Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-21
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


MIR. Edward Coleman, of San Fran.
cisco, has given $50, 900 to endow a
professorship of apologetics in the Con-
gregational Theological seminary in
California.
Fifteen per cent. of the students
attending Sydney university, in Aus
tralia, are women, whose advance
ment there is keeping step with their
progress in America
Miss Julia Dickinson, of Coldwater,
died recently at the Bahama islands,
and among other generous requests she
gave $40, 900 to Oberlin college, half for
tho endowment of the lady principal
ship and half for physical culture train
ing.
There are about $500, 900 Presby-
terians in Scotland. There are 1850
places of worship i'll connection with
the church of Scotland, and 1,575 in
connection with the Free and United
Presbyterian church-in all 3,225, or
more than church for each 1000 of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Review.
The Pope passes q busy and hard.
working day. He rises at six, and until
two o'clock, when he dimes, he is con-
tinuously occupied, except for brief
promenade in the gardens of the vati-
can at noon. After dinner he rests
until four o'clock, when he begins a
series Of duties that keep him busy I'M
til nine at night, at which time he eats
supper. This last meal of Che day is a
most subStant ial one. 1t is composed of
roast meats. eggs, and champagne cup,
with rum or maraschino in tn. Y.
World.
The American Bible society has de-
cided to make an exhibit at the World
fair in Chicago in $685. similar in many
respects to that at Philadelphia in 1916,
when specimens of Bibles were shown
in over 200 different languages. 1t is
proposed also to provide for the sale of
the Scriptures, and for their free dis
tribution to foreign visitors. The nee
essary expense will be provided for
outside of the regular funds of the So
ciety, and considerable sums have al
ready been given for the purpose.
BY the will of Elias C. Hendricks
son, who died a month ago at Hollis,
L. l., several thousand dollars are left
for religious purposes. Among the
requests are $4,000 to the general
| synod of the Reformed church, for the
support OF lnulBenC young men STUDY
ing for the ministry; $4,000 to- the
board of domestic missions of the Re
formed church; $1,000 to the board oil
foreign missions of the same church.
| $4,000 to the Reformed Church Of
Queens, the sum to be invested in real
estate. The Allen Methodist Episcopal
church receives $500, and the Reformed
church receives $500 to be used in paint.
ing and repairing
"A curious lawsuit has been in
stituted in Shenandoah, Va. A few
Sundays ago the wife of David Jones
brought their infant child to the Epis
copal church to be baptized. Before
the ceremony began Jones arose ant
exclaimed: Hold up! If you christer
that child you do it against the wish ant
religion of the father. I am an English
Baptist" The wife said it was hel
wish to have the child christened.. anG
the minister proceeded with the ccre
mony. The husband then had the
clergyman arrested under law which
states that father has the spiritua
and educational control of his child un
til it arrives at the age of maturity
The case has been sent to court, where
it will be tested.