The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-31
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Mr.. John B. Stetson. of Philadel-
phia. recently presented % the Stetson
university in De Land, Fla, two new
buildings, costing $4,000,
Mrs. Moses Hopkins, OF San Fran
cisco. will give fifty thousand dollars
and nineteen acres OF land TO the Hop
kius or Golden Gate academy OF Oak
land.
DR.. Naclav has been in Formosa
twenty years. Some OF the visible re-
suits are zoos baptized Christians, fifty
native preachers, two ordained pastors,
and many other workers.
At the Shanghai missionary confer
ence. in 1890. ii was resolved 10 ask and
pray for 1000 men .Or China in five
wears. 1t is said that $50 are already
on the ground and at work.
Miss Mary y. Mutt, of Nashau, \.
H.. has left 10000 for n building for
the Young Mems Christian association
OF that city; 5000 for the Amherst
high school. $1,000 for chime of bells
for the First Congregational society of
Nashua. s. 900 for the Congregational
society of Amherst and $1,000 for the
Protestant home for aged women IN
Nashua.
The pew in which Abraham Lin
coin sat while living in Washington
was removed from the church in which
he worshiped-tke New York Avenue
Neutrality-suspicious. ten years ago. and
relegated to an adjoining sunday
school room. The trustees have now
been instructed by a vote of the society
to restore IT, and an inscribed silver
tablet VIII suitably designate it.
An effort is being made to secure
/ Bronx park and establish botanic
garden in it. There is q Legislative APP
preparation of 100000 conditioned on
the raising by the incorporators OF
$3.50. goo. Mr.-J. PierpOnt Morgan has
announced that six gentlemen have
agreed to give $4,000 each; that Co
lumbia college subscribes $4,000, and
that there is little doubt Of the success
of the undertaking. Some urge that
the sum be raised from $3.50, coo to ST.
coo, 00O. that the whole park may be pat
in the best condition.
Columbia college library has hith-
ertO been managed upon a most liberal
plan, so far as the general public was
concerned. No respectable, or seem
ingly respectable, person was turned
away from its doors, and, once admit
ted. any reader could roam almost at
will through the library. The recent
loss of several hundred dollars worth
J, stlrqzn of
| these privileges, has led to change OF
/ policy. and henceforth only persons
1 properly introduced TO the library viii
be permitted TO make use of the books.
One OF the older teachers at Mount
| Holyolle college remembers Miss Mary
Wilkins, who was among the pupils for
a wear when she first came. Il can't
recall much about her. she s0id in an
swer to eager questioning from some Of
the undergraduates. ''She sat at my
"a bic and il was her work as a fresh
man to remove the platterS before des-
sert. She was very handy about that
Think, says the girl who tells the
story. of the wonderful Miss wilkins
borne in mind for nearly twenty years
only for her handy way of taking .
platter off the table"
The Salvation army has secured n
site for its new headquarters in New
York city 1t is in Fourteenth street
near Sixth avenue. and the ground is
at present occupied by the barracks Of
the army. It was purchased for a sum
OF 500. coo. and covers an area of about
1000 square feet. \ four-Story, fire.
proof iron building viii be erected. On
the ground floor there viii be an audi
forum. which viii seat $50 people
ana the other three floors win be used
for Offices for the army Mr. Railing
ton Booth has been asked 90 receive n
large farm on Staten island, upon
which 10 establish colony for those
rescued from the slums who are willing
10 do farm work lie has not yet DIG
cidcd TO accept it.