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School And Church

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Day
10
Month
February
Year
1886
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Public Domain
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- Thotigh the Hawaiian people hav been partially convorted to the Protestant religión, they still are superstitious, and cali npon thcir god and goddosses to help thotn in anv gieat trouble. - In these days there are hundreds, and probably thousanda, of young men whp obtain what is called a liberal eduoation without any serious thouglit of over entering any of the professions. - N. Y. Exarniner. - ISowdoin's new President is only six years out of collvge, and three yeara from graduation at the theologica aeminary. lint if youth is an objection to a man for such a responsible position, it is one that he is constantly correcting, - Boston Post. - It is stated that the women of the Indian Presbytery of Dakota hare contributed more for the missionary func than all the other Presbyteries in thE Territory togother. This is a good showing for the, religions zoal of the tawny Sister.- Chioogo Times. - P. T. Barnum has erected a fine firc-proof building for Tutt's Colloge at BridgGpoTt, Conn., wbiofa will be knowu nn"The Barnum Musenm of National History." He has also promised the college the skin and skeleton of Jumbo when he dies Hartford Courant. - According to President Seelye, Smith College, at Northampton, Mass., ten years ago bpgau with fourteen studoats and now has 3-tO on its rolls; and during that time but one death (a drowning accident) hasoccurred arnoug the students aad graduates. - There is not much indicatlon that the siiirtents of our colleges differ from those of past diiys in their precüloctions for professionnl careers, if this year's graduating elass of one of the great institulions may be taken as an example. Thirty-one of its members have determined to be lawyers, fifteeu doctors, ten preachers, and fourtoon business men. - Ciicago Currcnt. - At the commencement exercises of the grammar department of the publio schools of Wheeling, W. Va., three of the twenty.sevea grauuates were colored pupila who had completed the course of study in the schools devoted to their race. This is bel eved to be the ürst t me that white and colored pupils have been graduated at the sanie place soutk of Mason and Dixon's line. - N. Y. Post. - Archbishop Riordan will restore all the privileges to the Jesuits on the Pacific coast which were taken away by his predecossor, Archbishop Alemany. These include the right of absolution and sacrament, the privilege to bury the dead having been granted by the Pope in the face of Alemany's order. The new Archbishop has also decided to close np the Roman Catholic school for training of priests at Mission San José in S;inta Clara County, Cal., and transfer the tholoirioal si uden ts to th c.riWp.trr

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News