The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-08-18
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this country to open its doors to WON
en- was the Meadville Theological.
school. which graduated two women il
1856.
-CieOrge {. Chase. the ncwiy-elected
president of Bates college. was born IN
Maine in 1S44. 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
L. Chase.
The Irish Presbyterian church is
growing, but it is taking its time. 1t
reports 104,51S members in 1894. a gain
of 1.SGS over the past year. The total
income is S5iO.O00. which is a little over
five dollars a head of the membership.
\ 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 Il 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 Nicenza in Venice. in 1916.
whence the sect spread to Poland. They
were called Socinians, and obtained a
foothold in England in 1G47, 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
All NJ III nv NcihDANAN' "iNb IL
place will cost about S1G0. 900.
DR.. W. II. Roberts publishes the
complete record of additions. on con-
fession of faith. 10 the Presbyterian
church. showing that the total is ~
instead of .l,419, as was previously re-
ported. The largest additions were in
Pennsylvania. 15.614: New York. TO-
snS. I11in,i = DDD. NAu- TnrSnr 40.
Ohio. 7,23l: Michigan. 1922. Among
the presbyteries the largest accessions
were Philadelphia. 2.210: Pittsburgh.
LILO: New York. Liz; Saginaw. 1.l66:
Chicago. 1871: Detroit, 1,152; Philadel-
phia. north, 1.OG6.
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
gradually increased, and in 1siS Isling-
ton house was opened for twenty-five
pupils. Miss Badgers work having be-
come gradually recognized as a public
good. In 1S52 a new building was
't'h''- IN I'M AA'i FliNN ma
beer required. and Il new blind i~nstitu-
ton has been built and was opened re-
Gently.
The Normal and Industrial insti-
tute for the colorcd people at Tuskee-
gee. Ala. has just closed its thirteenth
year. The institute began with just
nothing. except an appropriation of
e. 900 from the state for tuition. 1t
began in Il little church and Shanty,
which it did not own. with one teacher
and 300 scholars. 1t nOw holds proper
ty to the amount of 500. 900 free, in
Guiding lands, buildings. live stock,
apparatus. etc. 1t has .91 pupils and
As teachers in the various departments.
1t has graduated 166 students, who are
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.