The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04
OF GENERAI9 INTEREST.

pr. Monro Gibson has been occurring at
I birmingham. England. on THE Unity and
7 Symmetry Of the Bible" The sacred vol
nIne. he said, displayed the unity, not OF
a collection of the works Of different in
( dividnals, but that OF single organic
whole At the same time there was one
continuous and progressive motion
I throughout the Bible. Following the
course Of thought, one could see as Il were
the building OF a great bridge from one
country 20 another The worlSmen, in the
earlier parts of the work especially, had
only the dimmest idea of what they were
about and Of what was to follow. and they
all built with far better effect than they
knew. Each century seemed to be doing
It's work Independently, and sometimes in
the most fraementary and piecemeal
fashion and yet when all was done the
whole majestic arch suggested single
master mind
on sunday. January II, some GOO men and
women met in Brieltlayers' hal, In Chi
cago, TO inaugurate the Modern church. 2"
After a service OF hymns md prayers and
a sermon, the congregation sang, Praise
God from whom all blessings flow and
Dispersed 70 meet on Sunday afternoon
February 20. one OF the leaders set forth
the aim to be to put up building which
would provide lecture room. entertainment
rooms, cafe, baths etc, as well as faclli-
ties tAl ititkitIH EtlAiItcsa NAt1llWl Infy
win meet every second Sunday afternoon
IN BricSiayers' hail, ana the services viii
be conducted IN turn By preachers from the
various churches.
The statement has been made, after care
ful inquiry. that not more than one-tweifth
Of the 100000 young men OF this country
are church members, and that two-thlfds.
or even more, scarcely ever attend any OF
the services OF the church. II this coun-
try IS 70 remain a Christlan country the
church must devise some means for gath
ering a larger percentage OF the young men
into her fold for the young men To-Day
are the voters and rulers Of the country
tomorrow.
/. Is very refreshing Ia times like these.
when all religious enterprises are feeling
the lack of money. to note a large bcne-s
faction Our venerable brother Mr. George
r. IIoaeland OF st. Joseph. Mo-. has just
contributed an additional $4,000 70 the en-
dowment fund Of Centrai college. Eayette.
Mo. This amount. on top Of the $4,000 re-
Gently raised for The new building. viii set
this excellent Institution forward IN every
sense. Nashville Church Advocate.
According 10 a statement In the Charles
ton Is. % News and Courier, there are
25 $50 negro schools In the South, 1850 200
negroes have learned 70 read ana most OF
them 10 Wfite. IN the colored schools are
$4,000 pupils and 1000 negro teaohers
There are $50 schools 10. advanced cduca-
ton and seven colleges administered nv
negro presidents and faculties--a grand
showingi Such statistics are fun OF en-
and cheer
The Christian Standard reports the fol
lowing additions TO the Christian church
last week; Illinois, 500; Indiana, 500; Iowa.
3fi; Kansas 1885, kentucky, Ia: Michigan.
l6; Missouri, IL; Minnesota. "a. Nebraska
Isi; Nova Scotia, 2; Ohio. soi; OKLAHOMA
~: Oregon. u; Pennsylvania. II South pa
lrota. is; Tennessee. 30, Washington 81
West Virginia. 81; Wisconsin, .. Total
an61.
REV. DR. y. II. Parkinson vleited 81.
Louis Last week on his way from Washine-
ton. d. e., 70 Kansaa city, lie haa re-
gained his strength and wiz take iip actlv.
work again az the next session Of the Kan.
sas conference.
The Armour institute Chicago. began the
second term Of its existence raeently win
1909 atudcnts, Two Thousand others applied
for admission, but sonld not be accommo-
dated.
A man who does not know how to learn
from his mistakes, turns the best scl.oo,.
master out Of his llfe.-lfenry Ward
Nothing 70 needs reforming as other neo.
Piles hapiks.- pudd'n'head Wilson's Calen-
apr.