The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-11
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

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Yale college has abont thirty fe'
male students.
The Canada rrcsbvtcriar church
| requires n years probation from minis
tiers coming from other denominations
BY the will of the late stephen II.
Richardson, Of Warren, Mass, the Uni-
vcrsalist church In that town receives
81, 900.
The average wages OF the Japa-
nese is about ten cents n day and yet
the japanese converts contributed last
year nearly Sa7, 900 TO mission work.
Mrs. Mary Graham. a graduate of
Wesleyan. aud Miss Mary A.. Scott. n
graduate of Vassar college, are the first
women TO receive ~fellowships AT Yale
college.
Along the west coast Of Africa
there are now 200 churches, $4,000 con-
verts, 100. 900 adherents. 2T5 schools,
and 30. 0o0 pupils. Some knowledge OF
the gospel has reached about eight
million OF bcnightca Africans.
Tho United Presbyterian church OF
North America dates fsom 1853. when
the Associated Presbyterian church
(organized in 1870 joined in one or
~ganization with the greater part Of
the Associate Reformed church dating
from t1s2).
The chapter Of 81. Peters cathedral
has submitted to his holiness the pope
the designs for the golden throne which
the chapter, in cooperation with all
the other Roman Catholic cathedrals OF
the world. will present to his holiness.
The throne Is designed in gothic form
and will cost 100. 900 francs.
-Thirty-four publishers Of Christian
literature in German have formed a
..verein' and publish m organ. "2, 900
copies of which are issued every two or
three months. 1t contains full ac-
counts Of German publications Of a
general character. which can be rec
commended 10 Christian readers and
, households.
Mrs. Van Norman. Of New York
s city, has been elected vice-presidcnt 81
the national institute, an association
for promoting the higher education OF
women. Mrs. Van Norman is known
c for her able administration OF the
I school founded by her late husband,
; Rev. ID. c. Van Norman, who was one
4 the pioneers Of higher education 81
women.
In one small way. II not in others
{ Canada Is loyal to the mother country.
q She spells the English language in as
e long and roundabout n way as the
nineteenth century permits. Canadian
: school teachers and some Canadian edi
q tors are still writing Of colour" ia
bour,~ and "candour," and il an often
9 der Is locked up they say that he ha'
= gone to ''gaol'
J Archbishop Tachc has issued n let
! ter defining the practice and teachin.
of the church of Rome in regard u
" allowing comment in the public schools
on scripture readings. The letter i
= designed to settle the controversy nov
= going on in Manitoba. The archbishop
states that "thc Catholic church. being
the sole interpreter of the Bible, Tor
" bids its Interpretation according to pr
vate judgment"
y The use of other tongues than Thu
ir English is an cvangelizinr factor II
the United states finds an illustration
> in the Lutheran church,: 'Thc 4,G9
j. Lutheran preachers with their T,9i
n churches and 100. 900 communicate
d preach in no less than twelve d~iffcren
languages, and thus they reach pcopl'
who never could be reached by men o
= strange speech and foreign tongue"
n A cure of Les Aubiers established
lie sort Of clerical table d'hotc for thos'
,r wishing to take communion. Whocve
re- desired to communicate had to din
ut and pay. Three vounc women ~resiste
II the charge, and upon being refuse
N communion their fathers appeared I
III the court, which decided in their favor
and they followed this up 10y an actiol
"a against the cure for damages for refus
IL ing TO oniciatc when requested. Th
ne cure was condemned to pay an il
demnity of l25 francs to each OF the I;
tn theirs.