The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-25


/ The Methodists are jubilant Over
tho fact that their missionary society q
free from debt for the nrst time n
twenty-five ycara
Rigid examination Of the applicants
for certificates 10 tsach IN Willis. Tex,
has resulted In the idIcness OF half the
schools OF the county.
Railway schools for children Of
railway employees are maintained by
the railway companies In India. q :
very small expense 20 the pupils-
"A census Of church goers In Liver
pool shows . falling on in ten years.
though churches providing 1000 new
sittings have been built IL that time.
There ID ct Baltimore. Ireland. :
hshing school where boys receive in
struction In all branches Of sea fisher
mans work. and in such allied indus
tries - net-making, boat buildinR.
cooperaRe and ssil-making.
Spencer Trask. Of Brooklyn. gives
70 Princeton 90. 1000. the interest upon
which IL TO be used In securing e
Princeton the presence Of men distin-
guished in art and letter. Sir Edwin
Arnold viii inaugurate the series Of
lectures.
"A project for the introduction Of .
university course in Boston's public
school system 10 before tho Boston
board Of aldermen. 1t provides that
the course shall be free to such scholars
as exhibit the necessary proficiency,
and that all the expense Of Il shall be
borne by the city. 1t il not unlike edu-
cational schemes that exist IN France
and Germany.
The Modern Language club - per.
haps the youngest, but by no ncsns the
least. important organization 1T Yale.
1t was formed through the efforts OF
Prof. Gruener. and has for its OBJ
ject the convention of persons inter.
ested in the study Of modern languages.
Yale men and male residents Of New
Haven interested in such work are
eligible TO membership.
bishop Brooks, Of Massachusetts,,
1t appears has had more predecessors
than any other bishop in America. II
is said that the Catholic Bishop Eric. Of
Greenland, resigned his see in that
country in the year ISL to come 70
the Morse settlement at Boston and
minister to the people, who were Cath.
olics, and Of considerable number. Other
priests and missionaries followed him
long before Christopher Columbus saw
America
According to the Journal Of the pro
ceedings Of the Thirteenth genera
council Of the Reformed Episcopal
church. recently issued by Mn Charles
ID. Kellogg. its efficient secretary. the
present status OF the church is: Par.
ishes and missions. Ill; communicates,
0.969; bishops and clergy. lis; Sunday.
school teachers and scholars. f2.Ss0,
Sunday school contributions. $40. 4e7.
total contributions for one year. Sfp2..
ISL; total value OF property and cndow
ments. Si.954.7ie.
Prince Damrong. the brother Of the
king Of siam, who is 1t present in Paris
says he thinks the missionaries in his
country put the cart before the horse.
They begin, he says, by preaching that
ali the Siamese know and all their Be.
lief in buddhism are entirely false. and
that the only truth is the faith which
they profound. Then. after preju6icing
the people against them ia this way.
they establish schools and do some good
work. lie thinks they ought to begin
by opening schools and performing
other helpful service which the people
can appreciate. and then enlighten the
public as 70 their tenets; and while ex-
planning their faith they should not ut
terly condemn buddhism. but should
teach what is good in Christianity with
out condemning what is good in the
native faith.