The Forrest City times., 1894-12-14
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are 4,366 Protestant Episco-. pal churches
 There are eight Methodist congre- gations in Salt Lake City.
 The Bible depository at Shanghai. China, issued 133.525 volumes during the months of July and August.
 The sum of SiO,Oe0 has been given by Thomas Dolan, of Philadelphia, to the fund of SlOO,0OO for the dormitory system of the University of Pennsyl- vania.
 Rev. R. A. Thompson, Scotchman of New Britain, Conn.,, who has been in Japan eleven years, has given ,O0O for a mission steamer to be used in that country.
 The will of the late J. Porter Woodbury, of Lynn, Mass, gives to the American board and the American Home Missionary society, $500 each; to the First church of Lynn. S1 900; to the American Missionary association, $500; to home for aged men in Lynn, if ever established, $500
 The will of the late Edwin J. Leis- enring, of Philadelphia, gives to St. Luke's hospital, South Bethlehem, and the Presbyterian hospital, Philadel- phia, S10,000 each; First Presbyterian church and Sabbath-school of Mauch Chunk, $7,OOO, and the Young Mems Christian association of Mauch Chunk, $5,O0O.
 Miss Harriett Chedie Conner was the first woman to become a member of the congress for orators at Cornell univer- sity, and she won the Woodford prize for oratory, the greatest ever offered for that purpose in this country. 1t has always, heretofore, been won by a man; and this fair Iowa girl captured it in contest with five masculine com petitors
 Mrs. William E. Vermilye has pre- sented to St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal church in New York an altar and cross for the new baptistry, in memory of her late husband. The altar is of white marble in the Byzantine style, and in the same design is the al- tar cross, which is wrought in gilded brass and studded with jewels, con- taining one hundred and nine of them diamonds, topazes. amethysts, car- buncles, garnets and crystals.
 The new senior parlor recently opened at Vassar is said to be more charming now than ever before. It has been enlarged to twice it's former size, and is furnished in harmonious tones of green. oits furnishing each senior student pays a certain amount, and the parlor is further enriched by the loan of certain possessions of the various seniors. It is in this apart ment that the seniors do their reading and sewing, receive their callers, and enjoy the social life that makes the college homelike.
 The Teachers club of Cincinnati is of the opinion that there are num- Der of persons deprived of the opportu- nifty of attending college who would be glad of the chance of attending even- ing courses in college studies. They have, therefore, issued a circular of in- quiry, asking those who would like to take such lessons to indicate whether they would take regular course lead ing to the degree of B. A., or E. L., or E. S., or special course. There would be regular courses for those who are prepared for college, and special courses for those who have not de- gree in view. It is the opinion of the club that universities and colleges do not at present make satisfactory pro- vision for the large number of persons who are both desirious and qualified to pursue college studies, but whom cir cumstances compel to be otherwise en- gagged during the hours of the day." and that university extension does not offer an adequate course to this class.