Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-08-10
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

Since the English occupation OF
Egypt commenced no less than 10000
copies of Bibles and Bible portions in
the native language have been sold and
given away among the peasantry OF
the country.
The Episcopal church reports fol
its mission in Brazil presbyters, 4
catechists, 4 candidates. for orders, &C
communicates, EOS in the Sunday
schools, IS in the parochial schools,
and contributions amounting to 1924
milreis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Garrett, of Phila-
delphia, has left an estate valued al
SIS, 900, which after the death of her
husband is to be divided among three
boards of home and foreign missions
and the benevolent institutions of the
Presbyterian church.
Dartmouth college will use the
$1G5,000 legacy of the late DR.. Ralph
Buttericld, of Kansas City, in the CON
struction of $4,000 building and the
endowment of a professorship devoted
10 paleontology, arc@ology and ethnol.
ogy, in accordance with DR.. Butter
fields wishes
Roman Catholic bishops in England
have issued an official document, in
tended to be the basis of bill to be
presented to parliament. They de-
mand for their children public ele
mentary schools under Roman Catholic
management and the maintenance OF
these schools out Of the public fund,
Rev. G. w. Slaughter, of Palo Pin
to, Tex, now in his eighty-third year
is veteran of the war of Texas indie
pendence and of the campaign of Gen
Burleson against the Cheroliees, which
ended in great battle on the bank o,
the Neches river. He was present a
the surrender of Santa Ana after The
battle of San Jacinto.
In educational missions, says Mr.
Eugene Stock, indirect methods arr
used to bring the heather under thu
sound of the Gospel. High schools ar,
the surest if not the only way of get
ting at the upper class of boys of India
The vast majority of upper class con
verts in India have been won through
educational missions.
The West Indies include man,
islands under the British, Dutch ant
French rule, and the republic of Haiti
The total area is about 100000 squar
miles and the population 5,500,00C
while 16 missionary societies are a
work with over 100 ordained missionar
les and 500 native helpers. The com
municants number $4,000.
According to the annual report is
sued the last of May the salvation
army is now established in forty-tw
countries, 1t has 1897 corps, number
ing SAB officers, 1O,32s local officers
md 1881 bandsmen. The number @
"soldiers" is not stated, but Gen.
Booth claims that the army converts t
Christianity 200, 900 people every year,
-Eighty-five women in all entered
for various tripos examinations at Cam
bridge University, England. Thirty
eight were from Girton, and forty
seven from NEWMAN. The preferenc
was evident among this number 70
mathematics and modern languages
while classics, natural science, an
history each had nine or ten devc
lees.
Rev. Prebendary Kinsman, fo
upwards of forty years vicar {
Tintagel, on the north coast of Corr
wall, who died recently at the age {
80, was one of the personal friends {
Alfred Tenuyson. He took the bach'
lor's degree at Trinity College, Can
bridge, as far back as 1894, in whic
year he was ordained deacon, and wa
admitted into priests orders in the TO
lowing year.