Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-07-27
RgLIcIoUs AND EDUCATIONAL


"A New York editor recently gave
five hundred dollars for mission work
In Egypt. 80,
-Universalism is increasing notably
IN Maine. The state convention of
denomination was held recently, and
the reports for the past year showed
considerable growth and Il general
prosperity
-Special efforts have been made by
the Y. NJ. c. A. in Germany to reach
the 100000 young men in the army OF
that The results are as yet
comparatively small, but are neverthe-
less encouraging,
Bv the will OF the late Bernard Con
way, of Philadelphia, $4,000 are left
to Archbishop Ryan "or his successor
in said office" for the purpose of edu-
eating and supporting the orphans left
destitute in the archdiocese.
The ruins OF the church OF the
Holy Scpulchre at Jerusalem are now
being restored at great cost. The en-
peror of Germany has contributed
500, 900 toward the cost of restoration.
And vet there is no proof that the
church stands over the holy sepulchre
at all.
The salvation army continues to
penetrate into the new countries and
establish its banner there. Prepara-
tions are now being made to establish
a headquarters in Iceland, and a native
Icelander who has been trained in
Winnipeg, Canada, is appointed to the
commandership,
A South African, Mr.. Bromwich,
of ST Johns college, is senior wran-
gler at Cambridge this year, and an
Australian fifth wrangler. They were
both fitted for the university at colon
ial schools, Only N woman, a Newn-
ham girl, was on the wrangler list,
and she wa near the bottom,
The twenty female school teachers
appointed n few days ago to teach in
the West Chester, Pa, public schools
during the ensuing year, were required
to sign an agreement not to get mar
ried during the year for which they
were appointed, There is no rule
against counting, providing it is done
out of school hours. The board says it
is by no means opposed to matrimony,
but that it has found such al agree
ment necessary in order to prevent
breaks in the corps of teachers at in
convenient times.
We still fail to get much light on
the question why the occupation OF
teacher involves the loss Of social
standing, BY all analogy it should not
be so. The posscssor of money ranks
the needy person. The n able to i'm
part knowledge ought to rank the one
destitute OF it, This would happen in
a society not artificial. Children, SC
long as they take a natural view of
life, look up to their teacher" 1t is
only when they learn the artificial
values in life that they begin to feel
superior to the person who is paid tC
evoke their latent powers to create
aspirations in them. -Harper's Maya
zine.
In its membership throughout the
dominion the Presbyterian church
holds a strong position. The ensus Of
1891 shows that in point of numbers
this church stands third among all tho
denominations. 1t had a total of 755,
1919 members and adherents, and was
only exceeded in numbers by the Ro
man Catholic and Methodist churches
In Ontario it stood second, the Meth
adists alone being ahead OF it. In Nova
Scotia it was second, the Roman Cath
Ollie church having the greater mum
Der. In newer Canada-the hope OF
the dominion-the Presbyterians take
a most enviable place. They stand a
the head Of the list in Manitoba, where
2S per cent. of the whole increase il
the last decade falls to them. Almos'
equally remarkable has been thu
growth of the church in the territorie.
and in British Columbia.