St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-27
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

South Australia has l25 Christian
Endeavor societieA
Nearly 1900. .ooo. 900 are invested
In the 14o, 900 churches in the United
Statea
Trinity college, Hartford, has 70
ceived s10. 900 from the estate of II. q.
Russell, for Russell fellowship
"A well-known Baptist church oi
New York keeps track of its numerous
members by numbered cards dropped
into the contribution plate on com
munion Sunday.
There are two Christian Endeavor
societies in the Rangoon college Baptist
church, in Rangoon, Burma. one or
ganized in the Burmese language and
the other in the Karan.
Tho twenty-one universities Of Ger
many number $1,000 students at the
present moment. Berlin heading the
list with 4.s76 About q third Of the
total number are medical students.
"A Roman Catholic priest Of BAY
City, Mich, has been sued ut law for
burning the Bible Of one Of his parish
toner's who had been converted to Prot
estanism. The charge is destruction
Of property.
The students Of Wesleyan univer-
sity at Middletown. Conn.,, have asked
that . plan similar to that recently
adopted at Princeton concerning cx-
aminatiOns be put into operation.
They want the faculty to trust them.
and they will bring pressure to bear to
prevent cheating on the part Of their
number. The faculty favor the new
plan.
AT the meeting Of the American
Baptist Missionary union in Philadel.
phia the other day a clergyman spoke
in severe terms of the hymn Nearer,
My God, to Thee" He called it -
foolish hymn" and expressed the wish
that it might be banished from every
Christian heart and lip. His chief OBJ
lection to it was that it seemed to him
to teach that God takes pleasure in the
agony and trouble of men.
The English Congregational Year
Book shows tho number of places of
worship in England and Wales to be
A.634. In Scotland there are about 100
II in the Channel islands and
l3 In Ireland. including Is mission sta
tions; in the British colonies and on the
continent of Europe, $40 places of wor-
ship. showing a large increase in last
years returns The number Of congre-
gational ministers in England and
Wales il 2, S25. of whom 634 are without
pastoral charge.
According to the annual report Of
President Elliot eight new professor
ships were created last year in Harvard
-four in arts and sciences. two in med
icine, one in law. and one in veterina-
~ medicine. According to the report
Of the treasurer. there were gifss dur
ing the year of s5l6, 900. The total ex-
pcnditures for the year were nearly
81 200. 900. The faculty Of arts and
to cost $3.50, 900. the gift Of
m anonymous friend. is to be built at
once, with special reference to the &c
of students of small
means.
I'm speaking Of the Unborn charac-
ter of his distinguished brothers re-
ligion, Rev. Arthur Brooks. in q
eulogy of the late bishop said
that it had become 20 controlling
D factor in his life that, although left
to his inclination, he had
turned to the ministry ~ his life work.
even before he had finishedohis college
at Harvard. He had not re-
garded il in any Isense Is . sacrifice,
but privilege. Il was choice, too
made against protests Of his college
mates, to whom his early achievements
with them had given promise of . great |
career.