The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-04-08
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

There is no greater misfortune in
life than to have a bad mother. Rams
Horn.
The girls of the university of Mich
igan support two literary societies, each
having n large membership.
Boston Episcopalians have secured
the use of one of the theaters for Sun
day evening down town services.
"A faith that looks beyond time
gilds even the darkness of the present
life with the rays of the future glory
S. Fl. Calhoun.
Many of our cares are but a morbid
way of looking at our privileges. We
let our blessings get mouldy, and then
call them curses.-N. Y. Observer.
The Incorporating of a company
for the equipment and maintaining of a
boat house for the advancement of
aquatic sports, has been accomplished
by the students of Wisconsin univer-
sity.
The school children of Las Cruces,
N. NJ, quit their play outside the school
house one day recently TO chase a big
coyote hat suddenly hustled past them
up the street just ahead of several IL
dogs
1t may not be generally known in
this country that special provision is
made for the spiritual W clfare of the
Hebrew soldiers in the English army.
Although there are at present but nine
teen of these, the minister of war re-
Gently appointed n rabbi, Francis Cohn,
to conduct services for them.
TLo sgpl,,o-
book giving the statistics of the Epis-
copal church in Scotland for the past
year, has just been issued. The con-
gregatious number 2ss, and the MEM
bership "a, 257, an increase for the year
of 2,517. The amount raised during the
year was $3.50, 1875, a falling off of 81, $50.
1t is said that the university extern
sion movement in this country has been
a disappointment in one respect. In
England, where it originated, it is in
tended to reach a large class of people
who have had little opportunity for ed
ucation or culture. But here it has
largely attracted people. of leisure and
culture.
factions speak louder than words"
and SO does inaction. The nan who
does a NEAR act in spite of his verbal
professions, is likely to find his con-
demnation in that act. But the Chris
tian who processes service to his Master,
and yet does no specific work for Him,
does not his inaction speak his con-
domination in spite of his words?-S. S.
Times.
The public schools of the state of
New York, according to the annual re-
port of superintendent James !. Crock
er, had a registered list last year of
1,O73, O93 scholars. There are Ii, 1870
school districts outside of the incorpor=
ated cities, and in the cities 615 schools
or districts, which participate in the
apportionment of the public school
funds, making o total of II, 795 for the
state. There are IL, OH school build
ings, of which the cities have 615 and
the rest of the state IL, 402. Of the
/, 1851 10 persons of school age in the
state, 112, 296 are in the cities and 1885,
223 in the towns. The percentage of
registration based on the school popu=
lation for the cities was about As per
cent, while that for the towns was
nearly 70 per cent The valuation of
school property in the cities is upward
of $50, 125, 600, and outside of the cities
S14, 1888, 600. There are 5,292 male and
26, 500 female teachers.