The Van Buren press., 1894-08-25
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


this country to open its doors t6 Woha
en- was the Meadville Theological
school, which graduated two women in
1885.
-George c. Chase, the newly-elected
president of Bates college, was born in
Maine in 1914. He belongs to that
branch of the Chase family from which
spring one of the signers of the Decla'
ration of Independence and also Salmon
P. Chase.
THE Irish Presbyterian church is
growing; but it is taking its tifite. y
reports l04;57s members in fs04 d gaifi
Of 1868 over the past year. The total
income is $40, 200, which is little over
five dollars head Of the membership.
A small showing, but the country is
poor.
In German universities recitations
are conducted in Latin and Greek trans
lations are made off-hand into Latin.
The German scholar is as innocent OF
his mother tongue as is the English
student of his own. Often he never ac-
quires an idiomatic ease in expressing
himself in it.
Mrs. Julia Josephine Irvine, who
has been chosen acting President oi
Wellesley college, was graduated ffofn
Cornell university in 1885, and was for
several years teacher in New York
city. She afterward became a student
of Leipsic university, and in 1890 was
appointed professor of Greek in Welles-
ley.
The Unitarian church claims Its
origin at Vicenza in Venice, IN 1546,
whence the sect spread to Poland. They
were called Socinians, and obtained a
foothold in England in l647, the fodh-
der, John Biddle, being prosecuted and
imprisoned. The church has congre-
cations now in every large city of the
country.-N. Y. Advertiser.
The most elaborate piece of bronze
work in this country, and the best in
the world, is the pair of doors to be
known as the Astor memorial doors,
which will be placed at the main en-
trance of Trinity church, New York
city. The doors are about fourteen feet
in height, and when completed and in
place will cost about $160,000
DR.. W. H. Roberts publishes the
complete record OF additions, on e6t-
fession of faith, to the Presbyterian
church. showing that the total Is 4;701
instead of II, 479, as was previously re-
ported. The largest additions wefe, III
Pennsylvania, 1854; New York, TO-
T0s; Illinois, 5,229; New Jersey; 1876;
Ohio, 7,231 Michigan, 4,232. Among
the presbyteries the largest aecessions
were Philadelphia, 2,21O; Pittsburgh,
1,51O; New York, LAG; Saginaw, 1,166;
Chicago, 1871; Detroit, 1,152; Philadel.
phia, north, 1,O66.
Miss Badger, about fUrty-six years
ago, started an institution for the blind
in Birmingham, England, and has held
up to the present day the post of hon.
orable lady superintendent. She be-
gan with only seven pupils, but these
gradually increased, and in 1s4s Isling-
ton house was opened for twenty-five
pupils, Miss Badgers work having be-
come gradually recognized as public
kOOu. III 1909 d NEW DuiluluR VIE
opened. For some time more space las
been required, and a new blind institu-
tion has been built and was opened re-
rently.
The Normal and Industrial insti-
tute for the colored people at Tuskee-
gee, Ala, has just closed it's thirteenth
year. The institute began with just
nothing, except an appropriation OF
50 900 from the state for tuition. II
began in little church and shanty,
which it did not own, with one teacher
and 300 scholars. 1t now holds proper
ty to the amount of $4,000 free, in.
Guiding lands, buildings, live stock
apparatus, etc. 1t has 79l pupils and
4S teachers in the various departments
1t has graduated 1866 students, who arc
doing good work in the various depart
ments of life as teachers, farmers, me-
chanics, etc, and its influence is felt
among the colored people all over the
| south.