The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Health of Spurgeon.-By reason of incessant
claims on his mental energies, he had for a
long time not taken sufficient air and exercise,
and had not walked more than mile in the
day. He thus became too stout and hered
itary tendency to rheumatic govt was devel-
oped into painful and exhausting reality.
He has resumed preaching. His congregation
have chosen his brother as an assistant
DR.. Candlish-A magnificent church is to be
erected for Dr. Candlish's congregation, in the
West End of Edinburgh. The Palladlan style
of architecture will be adopted. There will
be provision for l,250 persons; the cost ex-
elusive of the site, will be about ELS QUO, and
the entire expenditure will not be less than
ESQ, 00O Dr. Candlishs church, Free Street
Georges, is to be taken down, iuasmuch as "a
new branch railway is to pass that way. Large
compensation being given, goodly sum is
secured for the new church.
DR.. Duff has been indicted to the newly found
ed chair Of Evangellstic Theology in the new
College, Edinburgh His Introductory lecture
abounded in earnest practical warnings and
appeals, in presence of full muster of the
students, and large attendance of the public.
Rltualists.- London correspondent of the
Presbyterian says they do not number more
than 200 openly avowed ritualists The rest
of the clergy, including about 5000 curates
without livings,) chaplains, school-masters,
and professors sin orders" number about
$4,000.
Lord Brougham gives it as his opinion in one
of his learned papers contributed to the pub
locations of the Society for the Diffusion OF
Useful knowledge, that the child receives Its
Interchangeable bent of character before its
fifth year.
siberia-Rev. w. H. Bidwell, D. D., has
been very successful in introducing the New
Testament in modern Russ into Eastern Sibe.
ria. A Boston firm transported box of these
books to that distant land without charge, and
their commercial agent obtained permission to
distribute them among the inhabitants, who
were eager to receive them.
In concluding paper on cotton spinning
machinery, says the London Christian Times
read before the Institution of Mechanical En-
gineers, at Birmingham, Mr. Patt stated that
the number of spindles now employed in the
cotton manufacture in Great Britain exceeds
Sc, 600, 900. Their product of yarn, when in
regular work, is GA, 100000 miles in a day OF
ten hours, which gives enough to wind four
times round the globe every minute.
India is running the United States out of the
cotton market. 100000 bales are at present
on the way to Liverpool
The Church of St. Mary, Somerset, in Thames
street, London, is about to be swept away. In
the church yard is the grave of Gilbert Iron
side, d. d.
The Paris Exhibition has realized profit for
the public department which established it, OF
about el20,000.
The New Reformation,---Six hundred gentle
men from various parts Of Great Britain, were
assembled under the auspices of the Church
Association in London, on the Goth and 9th
ult Preservation of the Professionalism of the
Church of England, is the object of the Socie-
ty. Resolutions in regard to Sacramento err
rors, Auricular Confession, Vestments, &c
were discussed at length, with great ability.
One of the speakers, in answer to the query.
"What does the Association mean?' answer
ed that it intends to test the great fundamental
question, Whether the doctrines of the
Church of England express Romish or Pro-
testant opinions" A resolution was carried
by reclamation, providing for guarantee fund
of not less than fifty thousand pounds, to ena-
BILE the Council to assist parishioners who may
apply to them for advice, and expenses of ap-
peals to the law courts, undertaken for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the law on any point in
volving Remaining doctrines or Ritualistic
practices.