Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-03-31
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


-'Blcssed are the sorrowful who
carry CHEEKY face"
There are forty-one log school
houses in the state of New York.
France maintains an army at an eX-
pcnsc of 1851, 900, 900, and supports her
schools with So, 100000 The United
States cxpcnd 5,000,0O0 for public
schools, while the army and navy cost
only 4,0OO,OO
Authority has just been granted to
mortgage the Roman Catholic cathe-
dral property of Cincinnati to secure n
loan of $4,000, to be applied to the
payment of the creditors Of the late
Archbishop Purcell.
There are in philosophy, so in divin.
ity, sturdy doubts and boisterous objec-
tions. More of these no man has known
than myself when, l must confess, !
conquered, not in a martial posture,
but on my knees Sir Thomas Browne.
We have only to be patient, to pray
and to do his will, according TO our
present light and strength, and the
growth Of the soul will go on. The
plant grows in the mist and under
clouds rs truly as under sunshine SO
does the heavenly principle within
w. II. Claiming
Wealthy Chinese merchants are
sending their sons to England and
America to be educated. Last year
America had more Chinese students
than England had. The correct length
of time for II thorough education is con-
sidered to be about five years. II pos
sihle, the father goes after his son and
brings him home when his period of
education is completed.
The religious and social work which
Bishop Brooks has been doing among
| Howard students is now undertaken
temporarily by Washington GLADDEN.,
an independent, progressive, warm
hearted Congregationalist. formerly OF
Springfield, Mass, and afterward oil
Chicago. lie is well known as a con
tributor to the magazines and religious
papers N. Y. Tribune
Among the many progressive meas
lures inaugurated by Mr.. Gladstonc's
administration is scheme for teaching
tho elements of politics in all schoasti,
institutions controlled or supervised by
the government. Hitherto this branch
of education, to which SO much attcn
tion is paid in this country as well as
in Switzerland and France, has beer
entirely neglected in the primary
schools of Great Britain.
The results Of lfty-one years O
colportcr work of the American Trac
society MS expressed in figures, are 5,
sos years of labor; 1864, $50 volumes o
saving truth circulated; 4Tl,1l6 meet
ings addressed; l,179, 367 families fount
destitute of religious books; COS, la
without the Bible; T55, $50 Roman Cath
Ollie families visited; 1909, 3O5 Protest
ant families ncglccting evangelical
preaching, and the amazing number o
IA, 0OS, S3S family visits made.
1T is announced that the state o
Pennsylvania is about to begin suit
which, if successful, will involve tn,
surrender Of all the valuable propert.
of the Economic society and its conGs
cation by the state. 1t will be pro
cecding in cscheat, based on cstablishc,
precedent and an act of assembly for
bidding the conduct of societies who's
, principles are at variance with publ
custom and against the spirit OF tn
| nnnctitntinn lie ol.iY,n1 cnf1i o,n =,
authority has been obtained 10 disrup
the cclibatc community. The act of as
sembly making it unlawful for churchc
and religious sects to hold property il
excess of specified amount will ais
be brought into the case. A suit wa
filed in ihe Beaver county courts Eel
ruary 10, by the Fcchts and other Econ
omites, asking for a receiver to wind II
the affairs of the organization.