Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Those who would lead others should
always look up-Rams Horn.
To-day, in India there are twenty
eight Protestant theological seminaries
with $50 students undergoing train
ing for Christian service.
There are now working In India
I'll female missionaries These have
access to over 1000 zenanas and teach
in the mission schools over 10000 girls.
Look va Toe, eldest son OF the
king of Siam, is about to enter as stu
dent at the university of Oxford Toe
may reasonably expect to be at the foot
of ills class for while
The best report of the Pope's health
says that he has aged considerably and
trcmbles; but there is no more cause
for alarm than when his physicians de-
clared,. five or six years ago, that the
end might come suddenly at any mo-
ment.
Let us trust in His providence; let
us believe that the events of life, its
trials and disasters, its varied exper-
fences, come, not blindly nor by &C
cident, but are sent to give the right
temper to our moral and spiritual
nature, to fit us for the work to have to
do in time and eternity. f. Clarke.
"A new career has been opened to
German women by the foundation OF a
school of decorative art in Berlin. AT
moderate fee girls receive instruc-
| ton in all branches of the decorative in.
dustry. such as arrangement of cur
tains and draperies, the manufacture OF
fringes, pattern drawing, etc. The
course lasts from four to six weeks.
1t was the night that gave mamma
to the tribes of Israel What the
Scriptures styles "bread of Heaven"
and angels food" was brought to
them out of the thick darkness. And so
the mama of divine truth comes to us
from the night of sorrow, and the be-
lieving, living soul feeds and feasts on
convictions and sentiments which ripen
for it amid the shades of affliction. -
Christian Index.
There are !, 439 Young Mems Chris
ton associations with total member
ship of 246, 0OO These societies own 2S4
buildings, valued at $12, 59l, 600 There
are in the field 1,279 secretaries and as
sistants giving their entire time to the
work. These are but few of many
statistics, which speak volumes for this
body of young men whose aim is to
make the religion of Jesus Christ a
thing to be desired by young men OF
whatever class or condition.
Mr.. John w. Dickinson, secretary
of Massachusetts state board of educa'
ton for the last seventeen years, has
resigned His action is understood to
be caused by what is called the Har-
ward influence, his idea being that the
public school system should be com
plete in itself, and that the object
should be to look especially after the
interests of the large number of the
youth of the state who must get in the
public schools all their fitting for un
dertaking the active duties of life
while the Harvard idea has been
roughly speaking, to make the public
schools tenders to the colleges.
The Bible is not an iron safe, to bt
opened by those who are keen enough
to discover the combination; it il
rather a rare and delicate flower, tina
must have certain atmosphere before
it can be induced to unfold its petal
and disclose its honey-cup and shar
with you its sweet perfume. The at
mosphere of the book is the atmosphere
of prayer. When you have entere'
your closet and opened the window
toward Jerusalem and felt the heaven
ly breeze fan your cheeks--then tn
dull pages are transformed into liy
ing voice and the book be comes indee
the Word of God. Bible Reader.