The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-05-09
FOREIGN ITEMS.
Greece.

readers OF the central ITeS0yteTadn.-
DR.. Kalopothakes, who was formerly the
Missionary of the United Synod's Board,
is still member of East Hanover Pres
bytery, Va, and will retain this ecclesi-
astical connection. During the war, in
consequence of the interruption of COM
munication with his friends at the South,
he became connected with the American
and Foreign Christian Union, located at
New York, by which he and his assis-
tants, Messrs. Constantine and Sakella-
RUS, are now sustained. That Society |
will gladly receive assistance to enable
him to extend his work in the method
intimated in one of the paragraphs in
serted below.
Remittances for the Mission should be
sent to Rev. James Woodrow, Treasurer
of our A8semblys Committee of Mis-
sions, at Columbia, S. c., with desig- |
nation of the special object for which
they are intended
The Christian World, the Magazine
of the American and Foreign Christian
Union furnishes the intelligence published
below:
SAILING OF MIssIoNARIEs.-Mr D.
Z. Sakellarius and his wife sailed from
this city in the steamship City of Bal
timore," on the 7th April last, for
Athens, Greece. He goes out as a prac-
teal printer, to aid Mr.. Kalopothakes in
the publication of his paper. He is a
native Greek, but has resided in this
country for the last seven or eight years.
That he might more eifectually labor for
the good of his countrymen, he has de-
voted considerable time in preparation for
missionary work, having spent two years
or more in study at the Theological Sem
mary in Newton, Mass.
"STAR OF THE East" This is
paper published in Athens, Greece, by
DR.. Kalopothakes, our missionary, and
printed in Modern Greek. 1t is a reli-
gious paper, giving at the same time the
current news of the day. According to
the statement of the venerable mission
airy, the Rev. Dr. King, who by his per-
sonal labors and by his pen has done so
much for Greece, this paper has accom-
plished much for the cause of Christ in
that land. But vastly greater results
would be secured, had he only the means
necessary to print and distribute gratui-
tously hundreds of copies in the cafes
and other places of resort. The Athe-
mans of the present day are like their
fathers in the time of the Apostles, who
were always ready to tell or hear some
new thing" Besides, multitudes will
read a paper when they wouldnot read a
tract. BY the distribution of his paper,
great numbers of the Greeks may be
reached with the truths of the Gospel
Some benevolent individuals of our city,
feeling that Dir. Kalopothakes should
have more time for other Christian labors,
have pledged themselves for the support
of Mr. Sakellarious for five years, and
have sent him out to Athens under our
auspices. VIII not their example stimu-
late other Christians to give DR.. Kalopo-
thakes the means whereby he can distri-
butte large number of his papers gratui-
tously? Can you conceive, dear breth-
rem, any way in which more efficient
labors can be put forth for the regenera-
ton of Greece? The press has wonder
full power for good. Let that power be
felt in that land.
Mr.. CONSTANTINE, writing from
Athens, February 9th, 1866, gives inter-
esting facts, showing the progress of
truth among the Greeks, of which the
following is one:
My Dear DR.. Campbell-The ways of
God are indeed past finding out.
Last evening, young man called on
me because he could not help it. "Please
let me have a copy of the Testament"
was his first saying. handed him
copy, and turning to one OR two places, he
asked me the meaning, but soon felt una
bic to restrain himself; his soul was so
full of the love of Christ, that he ex-
claimed, eff an angel just from heaven
should tell me the Bible is not true,
would not believe him; my own heart
tells me that it is true, and l find in all |
things my experience corresponds with |
its sayings" Then he opened his heart,
and JOY was beaming at every word. He
wonders at the completeness of his feel
ings, his desires, his wishes. Here is
man intelligent, inquisitive, a VERY Thomas
in his demands of evidence, who, six
months ago, when he first came to hear
the Gospel, was an infdel and a scoffer,
now he delights in the law of the Lord,
wishes to read the Bible by books, not
chapters; then the prayers of Chris
tians seemed childish and contemplate,
now he grudges the time he eats and
sleeps, as robbing him of opportunity to
commune with God. The world must be
dumb in its speculations, but the Chris
tan knOw8 that the hand of God is in his
salvation. Dear brother, the Lord is not
far from US, for this is the third time he
permits us to rejoice in the regenerating
work of the Holy Spirit upon the heart
of man in this city; let us not be dis
heartened, but let our hearts rise up in
confidence and faith, and the Lord will
not vithdraw his Spirit from us. The
immediate occasion of this mans yielding
to God, was the death of Mr.. KS child.
After he returned from the funeral, he
could not cast the thought of death from
his mind. In the evening, he said to
himself, "now let me take off my coat,
and then l will read and pray" but the
thought forced itself, "perhaps death
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