The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-09-29
SCHOOL AND CHURCH..

There are SO, 5s5 Baptists in Swed.
en-, 5000 Methodists and about 1000
Catholics.
Francis A. Palmer, of New York
city, has given $4,000 as an endow-
ment for the home for aged ministers
of the Christian denomination, to be 10
Gated at CASTLE, n. Y.
There's a Christian Endeavor union
in Wales-the Swansea union-that al
ready has enrolled Of societies, with
LOO members. This union was not in
existence several months ago.
Since its establishment in 1s49 the
Wesleyan Methodist Local Peachers'
Mutual Aid association has expended
about e16O,0O o During the last year
1900 members have contributed about
go, s27.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, Sis
ter of the president, delivered the adj
dress at the twenty-sixth commence
ment exercises of the Ossining Seminary
for Young Ladies, at Sing Sing. Miss
Cleveland spoke of the Importance of
the correct use of words.
-ht lHC ClOSc VI tuc war tHc 4uctll-
odist Episcopal church numbered l.
300, 900 members, owned 10, 900 churches
and 1900 parsonages, worth in the ag-
gregate S34, 900. 600. 1t now has $780,
300 members, owns over2 900 churches
and nearly 10000 parsonages, worth in
the aggregate about S125, DOC, 900.
The first Chinese mission was es-
tablished in 1907 by Robert Morrison.
From that time until 1912 the only
cities open to foreign residents were
Canton and Macao. Then until 1860
only five cities were open, and up to
the present time the treaty ports have
reached only as many as twenty-five.
1t is stated that the archbishops
and all the bishops of the church of
England except n are opposed to the
disestablishment of the church in
Wales. 1t is said that the bishops see
in this movement a step toward discs
t~ablishment in Great Britain, and they
are using every esource in their power
to prevent its being accomplished.
Pope Leo NH. keeps a number of
birds in his library and in the alcoves
Of his reception room. you see" he
once said to a foreign minister, ''these
birds are my diplomats. Whenever I
receive anyone here he can only make
4 report as to my amiability, inc can
seldom understand my words, because
the chatter of these songsters browns
all hat l say. The visitor can not tell
what l say, and often car not tell
whether have even spoken"
Miss Mary NJ. Dennis has been pas
tor of the East Park Methodist Epis-
copal church at indianapolis, Ind, for
the past year, and her ~pastorate has
been sanctioned by the presiding elder
of that district. The church originated
from a Sunday-school and evangelistic
services conducted by Miss Dennis.
The membership is hundred and
twenty-seven, most of whom have been
converted under Miss Dennis ministra-
tions. The Western Christian Advo-
cate says Miss Dennis is the first wom-
an pastor in the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Women students in the Chicago
university take a course in domestic
science. In the first term is considered
house sanitation, embracing the sub
jects of the location, ventilation, heat
ing, draining, plumbing and proper
furnishing of a house. In the second
term the study of water, food and cloth
ing from a scientific point comes up for
attention, the subject of diet is consid-
cred and food authorizations are inves-
tigated. The third term is devoted to
domestic economy, when students give
their attention to the administration OF
the household.