The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-04-13
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL


When we wear the yoke of Christ,
the heavier the load the easier it is TO
traveL-Ram's Horn.
The late r. T. Barnum, of Bridge
port Conn, gave the First BAPTIST So
ciety the sum of s45, 900 for their church
edifice, in order that they might get
more eligible site, and the old structure
will be torn down and business block
put up in its place.
God Wills and things are; that IS
divine omnipotcncc Things are, and
man wills them; that is human wisdom.
Things arc man wills them, and that
too. as God wills. when He wills, and be-
Cause He wills; that is Christian philoso-
phy.-Mme Elizabeth Of France.
Mrs. Priscilla Scroggins. who Is
living near Gainesville. Ga, has been
consistent member of the Methodist
church for more than a hundred years
She was born in Pickens county, near
Andersonville, S. G.. March Q. l77a, and
Joined the church when only nine years
of age. She is one hundred and twelve
wears old, and for more than twenty
wears has been a member OF MI. zion
church in Georgia Christian at WORK
r-According to advanced summaries
of the Congregational statistics, there
are 1928 churches, Il net gain OF l3a
during the year; 4,6lo ministers, oe'
crease of 81; and SOC. 1872 members, an
increase of about $4,000 OF baptisms
there are ~. 54i of adults, and Q, SG9 OF
infants, the latter showing an increase
of over 900, and the former decrease
OF about 1000. The total OF beneSolehF
contributions is S2,2G7, $50, indicating
q decrease of Sl30,G51
'-From inquiries which have been
made at Paris, it appears that last year
there were or foreign students there
and this is represented as fair aver
age. The Germans amounted to only 10,
while the Austrians numbered one less.
There were 1874 British students, and
oo6 Russians and Poles. The Balkan
Peninsula sent the large contingent OF
s15-Greeks. Turks Roumanians, Ser
vians and i}ulgprians being included IN
this category The schools Of medicine
and law appropriated by far the great.
err number for while 720 attended the
former, 1S2 attended the latter. The
faculty of theology only had one for
eigp student -Pittsburgh Dispatch.
According 10 the will of the late
Nancy S. Howe. Of Winchester which
has been filed with the clerk ri tho
MiddleseX Probate court at East Cam
bridge. the following requests have
been made: American Home Mission
nry Society, $1,000: American Congre-
gational Society, 5000; Orthodox Con-
r1egational Church Of Winchester,
Womcn's Board Of Missions, and Wo-
mems Home Missionary Association,
s., 600 each; proposed public library, to
be known as Symes Memorial Library,
81, 900. Her real estate is willed TO the
town of Winchester for the erection OF
the proposed town house and public
library. The residue after deducting
numerous bcquests TO relatives, is
willed in equal parts to the American
Board of Foreign Missions, American
Bible Society, and Congregational
| UnlOn.-BOStOn Transcript.
One hundred year. ago girls were
not flowed to attend any of the public
schools of the country. When the first
high school for girls WAS opened in
Boston, in 1925. there was such an out
cry against the innovation, and SO many
girls applied for admission that after q
year or so the scheme was abandoned,
and was not attempted until 1858.
In 1774 the first academy for
women was opened by sIoravians
in Pennsylvania; in 1850 the first semi
nary for women in New England was
inauguratcd in New Bedford, Massa-
chusetts. and Mary Lyon, in 1886,
founded college for women in that
state on the broadcast basis ever before
attempted Oberlin college was opened
on the co-educational plan in 1888, and
Antioch college in 1852. But these were
innovations which met with much dis
cussion and opposition, even among
women themselves " Dung Mems Era
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