The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Miss Ray Frank, hlghiy-educated
young woman of Oakland, Cal, Is to
study for the Jewish pulpit
Prot W. NJ. Flinders Petrie will
hold the chair of Egyptology founded
at University college. Oxford, by the
will of Miss Amelia B, Edwards.
Miss Katherine Sharp. of Chicago,
was awarded the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
prize for the best essay on The Rela-
ton Of University Extension TO Local
Libraries, at the regents convention
OF the university of New York.
BY the death of Mrs Jane C. Gam
mon the Methodist seminary az Allan
ia, Ga, becomes possessed OF nearly
seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, or one-half of the estate of her
deceased husband. Elijah II. Cannon,
under the provisions OF his will
The Salvation Army has erected n
shelter on the banks OF the Thames
where twelve hundred of London S
homeless poor can obtain nights lodg-
ing by the payment OF penny each.
In case even the penny IS lacking man
can earn his bed by chopping wood.
According to the report of the Pan
Mall Gazette, Surgeons successor, Dr..
Pierson, told his congregation recently
that the Bible which he uses IN his
services there contains no less than
500, 600 notes bv his own handl lie has
been using this Bible over ten years.
-Archdeacon Farrar and a number
of bishops win be among those who
take part in the Christian reunion and
pilgrimage to Jerusalem next summer
that are now being arranged by Rev.
Henry S. Lam, NJ. D.. Wesleyan min
lister of London. Six lectures will be
delivered by the archdeacon in the Holy
City.
-Whitaker's Protestant Episcopal
almanac for 1898 gives the following
grand totals for the last year, from the
latest returns: Clergy, 1851; parishes,
8, l57; missions, 2,572; candidates for
orders, 5l3; ordinations, 29l; communi-
cants, CAS- $50; Sunday-school teachers.
4S, 40; Sundsy-school scholars. 500 s61;
and contributions for the year, sl8,-
sos, O46.S1.
A colored man. the first of his race
to be admitted to the priesthood OF the
Episcopal church in Kentucky, was or
dained in Louisville some time ago
His name is William NJ Jackson, and
he has charge in Henderson. XIV.
His father was freeborn. and his
mother an emancipated slave. He had
a good education in Ohio, and for a
time was employed in the war depart
ment in Washington. Y. Tribune.
-Playgoers are familiar with the
electic bells which ring in all parts OF
the house just before the curtain goes
up. This useful device has been
adopted at Surgeons tabernacle.
Strangers are kept waiting in the aisles
until five minutes before the service.
BY this time the regular seat holders
are supposed to have taken their places,
and the electric signal is made, fol-
lowed Immediately by a general rush
for the best seats that remain vacant
Few persons outside of his own fam
ily and immediate ueighbors know
that Rev T. Dewitt Talmage is
ban oist, yet he is, and good one. too.
In his few leisure moments he takes
delight to seat himself in his back par
Tor and play on his banjo. II a window
happens to be open the strains of Way
Down Upon the Suwanee Ribbcr. " AN
ME Laurie, 1.-THE Heart Bowed Down.
The Warrior Bold" ELLA Rea7 and
various other old melodies float out
upon the air