St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-03
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL


There il no greater misfortune n
life than to have . bod mother.-kama
Horn.
Tho girls Of the university Of Mich-
igan support two literary societieA each
having . large membership
Boston Episcopalians have secured
the use Of one of the theaters for Sum
day evening down town serviceA
"A faith that looks beyond time
gilds even the darkness of the present
life with the rays Of the future glory
& II. Calhoun.
Many of our cares are but morbid
way Of looking 1T our privileges. We
let our blessings get mouldy. and then
call them curses-N. Y. Observer.
The incorporating Of . company
for the equipment and maintaining OF .
boat house for the advancement OF
aquatic sports, has been accomplished
By the students Of Wisconsin univer.
sity.
The school children Of Las CruceA
N. NJ, quit their play outside the school
house one day recently to chase . big
coyote that suddenly hustled past them
mp the street just ahead Of several cur
dogs
1t may not be generally known In
this country that special provision 10
made for the spiritual W elfare of the
Hebrew soldiers in the English army.
Although there are at present but nine
teen of these, the minister of war re-
Gently appointed q rabbi. Francis Cohn.
to conduct services for them.
The Scottish ecclesiastical '.Blue-
book" giving the statistics Of the Epis-
copal church in Scotland for the past
year, has Just been issued The con-
gregations number 2S&. and the MEM
bership "a. e57. an increase for the year
of c,517. The amount raised during the
year was $3.50. 155. . falling OF Of q. $50
1t is said that the university extern
sion movement in this country has been
. disappointment in one respect In
England, where it originated. it il in
tended to reach . large class Of people
who have had little opportunity for ed-
ucation or culture. But here it has
largely attracted people Of leisure and
culture
factions speak louder than words"
and SO does inaction. The man who
does . mean act in spite Of his verbal
professions. il likely TO find his con-
demnation in that act But the Chris
tisn who processes service to his Master.
and yet does no specific work for Him.
does not his inaction speak his con-
demnation in spite Of his words?-S s
Timc4
The public schools Of the state Of
New York, according to the annual re-
port of Superintendent James +. Crock
er, had . registered list last year Of
1,07s, O93 scholars There are 1,1SO
school districts outside Of the incorpor-
ated cities, and in the cities 6l5 schools
or districts. which participate in the
apportionment of the public school
funds. making . total Of II. 79s for tho
state. There are 12.0l7 school build
ings, Of which the cities have 6l5 and
the rest Of the state IL, 40a OF tho
l,s45, $40 persons of school age in the
state, ia 296 are in the cities and 733,.
2e3 in the towns The percentage of
registration based ON the school rcr.s-
lation for the cities was -ebout % per
cent, while that -sr the towns was
nearly IS per cent The valuation Of
school property in the cities is upward
of es2. 125. 600. and outside of the citiss
Ga. 7s3, COO There are A,29e male and
a. $50 female teacherA