St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-02-18
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

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President Jordan, of Leland Stan
ford, jr., university, receives salary Of
$1,000 q year.
1T is said that the University Of
Pennsylvania will soon throw open all
its departments to women.
1T is vain to think we can take any
delight in being with Christ hereafter;
If we care not how little we are in His
company here.-Adam
"A wooden building costing $780,
and accommodating 5000 people, was
built expressly for the meetings held BY
Mr.. Moody in Dublin, Ireland.
1T is said that there is not an infidel
book published in the Welsh language.
The Welsh are greater Bible readers
than any other race of people.
MIR. II. A. Massey, Of Toronto. has
given $1,000 toward the building fund
Of Wesley college. the new Methodist
institution to be erected in Winnipeg.
The watchful Christian is one who
would not be over-surprised If he found
Christ coming at once; he would not
have something to do first, something
to get rcady.-Newman.
The students of the department OF
industrial and fine arts at Pratt insti'
tute, Brooklyn, have established q
Charles Pratt memorial fund for the aid
of pupils wishing to pursue an extended
art course in the department
Greek letter fraternities have been
recommended by the faculty TO be for
hidden to freshmen in the Chicago uni
versity, but upper class men may join
them under certain restrictions Final
decision in the matter rests with the
trustees
The wealthiest clerg lyman in this
country is Rev. Charles F. Hoffman, the
rector of All Angels church in New
York. He is possessed Of millions. He
gave the society its church. he sup
sports its missions, and he has endowed
several theological seminarieS
Bishop Nicholson, Of Milwaukee,.
has received check from New York
millionaire, who requests that his name
be kept from the public. The money is
for Nashotah seminary. The donor is
believed to be the same man who gave
$500, 900 to Bishop Potter for the pro-
posed New York cathedral q few days
ago
The question of making the en-
trance examinations in English harder
than at present at Harvard university
is being discussed with much interest.
The matter has been forcibly brought
to public attention by q report of the
committee on composition and rhetoric.
appointed by the board of overseers
This committee consists Of Charles
Francis Adams, Z. l. Godkin and 10
siah Quincy.
Yes, God has his eternal decrees-a
purpose. an end for which he is work.
ing, not blindly or haphazard, but in
diligently and according to fixed plans
Does this impair human freedom? Not
ut ali, for this freedom is a part of his
fixed plan and enters into all his work.
Does it interfere and hinder your sal
walton? by no means, for it is his sure
and fixed decree that every one who be-
lieves on the Lord Jesus shall be saved.
United Presby terrain.
Rev. DIR. Morgan, of New York, has
almost accomplished a greater feat than
putting a heavier stone than champion
ever lifted. When he became rector OF
the Church of the Heavenly Rest it was
staggering under a debt Of more than
Sa5O, 600. He has reduced the debt more
than one-half, and a day or two ago he
received from one of his parishioners a
check for $4,000. 1t is probable that
the debt will be entirely cleared in .
short time. for Dr. Morgan has been in
formed that one of his Pensioners will
make up the deficit after all the others
have subscribed what they feel they can
Afford