The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-08-25
scHoo, AND CHURCH.

According to the Catholic Herald.
there are about 1s2, 900 colored Catho
lies in the United States.
"A new porch and towers are TO b
added to Trinity church, Boston, an
object for which the late Bishop Brooks
left 81, 200.
George E. Hardy has been elscteG
professor of English language and lit
erature in the College of the City OF
New York.
The number Of educational institu-
tions of one kind or another in India is
put down in Chambers Cyclopedia
1S92) at $4,000.
Gen. Booth of the Salvation army,
and his captains of either sex have
been officially declared to be ministers
of religion within The meaning of the
law.
1t is claimed that a college gradu-
ate's chances of obtaining a fair degree
of eminence arc as $50 to 1 as compared
with the men who have not been at
college.
1t requires a sum of upward of s10,-
900 a year. voluntarily provided. to
MAINTAIN and educate the 500 fatherlnss
children of the Sturgeon orphans
homes, ~StockweiI.
DR. Buckley says he once attended
a service in 4 Presbyterian church
where every man present, except him.
self and the preacher. a asleep, and
every woman was awake.
"A striking proof of the growth Of
the missionary spirit is seen in the
fact that Australasia has recently sent
missionaries to Ceylon- Africa. China
and Japan.-Chicago Standard.
The recent parliamentary elections
in Japan have resulted favorably tn
the friends of Christianity and the poll.
cy of encouraging foreigners. Tho
fact of being a Christian has not oper-
ated unfavorably IN the case OF any
candidate.
"A sister of the late Mr.. Spurgeon
preached twice recently to crowded
congregations at the handsome church
in Hampstead road, in connection with
the service. Her manner is impressive,
III llC q PNAocAoA
to her eminent brother.
The diplomas received by the re-
cent graduates of Radcliffe college will
some time possess great historic value.
They are the first to bear the signature
of the president of Hazard, which they
do in addition to that of Mrs. Agassiz,
president of Radcliffe.
Rev. Sam Belts, cowboy evan
gelist, thus sums up the results of his
recent revival at Bay City, Mich: 81
had over 5000 conversions. 1.256 old to-
pers signed the pledge, 1862 was raised
for expenses, $500 clear for Sam, and
5000 people were fed free meals"
The business college idea IN educa-
ton, which has taken so firm g hold Of
the popular mind. is not a sudden
growth, but is n natural development
of the industrial conditions and re-
quirements of our time. The fact that
our ordinary schools and colleges did
not prepare for practical business life
gradually became apparent, and TINS
the business school grew up to supply
the deficiency.
Seven Chaldean priests from east
ern Turkey have come to this country
to beg money for rebuilding a church
in their native land. Some showed a
letter of introduction, in very bad
French. said to be from the bishop of
Mesopotania. Others claimed to be
Presbyterians. One said hat he came
from the city of Van, in Asia Minor.
At first there was some hesitancy about
allowing them to land as they ap-
peared to be very like paupers. They
ruera horreuar at last rplenSei