Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-23
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are nine graduates this year
from the ,voman's law class of the uni.
versity Of the city of New York. 81,
"A building costing 1000 has been
purchased in Hartford by syndicate
Of gentlemen for the accommodation
of state society for education exten-
sion. 'f'' ~ 4-' '-E
Bishop Brooks says the way to
start church is not to wait until few
leading families call for one, but to
start the church first and call in the
families afterwards.
Two new buildings are to be erect
ed at the Woman's college of Balti-
more, one for dormitory, the other
for the girls Latin schooi, IN which two
hundred students are now preparing
for college.
The pope has definitely refused the
request that he elevate Archbishop Cor
riean, of New York, to the cardinalate.
It is thought that this decision is the
consequence of the antagonism between
the archbishop and Cardinal Gibbons.
Among the students in the Chicago
Theological. seminary (Congregational)
are three. Christian Jews, one of whon.,
Rabbi Freuder, was converted in tba
! Hebrew Christian mission, Chicago,
| which is Conducted by Rev. B. Angel, a
! graduate Of this institution.
| Edward Everett Hale, Jr., gradu
J ate of Harvard class of 1888, has ac-
! cepted the professorship Of English lit
erature in the Iowa State university.
| He was assistant professor in this
course at Cornell for two years, and has
recently been studying in Europe.
| Rev. DIR. Conwel1, of Philadelphia
| had law practice yieldinga revenue Of
| $40, 900 a year before he entered the
ministry. So generous is he that he car
not receive any gift from church OF
friends without bestowing it, or feeling
tempted to bestow it, on some one else
The cornerstone of a new building
for the Catholic university of America
in Washington. was laid recently
The new building will stand bv tn
side of the Divinity hall. The addresse
at the cornerstone laying were mad
by Cardinal Gibbons and Col. Charles S
Bona parte.
The yale Class book" shows tn
apid growth of the college by the size o
the senior class, which will gradual
with s7.men, surprising the largest pre-
vious class by 81. Ninety-three of tn
class are church members, principal,
| COnRfepatiDHaHStS, CplSsofhllduS al
Presbyterians, but almost every sect i
represented. Fifty-two propose to stud
law, ~ go into busines, II study theolc
gy, 10 medicine, and 1sexpcct to teach
The official census of the Unite
States gives an estimate of the respe<
tive wealth of orthodox Jewish and RI
. form Jewish congregations There ar
! S16 orthodox organizations with tots
of 57,957 members and owning 81, ,s92
$50 in church property. The refor,
j., congregations aggregate 1882, wit
property valued at s6,952,22 The o
thodox congregations are steadily d
, ! minishing, while the reverse is true
, the reform portion of tbsJewish churcl
: Chicago Graphic.
n From advance summaries from Il
. Congregational Year Book for 1892 "
find that the W hole number of Congreg;
tional churches in the country is 4,9s
showing gain of 1863. The total mem "e
, ship is 525, ,O9s, a gain of IS, ,261; the tot
? additions have been 52,074, of whic
! 80, COS were on confession The Snnda
a schools show a membership of 6s6. .06
= a gain of 341;young peoples societi'
a number 1904, with n membership
4 145, 100; the benevolent contribution
;, were s.,44s, SIS, an increase of s17s,71
T. The home expenditures were s6,7ol, so
, nm increase of 500. $50.