Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-03-10
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

No stale bread is ever served at
Gods table.
The university Of Chicago is making
collection of literature of the various
churches of Chicago.
Whenever we help the poor it is an
opportunity God gives us to show that
we are true to him. RAMS Horn.
God begins trying to say something
to man in Eden, but it took Him four
thousand years to finish the sentence.
Rams Horn.
--Yalc freshmen will not be permitted
to participate this year in the inter-
collegiate baseball; this is punishment
for recent alleged acts of rowdyism.
Rev, j. w. NJ. Williams, d. D., has
been pastor of the First Baptist church
in Baltimore for forty-two years, and
is still serving that congregation ac-
lively.
Arthur Sopcr, of New York, has es-
tablished prize of $40, in Hamilton
college, for the senior who writes the
best essay in defense of protective
tariff,
The Congo valley contains 100000
square miles (one-tenth of Africa), with
an estimated population of thirty-nine
millions-all open to missionary opera
tions.
There arc 4,S76 students at the Uni
versity of Berlin this winter, the largest
number in the history of the institu-
ton. This is about 1900 more than are
in attendance at Harvard.
Rev. Chandler A. Cakes, of Strouds-
burg, Pa, has been engaged as assist
ant pastor of DIR. Talmage at the Brook
| lyn tabernacle. He was classmate OF
Dr. Talmage's son Frank.
President Gilman, of the Johns Hop
lins university. has accepted position
to preside over the higher education
section of the worlds educational con.
gress, which will meet at Chicago, July
% next
The law of God was not to be writ
ten on the doors of the temple, but
upon the posts of the dwellings,; and
thou to mediate upon it, with thy
children, in all the turnings of life
Browning.
The new president of the Swiss re-
public-who has held the Office during
six previous terms--is Calvinist cler
gyman and was regarded until lately
as one of the best all-round athletes ir
Switzerland.
The students of the department ofin
industrial and fine art at Pratt institute
Brooklyn, have established Charles
Pratt memorial fund for the aid O
pupils wishing to pursue an extended
art course in the department
Miss Mary E. Garrett, of Baltimore
has offered $3O6,977 to the Johns Hop
llins university to complete the endow
ment fund of 100000 for its medica
school, and the offer, which bears Ger
tain conditions, has been accepted b,
the trustees
DIR. Kohn(or Cohen) the poor canon
son of Israclite peasants, who was re
Gently raised to the rich archbishopri
in Europe, that of Olmutt, went t.
meet his father and mother at the rail
road station, where he kissed thei
hands in lowly humility and affection
and has installed them in his cpiscopa
palace.
The question of making the en-
trance examinations in English harde
than atpresent at Harvard university i
being discussed with much interest
Tho matter has been forcibly brough
to public attention by report of tn
committee on composition and rhetoric
appointed by the board of overseers
This committee consists of Charlie
Francis Adams, T. L. Godkin and Josia
Quincy.
Recently there has been establishe
in the west new organization whic
promises to be of great help to the mis-
sion cause.-the Cross Bearers Mission
,, airy Reading Circle Rev. l.. NJ. William,
secretary, st. Joseph, Mo. This circl
is based on the Chautauqua plan, an
has three years course of missionar
reading, composing biography, histor
and travel. Already the c. M. r. c. ha
members in fifteen states.