Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-03-11
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

No man pleases God who prays on
ly for himself.
How to make hard work easy. Do
1t for God. RAMS Horn.
Whenever man chooseth evil he
shakes hands with the devil.
In Africa there are 500 missionaries
and 400, 900 converts. An average of
$4,000 year become converted and in
five years more than 200 martyrs have
lost their lives there.
George Ross, minister of education
for Ontario, has excluded the teaching
of sewing from the girls schools in his
jurisdiction on the ground of its being
hindrance to the girls in the cultiva-
ton of the mental faculties.
The students in the Kansas univer-
sity were so enthusiastic at Chancellor
Shows annual reception this year that
they unpinned their class colors and
decorated the breasts of the professors
with them until their waistcoats were
like sections of crazy quilts.
In Paris ninety-three religious pc
riodicals are published. Of these sixty
seven are Roman Catholic, twenty
three Protestant, and three Jewish.
Proportionally Professionalism has the
largest number of these papers
In Syria there is a certain religious
sect the members of which are forbid
den to drink from vessel that has
touched the lips of stranger. In spite
of this, they never refuse drink of
water to the thirsty traveller, although
they must Immediately destroy the cup
he has used.
President Andrew D. White, of Cor
nell university, presented proposition
at the closing session of the national
civil service reform league, in Buffalo,
for the league to offer 81, 900 annually
in prizes for the best essay on civil SER
vice reform by college students, offer
ing himself to give $3.50.
Much has been done of late for the
intellectual and spiritual improvement
of the men on our naval vessels.
Twenty years ago the library of a man.
of war consisted of Bible, prayer.
book, an almanac, dictionary and one
or two works on navigation. Now
many of our ships have library of a
thousand or more books. Libraries OF
300 books have been ordered for each OF
the new vessels now in process of con
struction. illustrated Christian Week.
ly.
The work of the Salvation Army in
France is conducted at 2l6 stations and
outposts, in twenty-three of the de
partments of France and ten of the
Swiss Cantons. There are 430 French
ana Swiss officers aided by 800 local
officers Three salvation papers, two
in French and one in German for North
| Switzerland are issued, and "a, 00(
copies weekly set before the people ir
every possible way. The hymn book
recently published, has reached sale
of 81, 600 copies in the year
Poor is the soul which has not rev
erence! You may have many powers
and gifts, but if you have not reverence
there is blight upon them all. Only
be sure you seek for reverence Alright
Not by shutting your eyes to God o
any of His truth, but by spreading you
wings before your eyes, by putting
your active powers in the forefront o
your life, by doing your work as deeply
in as true sense of obedience to God
as possible, so shall you touch the In
finite, and live in a serene and cheerful
awe. The yelling of intelligence will
obedience shall give it light and no
darkness. The reverence which come
in service shall be not paralysis, Ru
strength. Rev, DR. Phillips Brooks,