Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-09
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL


The worlds He made out of moth
ing, but man out of Himself. jaime,
Martineau.
--Of the $4,000 members of the rem
nant portion of the ancient Maori race
in New Zealand, one-half are under
care of different missionary societies,
Three hundred and fifty islands Of
the sea have been evangelical; half
million communicates have been added
to the church, and the expenses during
century have not exceeded $40, 900, 900.
1t is nineteen years last March
since the first church of the Japan
mission of the American board was or,
ganized at Kobe. At the present time
there are not far from one hundred
churches with over twelve thousand
members. Of these churches sixty-five
are independent and self-supporting.
"A petition from fifteen hundred
teachers has been presented to the
| board of education in Brooklyn, asking
that plan be devised for providing a
| pension fund for teachers who retire
after twenty-five years of service, by
setting apart small percentage of the
annual salaries for the purpose. 1t was
referred to committee of seven. Leg
islative action will be needed to effect
the purpose
The faculty of the law department
at the University of Michigan have de-
cided that no students or outsiders will
be allowed 10 take the lectures and
have them printed and placed on sale.
The faculty is debating whether the
| present lecture system shall be aban-
doned and the work done by the text
book, or continue the lectures and have
the printed lectures supplied to the
students by the professors who deliver
them.
We must not think we need only TO
be supported under our affection.
Those who are pressing forward to a
better country will not rest unless they
are also sanctified by it--unless each
successive wave that passes over them
sweeps from their souls some of the
dross of earth and leaves some gift OF
Heaven in its room, so that the
Changes and chances of this mortal
life shall be ever lifting them farther
from the earth and nearer, ever nearer
to the land of everlasting peace. =
Swetchine.
Rabbi Reich, of Atlanta, Ga, Gre
ated something of sensation some
time since by advocating, in sermon
delivered in the orthodox synagogue
the right of women to preach, and the
desirability of their doing so if they
had the talent and the zeal for the
work. This, of course is altogether
contrary to the Jewish law. lnteres
was added, locally, through the fac
that prominent Baptist minister il
that city has been vigorously attacking
women evangelists, denouncing then
as infidels for disobeylng the injunction
of st. Paul
New statistics of Protestan
churches in France have recently beer
gathered. From these we CLEAN tina
there are Protestant houses of worship
in ISL localities il the French republic
There arc S87 reformed pastors il
charge of congregations and - re
formed chaplains in the army TIL
Lutheran clergy number only 90, TIN
Free Evangelical church has only A, ant
the other Protestant denomination
have r. Then there are Bible SO
: cctes, - Protestant societies for hom
missions, 6 foreign missions, 4
orphans homes, Al refugee houses
60 hospitals and 11S periodical
all in the interest of the Protestan
church of France. On the whole tn
J Protestants of France are very liberia
in the support of the work of tn
| chnrch