoro
were $500 lIawaiians and 1927 half
castles.
VI ttlillSo Is UlWuSS
bad; covotousncss Of qualities is always
good. If you soc man has some thing,
do not want it unless you have earned it.
But if you SEQ man has quality that
is good, covot it as much as you like.
and try to got it-Christian Union.
1t is only to man daring to think OF
himself nohly, divincly. aye, as tho Son
Of God. that there comes the possibility
of putting his human powers to thor
perfect use. Character and service both
fling their doors wide open to him who
knows himself tho Son of God. Phillips
Brooks.
What is tho use of aspirations If
they arc not strong enough to incorpor-
ate themselves into character and pro-
ject themselves in righteous living?
That kind of pioty which knows and APP
proves tho better course, but consistcnt-
~ and steadily follows the worse, will
not stand the test of tho Masters judg-
ment.-Nashvillo Christian Advocate.
Episcopal institutions como into
possession of large legacics from tho
estate OF tho latc Mrs. Frances Brownell
Holland, of Hartford, Conn, which is
valued at about 5000, 600. Trinity College,
VI ei.te CiIy, TcCclNeS SDu.VUU. lnc CaJnC-
1ral church OF St. John the Divine, in
Washington. SlGO. 900, and the Missionary
Society of the Episcopal Church in Con-
nccticut, $4,000.
The proposed school for church mu-
sicians at Hartford Seminary, under tho
direction Of Prof Waldo S. Pratt. Is
arousing much interest oven so far away
rs England. Tho course is to occupy
three years, and tho students arc to be
In residence thirty weeks in each year.
Both mon and women will DO admitted,
end they will be trained as directors of
music in churches and Sunday schools.
"A wealthy Greek, Dome trius Tzani-
Shilippi, has given two million francs
Tor the erection Of Creek church in
Paris. Hitherto tho one thousand and
moro IIcllencs living in the French
Capital were compelled to worship in
tho Russian chapel. The Roumanians,
too, havo an orthodox church
in Paris. Tho Catholics OF
the Oriental rite two years ago. received
permission to worship in the Church 81:
Julien-lc-Pau formerly tho old
Hotel Dieu Tho Catholic Armonians
and Maronites havo for n number of
years been tho posscssors Of church
and seminary of their own in Paris,
which city now has three Crock Ortho-
doX and two Catholic Greek Churches.