Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-09
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL


~ biblical student has figured out
that Sclomon's temple was only i07
feet long, 30 feet wide and 81 feet high.
Mrs. Barnes, worlds secretary OF
the Young Women's Branch of the w.
G. 7. u, reports seven hundred young
people in the unions in South Africa
Gen. Booth, of the Salvation army
has six children engaged in the great
work he has in hand. and they are clev.
er, sensible, eloquent and earnest
enough to docredit TO his training.
The permanent fund of the board
Of relief Of the Presbyterian church
has been growing from year to year
until IL reached at the end of the last
fiscal year the handsome sum of 81, $780,
776.74.
"A feature of the travel from New
Haven to New York on Saturday after
moons is the large number of Yale stu
dents. There are no rccitatious on
Saturday afternoons, and the student
takes that opportunity to come to New
York. The return tide Is on Sunday
afternoon.
When DIR. McCosh first came to
Princeton his daughters somewhat as
tonished gallant undergraduates who
took the young ladies out to walk. IL
was no mere easy jaunt of a mile or so
that the presidents daughters wished,
but tramp OF a dozen miles at n good
round pace that tested the powers of
their escorts.
The salvation army began opera
tions against Hawaii two months ago,
IL III. .t..1.
noon of October 13, sixty-one of the
enemy had been captured, and rep
resentative of nearly every one Of the
dozen or 80 nationalities in the city
was among the converts. There were
twenty-four Hawaiians, eight Chinese,
and a Caroline Islander among the
number.
-Ninety-five years ago the Religious
tract society was founded. Since then
II has printed the Go spells in col lam
guages; 1t has issued the "Pilgrim's
Progress in eighty-seven languages;
its New Testament commentary has
appeared in Chinese, Arabic, Syriac
Mahrati, Bengali, Tamil, Urdo, Hindu,
Canarese, Singhalese and Karen. Last
year it sent out 67,00O,00o of publi-
cations.
Miss Smallwood, young colored
woman who has succeeded in working
her way through two years course in
the Buffalo kindergarten, is raising the
money to start kindergarten for Ne
gro children in connection with the
Haines school in Augusta, Ga. There
is only one other kindergarten for col
ored children in the South, and Miss
Smallwood was so well liked by her
teachers and classmates that they are
doing all in their power to help her
raise money for the object in view.
The first colored woman TO receive
the decree of M. A. in the United States
was Miss Mary Patterson, who was
graduated from oberlin college in 1862
In speaking of her the Woman's Era,
of Boston, says: 1.-THE schools of the
district have sustained an irreparable
loss in the death of Miss Patterson,
who for twenty-five years rendered
valuable service as a teacher. When
oberlin college opened its doors to
women she was courageous, indeed,
who dared to brave public opinion by
taking what was commonly called the
gentleman's course, on the principle
that il belonged exclusively to the
lords of creation, and no women need
apply. Only young women of the loft
lest ambition and the keenest thirst
for knowledge presented themselves
as candidates for the degree of A. b.