The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-10

SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Yale college has about thirty 70.
nale students.
! Tho Canada Presbyterian church
requires years probation from minis
Ssrs coming from other denominations
by the will Of the late Stephen B.
Richardson, Of Warren. Mass, tho Uni-
versalist church in that town receives
$1,000. -
Tho average wages Of tho Japs-
nese is about ten cents q day and yet
NE Japanese converts contributed last
year nearly e27. 900 to mission work.
-Mra Mary Graham, a graduate Of
Wssleyan, and Miss Mary A. Scott a
graduate Of vassar college, are the first
women to receive Fellowship at Yale
college.
Along the west coast Of Africa
there are now 200 churches, $4,000 con-
vefts, 100. 900 adherents, 275 schools,
and 10000 pupils Some knowledge Of
the gospel has reached about eight
million Of ber lighted Africans.
The United Presbyterian church Of
North America dates fsom 1853, when
the Associated Presbyterian church
organized in 1884 joined in ono or
ganization with the greater part Of
the Associate Reformed church dating
from 1852.
The chapter Of st. Peters cathedral
has submitted 70 his holiness the pope
the designs for the golden throne which
the chapter, in cooperation with all
tho other Roman Catholic cathedrals OF
the world, will present to his holiness.
The throne is designed in gothic form
and will cost 800, 900 francs
-Thirty-four publishers Of Christian
literature in German have formed a
''verein" and publish an organ, ~, 900
copies Of which are issued every two or
three months. 1t contains full &C.
counts Of German publications of
general character, which can be rec
commended to Christian readers and
households.
Mrs. Van Norman, Of New York
city, has been elected vice-president Of
the national institute, an association
for promoting tho higher education Of
"O&.Ch- &Hib Ndh Is huOWh
for her able administration of tho
school founded by her late husband,
Rev. d. c. Van Norman, who was one
Of the pioneers of higher education Of
women.
In ono small way, II not in cther.,
Canada is loyal to the mother country.
She spells the English language in as
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nineteenth century permits. Canadian
school teachers and some Canadian edi-
tors are still writing of colour" 'la-
bour," and "candour," and if an often
der Is locked up they say that he has
goae to "gaoL"
-Archbis hop Tache has issued let
Ter defining the practice and teaching
of the church of Rome in regard to
allowing comment in the public schools
On scripture readings. The letter is
designed to settle the controversy now
going on in Manitoba The archbishop
states that ''the Catholic church, being
the sole interpreter of the Bible, tor
bids its Interpretation according to pri-
vato Judgment"
Tho use of other tongues than the
English is an evanqelizing factor in
The United States finds An illustration
n the Lutheran church: ''The 4.692
Lutheran preachers with their 7,946
churches and 100, 900 communicates
preach in no less than twelve different
languages, and thus they reach people
Who never could be reached by men of
strange speech and foreign tongue"
"A cure of Les Aubiers established
'ort Of clerical table d'hote for those
Wishing to take communion. Whoever
desired to communicate had to dine
Ind pay. Three youne women resisted
he charge, and upon being refused
their fathers appeared to
The court, which decided in their favor;
Ind they followed this up by All action
against the cure for damages for refus-
ng to oficiate when requested. The
,ure was condemned to pay an in
iemnity Of 125 francs to each of the ia
.herA