The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-21
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A Young Mems Christian associa-
ton building is to be erected at Kyoto,
Japan.
An Illinois lady, it is reported, is to
erect a Methodist deaconess' home at
Wuhu, in central China.
The university of Oxford has appli-
ances for printing one hundred and
fifty different languages.
The Methodist Episcopal church
has $500, 900, 900 of church property, and
proposes to do its own insuring.
Over 1000 people attended the
Young Mems Christian association an
niversary exercises at Rochester, N. Y.
The universities of Oxford and
Cambridge are together worth about
SIS, 1000, 900. and the university of Leipsic
about $50. 900. 900.
William Thompson and wife, of
Washington. recently called on Bishop
Hurst and presented him s25, 900 check
for the American university.
"A Christian Endeavor society week
by week send load of flowers 400 miles
to hospital that is situated in dis
trict where flowers, trees and even
grass will not grow.
The Helensburg (British) Presby-
terrain church recently decided by a
vote of two hundred and seventy-ive
to sixty-two in favor of the introduce
ton of instrumental music.
The Clergymen's Retiring Fund So
ciety Of the Episcopal church provides
an annuity for aged clergymen. 1t has
assets amounting to about 500, 900, and
cash capital of $4,000. There are GAO
members.
"A religious census of Australia, Just
completed, shows !, 485, 066 members Of
the church of England, 80, 11s Catho-
lies, 493, 800 Presbyterians and S64, 594
Methodists. These are the four most
numerous denominations
According to the latest available Of
fetal returns, there are in this country
IS training schools in cities and towns
of more than 1000 inhabitants, with
student membership of 95s; As private
normal schools. with 1880 students;
1873 state normal schools, with nearly
5000 students.
The report of the committee ap-
pointed in England to investigate the
financial affairs of the Salvation Army
as conducted by Gen. Booth has been
submitted. The report is a great VIC
tory for Gen. Booth. The committee
considers that the property acquired
for the uses of the Salvation army is
safe in the hands of Gen. Booth and his
associates.
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Evangelization society, of which Mr..
Moody is president, for the past season
is summarized as follows: Evening
meetings for adults, 252; special meet
ings for men or women only and street
meetings, 81; children's meetings. 14s;
number of adults protesting CONVEX
sion, 924; number of children profess
ing conversion, 616.
The number of Christian Endeavor
societies enrolled in each denomina-
ton are as follows: Presbyterian, s.
1858; Cumberland Presbyterian, $40;
United Presbyterian, 276; Reformed
Presbyterian. 4s; Scotch Presbyterian,
-: Westminster leagues, 2; Congrega-
tionalists, 4,36s; Baptists, 2,o45; Free
Baptists, 1856; Seventh Day Baptists, 40;
8 Advocates of Fidelity; Baptists
Unions; M. e. church, 1859; Method
list Professionals, Ash; Methodists of
Canada, $50; M. E, Church, South, 100;
African M. E., "a; Primitive Methodist,
al; Epworth leagues, 2s5; Christians
and Disciples Of Christ, 1858; Luther
ans, 1866; Evangelical Lutherans, 314;
Keystone leagues, 20; the Reformed
Church in America and the Reformed
Church in the United States, sci; the
Friends. s6e; United Brethren. e0l;
Church of God, 80; Moravians, a.; Re-
formed Episcopal, 3s; Protestant Epis-
copal, 33; Mennonite. Q. In addition
to the above there are zoos union so
cieties in small places. $50 that have
not given us their denominational
affiliations, SO in public institutions
and schools, in the United States
army and floating societies." max
ing total of %, 1853 societies.
The Quill Pen.
A quill pen-maker says that no pen
Will do as fine writing as the crow quill.
It requires the assistance of micro
scope TO make proper pen out of such
quill, but when made IL is of wonder
full delicacy. The microscopic writing
told of in books of literary curiosities
was all done with crow quill. Tho
steel pens OF the present have very fac
points, but somehow finer point can
be given to quill than has ever been
put on steel pen, and for delicacy
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