The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1865-12-21

season, the facility of communication
will not be impeded. It is also a salts
faction to know that the time is approach |
ing when the lower cataract of the Nile,
that of Assouan, will be only few days
distant from Cairo.
FEMALE EDUCATION IN INDA.-Two
years ago, Sir Robert Montgomery, gov
ernor of Pmjaub, India, advised the ma
tive chieftains to EDUCATE their daughters.
They Immediately established schools,
occasionally receiving some help from
government. till now there are thirteen
thousand ei:ls under regular instruction.
DR.. TREGELLEs' GREEK TESTAMENT.
The third part of DR.. Tregelles' invalu-
able edition of the Greek Testament is
Just published. The present number,
following the order of the most ancient
manuscripts, contains the Acts of the
Apostles, followed by the General Epis-
ties. The fourth and concluding part Of
DR.. Tregelles important work is near
completion, and that the Epistle to the
Romans is already in the press. 1t is a
cause of thankfulness that man who is
not only so eminent as a scholar, but, as
a Christian, orthodox in his views of the
plenary inspiration of the Bible, and gen.
orally in his views of Christian doctrine,
is much improved in health, and still
likely to render service to the Church of
Christ.
NEED OF REvIyALs.-The Prudential
Committee of the American Board, at
meeting, November 7th, adopted min
ute expressingt the conviction Of the Com
mittee that a special manifestation of the
Divine favor is greatly needed in all our
missionary fields and urging the laborers
to adopt all those measures, which seem
likely to promote a simultaneous and
powerful work of the Holy Spirit. The
Committee have resolved to appropriate
the sum of $507,0 600 for the expendi-
lures of the coming year. The Minute
has been sent to the Missions, hoping it
will reach them before the annual week
of prayer, in January.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE Profitable
The missionary of the London City Mis-
sion among the cabmen states that over
200 of the 5000 cabs in that city are
now six-day ones, their drivers resting on
the Sabbath. The masters of the six-day
cabs are more consideratc and kind to
their men, keep their drivers with them
longer, and their horses and cabs are in
much better condition than the seven-day
workers. They are reformed men, and
some Of them Christians, and the mission
AIRY referring to the wonderful reformation
among them, says he does not now meet
drunken cabman once month The
rest on the Sabbath day is powerful
agent in bringing about a favourable.
change both in the mind and body Of the
cabman.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES OF IRE
LAND.-The General Assembly now COM
prises nearly six hundred congregations.
The greater number of these are in u
ster, and Belfast is cmphatically, and
more than ever before, the capital and
central force, of Irish Presbyterianism.
Here are numerous and Aourishing con-
gregations; an able and excellent band
of ministers a goodly array of Jealous,
liberal, and intelligent elders; a Theolo-
gical College with numerous students,
presided over by such men as Cooks, Ed
gar, Kllen, Porter, and Gibson; a
Queens College, which, while on a broad
and catholic basis, has its main strengt
as to members, drawn from the families
of Presbyterian Ulster, and whose stu
dents of Law, Medicine, Natural Histo-
~, Natural Philosophy, &C., are by a
large majority Presbyterian.
A new movement for supplying all the
churches with Manses, is now being set
on foot Part, only, had thus been con-
solidated-the whole is now pressed on
general attention. L" Ministerial Sup
port, also, is being earnestly agitated,
and laymen such as Thomas Sinclair,
well known merchant at Belfast, William
Todd, and others, advocate this cause at
public meetings. As amatter offact and
reality, the standard of Ministerial Sup
port has greatly and rapidly risen in
Ulster.---Cor. Of Presbyterian Banner.