Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-05-19
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL,

-Alva Gage has presented to the
Unitarian church, of Charleston, S. c.,
a handsome brick parish house. costing
over Sll 900. 1t will be finished during
the summer.
Their thoughts are vain who think
their watching can preserve the city,
And are not theirs as vain who think
that God will keep the city for which
they do not watch?--lIooker.
The receipts of the board of home
missions of the Presbyterian church
for eleven months of the fiscal year
amount to 1863, O54O3, against s6OS302,-
0S for the same period of time one year
ago.
The faculty of Syracuse university
have granted the petition of the seniors
to abolish the system of commence
ment speakers, and substitute for grad
uation orations an address by some
eminent man.
Michigan university will now be in
easier circumstances financially and be
able to pay better salaries to its pro
fessors, n law levying an annual tax of
one-sixth of mill per dollar of taxable
property in the state, having been
passed by the Legislature.
D-My atfliction prompts me to wish
my friends an uninterrupted course Of
health and peace, My better judgment
tells me that the Affections to those
who fear God are on His part tokens of
His love and favor and with respect tc,
themselves necessary means of promot-
ing their growth in faith and grace
John Newton.
Cardinal Gibbons recently expressed
himself in this way; Young men who
have received an imperfect and super
fetal education have generally great
deal of presumption. They want to
appear wise and learned and think in
order to do SO they must affect a degree
of skepticism and infdelity which
frequently results in an entire loss
of faith"
Fremont temple in Boston was de-
stroyed by fire March 10. The loss was
1915, 900, with $4,000 insurance on the
structure, 80, 900 on the great organ and
81, 600 on the fixtures. 1t will be at once
rebuilt. Two other structures on the
same site and used for the same purpose
were burned, one in 1852, and the other
in 1879. The original structure had been
used as thcater before its purchase by
the Baptists.
The Legislature of Washington,
which has recently adjourned, has
passed law that indicates the increas-
ing influence of the Christian senti-
ment. Heretofore church property was
exempt from taxation to the amount of
Sc, 600, but now ground to the extent OF
200 by 1870 feet and all buildings thereon
for church or parsonage, etc, used eX-
clusively for church purposes, are eX-
cmpted, provided the pews of the
church are free. There was strong
opposition, but the sentiment of the
state has undergone a change. The
hope is for an early revision of the consti-
tuition which will give the state more
decidedly Christian character.
The German universities are the
most cosmopolitan institutions of learn
ing in the world, They draw students
literally from every cultured land anc
climate. Of the 27,51S students matric
ulatcd at these high schools during the
present term no fewer than 1,94S were
foreigners. OF these 4O3 are Russians
294 Austrians, 247 Swiss, 13l English
81 Greeks 81 Bulgarians, 80 IIollanders
SC Turks, "a French, 81 Italians, q
Luxemburgers, "A Rumanians,2l Swedc'
and Norwcgians, IS Servians, Danes
Spaniards. Non-European lands are
represented by Ala Americans, the great
majority of whom are from the United
States, so Asiatc, nearly all of whom
are Japanese, II Africans, and Austria
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