The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-16
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

DR. Franz Neumann, who gives
lectures ON physics and mineralogy in
the University Of konigsberg, II ninety
six wears old. and has lectured at this
unive, siiy since ne was thirty. lie was
born near Berlin. and was soldier IN
the German war of liberation.
The late Prof. Hyrtl once at an ex- |
animation asked the following ques-
ton: What can you tell me OF the
functions If the SPLEEN The student.
not wishing To confess his Ignorance,
replied he>itatingly: II used 10 know,
but il has unfortunately escaped me-
Unhappy man" said Hyrtl; you are
the only one who ever knew anything
abou, il. and you have forgotten it,
The receipts Of the Congregational
Home Missionary society for the six
months ending >eptem Der 30 were sos
| l59. an excess over those OF the corre'
spending period Of last year of s5',"o'.
| A fact which encourages the officers oil
the society greatly is that their receipts
are $50. iaS above the average for the
| corresponding period OF the past five
years.
4 Mecca was visited ld~t tdf ~ ~
tween esO,Ooo and 100000 pilgrims. a
much larger number than usual, as the
principal day Of the pilgrimage hap
pened 10 fall on a Friday: 10000 came
by sea. ~ whom nearly 5000 died OF
cholera. while Of those who went by
land. most If them from British India,
ls.c 900 persisted. The mortality was ten
Der cent Of all the pilgrims
A celibate order Of laymen. called
the Community Of the brothers Of the
Church. has been instituted by Bishop
Potter at the Protestant Episcopal
church Of 81 Chrysostom. New York.
The founder Of the order and firsf
member is Russell Whitcomb. who will
henceforth H.. known "a Brother Hugh
, The main object in view l. 10 look al
ter the interests Of young men and
/ boys until they become settled down ~
; business.
. The project Of an internationa
university alliance has become fac'
e a, the result of two preliminary meet
' ings held in Lausanne and Geneva
. The latter city has been selected a.
the provisional headquarters OF the al
d lance In the managing committee
g there are representatives OF seventeen
Q universities. both professors and stu
c dents being represented. The first on
iect 10 he obtained i to make arrange
h uen,> for an international universit
q congress. In Rome branch commit
% tee has already been organized Wit
p Il. Bongin a. president and G. facell
r - Sa.r...ar
n The .n I unique Sundsy-school
20 the world is on the line of the Mast
willie. Chattanooga * st. Louis RAJ
'e road. President Thomas Is an arder
q. >undav-school man. and inaugurated
II system among the telegraph operator
along the line. One of the lightnin
* manipulators at Nashville acts !
p teacher. and uses the regular lesst
W Leaf The class is composed OF II
re GENERATORS between Nashville and Cha
* tanooga. and the lesson i conduct'
10 as though all were present. except IN
TO the questions and answers are sent
as telegraph. The comments of the teac
~ er are sent down the line. and the ella
I'M is dismissed. going back To their wo
=! the same a on any other day.
~ Pope Plus IN. who had more ,
X NOR than "A good many people suspe
'n' ed. once said ~ DIR. Pussy that he
Jus var,ied that learned and piou> prel;
As bell always calling people In
re church. himself remaining outside
will be interesting 10 see how Tar
oe advanced party in the English ehur
NJ can 90 without getting inside the
Dia man Catholic fold. Cardinal Waugh;
oe in a recen; speech. held out the rii
on hand 81 fellowship to- them. and ma
- his discussion Of the reunion OF Chl
tendon the occasion Of declaring U
Inc reunion can be accomp.i shed only
m. submission 10 the doctrine and pol
OF Rome.