The record-union., 1897-02-12
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

1t is reported that Postmaster Cen
eral Wilson will accept the Presidency
of Washington and Lee University
when he leaves the Cabinet.
The Rev. DR. Russell H. Conwell,
pastor Of Grace Baptist Church, Phil
adelphfa, has gone to Cuba to find out,
if possible, the true state of affairs in
that country.
c. P. Villiers, Father of the House
of Commons" who has just celebrated
his ninety-fifth birthday, has repre-
sented Wolverhampton uninterruptedly
for sixtytwo years.
Henry Irving is remembered in Lon
don thirty-seven years ago as a young
elocutionist of considerable power He
read scenes from 'Virginius' and The
Lady Of Lyons to appreciative audi
ences in 1860
The Rev. DR.. Lyman JeWett who
died the other day at Fitchburg, Mass.
at the age of 81 years, was a noted
Baptist missionary among the Telu-
gus Of India from 1913 to 1885. He
| translated the Bible into the Telegu
language.
Professor Won Bergman, the great
Berlin physician, recently celebrated
his sixtieth birthday, when a portrait
of himself by Lenbach was given to
him by his present and former assist
ants. Many of the old pulls of Berg
mann attended the celebration, some
| from distant cities.
| Professor Samuel II. Dutton has been
officially appointed a lecturer in Har-
ward University. His subject will be
pedagogics. In 1891 Professor Dutton
| became superintendent of the public
schools of Brookline, Mass, while be-
fore that he was in charge Of the pub
lie school system of New Haven.
The Grown Princess Stephanie
widow of the Crown Prince Rudolph OF
Austria, attracted much attention in
| Vienna recently by singing in the
church at saxenburg. a suburb of the
capital. This was her first appear
ance In public. Her voice IS a con-
tralto, and she is said to be passion
ately fond of music. She expressed ar
intention of singing again in the s=rv-
| Ice.
Antocolsky. the Russian sculptor
charged with executing the busts OF
the Car and Czarina, has left Paris
for st. Petersburg with HIS two works
completed. They are destined to or
nament the private apartments of thei,
majesties. Before they left Paris they
| We're seen by President Faure in Anto-
colsky's studio, and greatly admired
That Of the Car is in bronze, whilf
THE Empress is represented in white
marble.
Miss Katherine Berry di Zerega. tn,
authoress, is tranSlating a series O.
| Scandinavian sagas from old Norwe
gian. the language of the Vikings, ant
the work Is looked forward to Will
considerable interest in literary circles
Nine. 6i Zerega is a lineal descendan
of Captain John Berry, of the British
army. who was the second Governo
of New Jersey 0672-161D, and he
for many years of the Tradesmen's Ma
ticnal Bank Of New York
The Rev. Edward Waite Miller. q re
cent graduate of the seminary. VIII
has been inaugurated as the Hyde Pro
fessor OF ecclesiastical history am
church polity Of the Auburn Theologi
cal Seminary. takes his place amons
the younger scholars who promise t.
add many valuable contributions to th
study OF church history. His inaugura
address was an able discussion of th
influence of John Wyckliffe upon tn
Lutheran reformation. He took til
ground that Wyckliffe anticipates
many of the declarations of Luther
and that Luther through the Bohemi
ans. received convictions which the Bo
hemians had received from Wyekliffe.