The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-05-27
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Washington and Lee university ha:
graduated thirty-seven governors. eight
United States senators and thirty-ons
college presidents.
DIR. z. p Goodwin. of Chicago. who
has recently had his quarter century
anniversary. has received in twenty
FIVE wears l.5S3 members by letter and
1852 by confession, $500 in all.
Mrs Lyme Stephens is the only
woman who has ever presented ca
thedral 10 religious community. II
stands at Cambridge. England. is dedi-
Gated TO Roman Catholic worship and
cost S400, coo.
President China n OF the Johns Hop
kins university. makes a plea for en-
iowments for medical and electricity
schools. and funds for the erection of a
building in which to store the geolog-
ical and meteorological collection and
for scholarships.
The Preshyterians have contributed
toward the adjustment OF the Meth
odist university at Washington as much
As the Methodists have, while the total
tions is not equal to that received from
the Presbyterians.
The Newark and New Jersey Meth
odist conferences nave adopted strong
resolutions with reference to the race
track bills. branding with ''infamv
those mem bers OF the legislature who
voted for those most infamous laws, :"
and promising support only to those
candidates next fall who pledge them
selves to repeal those laws.
Rev. Hiram Brigham. who for thir-
ty-four years has been laboring among
the natives of the Gilbert islands. had
she satisfaction Of seeing the printing
,f a Bible. in the language of the Gil
bert islanders. in the composing and
press rooms of the American Bible So
ciety. He began the translation Of the
Bible for the benefit of the people in
1888.
-Congrega tionalists and Presbvteri-
Ips in Canada are earnestly considering
proposals which look toward an ulti-
mate union of the two churches The
proposition icOmeS from the Congrega-
tionalists in'Ontario. and was presented
TO the Toronto preshyterv The paper
was signed by eleven representatives of
the congregational churches. 1t con-
templates corporate union, and is eX-
ceedingly friendly in tone
Yale. in the new .revision of its
course, has added very greatly to its
list of electives. The number of courses
offered in the prospectus of 1893 and
1894 is 147, againsts12s last year and 12O
the wear before. of these are IS in phi !
losophy. in political science and law,
10 in history, "a in modern languages.
12 in English literature. 26 in ancient !
langus ges, 10 in biblical literature. in
the fine arts. 20 in physical science. 3 in |
music. The longest increase is in the
natural and physical sciences.
1t is reported from Rome that the
pope has jG-t completed an examina-
ton OF the question of the study of the
having devoted inquiry es-
peclally to the diverse opinions of sa-
wants on great biblical questions. 1t is
said that he will indite letter to !
bishops requesting them to enioin upon
iher hocks more profound study of
the Scriptures and a larger place in the
schools for the study and critical ex-
olanation Of hermeneutics He URGES
he necessity cf keeping in the track of
MODERN progress and discovery in order
o adapt Catholicisr TO the needs of the |
lay.