The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-05-31
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Among the words recognized By
the latest American dictionary arc;
electrocute, d bnsee. acadenise, gracios-
ity, accuse bly, and enhansiue.
New York City spends 81, oo0, coo on
policemen, as against IS, 100000 on
school-teachers. 1t is now proposed to
increase the salaries of policemen.
The first free public school ever es-
tablished in the world was at Dor
chester. Mass, in 1859. The site Of
the school is to be marked by an en-
during monument.
Mrs. Gottheil, wife Of Prof. Rich
ard Gottleil, of Columbia college, New
York, has been decorated by the
French minister of foreign affairs with
the title OF officer of the French acad-
elny for her services in founding the
Franco-Jewish schools.
The Jewish law ordered Chat the
grain fields should not be CLEANED. and
that the wheat in the corners of the
fences or walls should not be gathered,
in order that something might be left
for the poor. No farmer might forbid
poor persons from entering his fields
and cleaning after the reapers.
The Baptists OF England will add
100 to their army of missionaries now
at work among the heather. This is
made possible by the 100000 fund
gathered during the centennial year"
A deputation of leading men is now
visiting the Baptist churches ,of En-
gland to sound call through them
for the men and women for mission
aries.
I'm New York the total attendance
taken at all forms of religious worship
amounts to about 100000 in total
population of 100000, including the
sick, the disabled, infants, octogena-
rians and persons in rrh''"
-r---.~ AuDUlLuBlOnS.
There are moro Methodists than Bap-
fists in New York, more Presbyterians
than Methodists, more Catholic s than
Presbyterians.
Gen" Booth Of the Salvation
army announces his purpose of making
a campaign Of four months duration
in the United States and Canada. He
wants the army to raise fund of $780,
GOO this year to celebrate his ''fftieth
year of Christian life." and proposes
that an international jubilee congress
be held lin London next July. He will
use the money, If lie gets it, to further
the work Of the army.
The Delaware Historical society
has charged itself with the pious task
OF marking the site of the old Crane
Hook church below the mouth of the
not far from Wilmington.
This church was the predecessor of old
Swedes church, and the latter will
soon be two hundred year old. 1t is a
charming old structure. with a grave
yard Of much historic interest. The
society cherishes relic from the wall
Of the Crane Hook church, but the site
of the building is now marked by only |
The stump Of an old buttonwood tree.
The Protestant Episcopal church !
almanac for 1894 says that during the |
asst year 327 men Were ordained to the /
ministry, gain OF SO over the previous
ear. The number of communicates is
Iiven as 500, s1a, ap increase of 1887.
The grand total Of contributions was
Is. 1855, 1880, being an increase of $780,
l1.t9. This would indicate that in
osne respects che Episcopal church has
cen making fairly satisfactory prog.
ess during the last year.
The annual catalogue of the Yale |
ivinisy school announces some impor-
mt changes Rev. William K. Black
IAN, B. d., PHI. D., Yale, 80, will sue
eed Dr.. Fairbanks as professor of
ethics, while the latter will 4
.cture on The History Of Philosophy
Religion. Several new courses will
added this year, some to be conduct
by Prof Blackman. These latter
Ill chiefly embrace the study of an
'chy, socialism, civil-service reform,
lie wage system and other branches of
Onomic science.