The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-24
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| SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
The frs. theological seminary il
this country to open its doors to won
en- was the Meadville Theological
school, which graduated two women il
1885.
g. w. Prothero, who has become
professor of modern history at Edin
burgh university, is well-known Cam
bridge tutor and fellow of Kings col
lege, London.
The Irish Presbyterian church is
growing, but it is taking it's time, II
reports 104, 57s members in 1894, a gaiI
of 1858 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 of
Wellesley college, was graduated from
Cornell university in 1885, and was for
several years a 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 it's
origin at Vicenza in Venice, in 1915,
whence the sectspread to Poland. They
were called Socinians, and obtained a
foothold in England in 1647, the foun-
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 100000.
DIR. w. H. Roberts publishes the
complete record of additions, on con-
fession of faith, to the Presbyterian
church, showing that the total is "A, 7O1
instead of II, 479, as was previously re-
ported. The largest additions Were, in
1864; New York, TO-
7Os; Illinois, 5,229; New Jersey, 1876;
Ohio, 1921; Michigan, 1892 Among
the presbyteries the largest accessions
were Philadelphia, 2,210; Pittsburgh,
1910; New York, LAP; Saginaw, 1,166;
Chicago, 1871; Detroit, 1,152; Philadel-
phia, north, 1,066.
Miss Badger, about forty-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
increased, and in 1S4S Isling-
ton house was opened for twenty-five
pupils, Miss Badgers work having be-
come gradually recognized as public
good. In 1852 new building was
opened. For some time more space has
been required, and a new blind institu
tion has been built and was opened re-
Gently.
The Normal and Industrial insti-
tute for the colored people at Tuskee-
gee, Ala, has just closed its thirteenth
year. The institute began with just
nothing, except an appropriation of
&, 900 from the state for tuition. 1t
began in little church and shanty,
which it did not own, with one teacher
md 300 scholars. 1t now holds proper
" to the amount of 100000 free, in
,luding lands, buildings, live stock,
apparatus, etc. 1t has 791 pupils and
LS teachers in the various departments
It has graduated 1866 students, who are
Icing good work in the various depart
ilents of life as teachers, farmers, me- |
,hanics, etc, and its influence is felt
tmong the colored people all over the
outh.