Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-28
SCHOOL AND cHuRch.

The wyclifites took their nam0
from Wycliffe, an English reformerp
born 1924; died 1887.
1t is claimed that Hazleton, Pa,
possesses the only Mohammedan
mosque in America, where the Koran
is regularly read.
The Presbyterian Christian En-
deavor societies in the United States
gave S33, geo to foreign missions and
SCI. $50 to the home mission boards DUR
ing the last year.
Money to teach Slovenian in the
high school at Gill, in Syria, has been
voted by a small majority in the lower
house of the Austrian reichsrath- 1t
was the proposal to allow this that
caused the Windischgratz ministry to
fall.
-Postmaster-Genera Wilson, who is
Baptist, was one of the speakers at
the educational meeting at the South
ern Baptist convention at Washington,
and pointed out the advantages of
that city as the seat of large univer-
sity.
The compulsory education law of
Pennsylvania requires the attendance
of all children between the ages of
eight and thirteen years at school in
which the common English branches
are taught at least sixteen weeks in
each year.
Archbishop Polladius of st. Peters
burg has informed the AbyssinianS
that their church can be united with
the Russian if the two Abyssinian met
ropolitans and Negus Menelek will
sign request for union to be sub
mitted to the Russian Holy synod,
Rev. Stephen Humphreys Gurteen
has been appointed by Bishop William
Stephens Perry, of Iowa, senior canon,
non-residentiary, of the Cathedral
church in Davenport, select preacher
in Advent and Lent, and lecturer on
| Anglo-Saxon and early English litera-
ture in Griswold college.
The Salvation Army has now
reached its two thousandth command
ing officer, and the enrolment of it's
five thousandth auxiliary, with an
attendance of upward of 1000, 900 per
month, or nearly 10000, 600 at its meet
ings per annum. InAview of this the
army is preparing aspecial memorial
number of the War Cry.
tics of churches, just printed, shows
that there are 143 distinct denomina-
tions in the United states, besides in
dependent churches and miscellapeous
congregations. The total number of
commandments of all denominations is
20, 612, $685. who belong to los, 1T or
CARNATIONS or congregations. having
142, 521 edifices.
"A mortgage was put on record re-
Gently against the First Baptist church
of Cincinnati. 1t is in favor of Rev.
C. Lockwood, who is about to retire
from the pastorate, and his wife. The
church owes Mr.. Lockwood 81, 900 sal
airy, and Mrs. Lockwood the same
amount, as money borrowed for some
church improvements. The mortgage
is to secure these amounts. This church
is the Oldest one of the denomination
in Cincinnati.
Minnesota does not mean to be
left behind in the race to have thor
oughly taught medical men. There is
a state law requiring medical students
to attend in four years courses of not
less than six months of lectures in the
different years before graduation; and
as of the 40 medical schools in the
United States, only fourteen require a
four years course, it will be seen how
up to-date that young state is. The
legislature also appropriated $40, 900
for laboratory, making a total of
$3.50, 900 set apart in four years for
| buildings alone.