The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-02-23
SCHOOL: AND CHURCH.


Chicago clcrgymen have formed .
| polygot club for the purpose of in.
structing prospective missionaries in
| the various foreign languages by means
of the phonograph.
Rev. Henry Lewis. missionary tc
Japan, says that the government of
that country has withdrawn all objec-
ton to the possession of the Bible by
the people, and the normal schools arc
allowed to use it.
Johns Hopkins, founder of Johns
Hopkins university. was a Maryland
Quaker. lie died a bachelor in 1879 at
lie age of -. leaving for the institu-
ton S3.OOO,OOO. He was a director of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
1T is reported that a town in Texas,
settled by infidels, fifteen miles south
cast of TeSarka ma, was named Ingcr-
soil. after the infidel leader. Lately
an evangelist went there and conduct
ed meeting. which. by Gods bless
ing. resulted in two hundred and fif-
teen professions of faith. The people
proceeded to change the name to Ell
son, and they have voted out all the
saloons
The Countess Ersilia Ceta Iowa
tell. the first woman to he distinguish
ed by 4 German university with the
degree of doctor Philosop1ise Causa
Honoris." an honor recently bestowed
upon her by the University of Halle.
belongs to one of the oldest and most
famous of Italian noble families. From
her childhood she met distinguished
and learned men. and was herself an
earnest student. and when she was left
il widow. in her early twenties, she
devoted herself to study. Science.
archaeology and literature arc all in
her province. and She is a hard worker
as we'll brilliant writer.
Sc
slogan of the women teachers in the
Phil dclphia schools. Although the
board of education allows $3.50 year
to men, graduates of the school of
peda gogy in the Central high school
II ppointed to teach the eleventh and
uated from thee normal school and
school of practice is paid only $500 for
her first year, and after five years gets
but $3.50 in the eleventh grade and
$500 in the twelfth grade. After five
Years of teaching, therefore. the salary
grade is $50 less than what a man
teacher would be paid fresh from the
h 9Th school.
In 1910 Rev. Peter Thatcher, of
was called to be assistant
pastor of the New North church, Ham
over street. Boston. Some of the
c1ety were much opposed tc:thc new
.rcctcd new Westinghouse near
Richmond street. which for many years
was known the "RevcnGc Church.
[: is said that because Mr.. 1hatcher's
name was ''Pcter,' the disaffected Sc
cedc,.S had Il weathercocl< made of cop
per, five feet in height, placed it above,
heir church for vane, the man who
lid the work getting aStridc it. turn
ng its head toward Thatcher's church
md growing Justify three times. In the
great gale of September 8. 1869, this
copper cocl<ercl was blown from its
perch into the kitchen of a house be-
ow-. The great rooster has since been
.old-platctl, and now surmounts nr.
church in bridge.
'roba bly, Weymouth is the only town
n Christcndom that has had a clergy
nan who has been immortalized by
,aving the cnnlity of :esthStic Boston
aymen against him. matcrializcd in
'elligercnt Galnc-cock, and placed on
he top of church steeple in the lit
rarv metropolis of nation.