The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-04-15

country, he had hung out his signs in Chinese;
1.-The American Southern Church. He had
also opened school for Chinese glrls, and
probably before this time has opened another
for boys. In relation 60 printing press
which he greatly needs, he remarks; do
wish that some friend or friends would send
me Selj-inkiHg press Il would be very use
ful here, and | could easily get natives to work
It. | understand the working OF such press.
May We not hope that some one will respond
to this request, and thus enlarge the sphere
Of this 90, u brother usefulness?
ITALY Intelligence has been received from
Miss ROnzOne As late as the SO,h OF January.
She was well, and actively engaged IN her
missionary laborS. She had Just returned
from visit with a few Christian friends t.
Mount Ne>uviuS, Of which she gives an inter
eStlng account.
INDIAN Missions. A letter has been re-
eeived from the Rev. Alexander Reid aS late
"a the lth of February, aud another from Dr..
hlngsbury OF the 18th of February. No news
OF special interest Is communicated The ml>-
siOnarieS generally We're well, aud their work
going on as usual The burden Of all the late
letters from the CbOctaw Mission is the want
of more missionary labOrerS
Foreign Missionaries.--It was stated few
months since by De- j. L. Wilson that two
young men of our Church We're hoping To start
for the missionary field IN China, Sume tune
this year. We are informed that since that
tine four Others, of our candidates for the
ministry. have expressed desire TO take part
In the work of preaching the gospel to the
heather aud they will shortly make application
to our Committee OF Foreign Missions, To be
sent to some of the distant fields.
OF these six, four are from the Synod OF
Virginia, aud two from the Synod of Ken
lucky Chl jStjdR OGSerCer.
We are glad to see general interest awaken
ing in Southern Churches in regard 70 Foreign
Missions. A correspondent of the Methodist
Christian Adroeate Of this city says very ap-
propriately:
Our church must do more for Foreign
Missions IT il would live aud grow No church
has proSpered in the past, nor do think an,
church can prosper, which has not been and
Is net, missionary in Its spirit. The more
We labor for the salvation Of men abroad the
more we will grow at home. We ought Ia
have Foreign Missionary for every Confer
ence 10 the Church S,uth. Never mind our
poverty Never mind the unsettled state OF
the Country. lie that obServeth the wind
shall not SOW; and he that regardeth the clouds
shall not reap. There Is too much talk about
the times and the seasons. The tunes
will not grow better until Christians learn 10
do their duty TO the world We have robbed
God, even this whole nation, and we must
bring IN the titheS, and render him his own,
or this fearful controversy viii 90 on until We
are utterly ruined.
Choctaw Bibles.-Rev. Cyrus Byiugton says,
- went 10 New York with one copy of the
Pentateuch, l shall have three thousand copies
In return for my people In their mother
tongue.
Bible Society of virginia.-At the annual
meeting of this society. on the 9Th in this city,
the following Board Of Managers was appOinted
for the year lS6S-69 Revs George Wood
bridge, d. D., President; Moses ID. HOge, ID.
D., First Vice President; Charles II. Read,
ID. d., Second Vice President; Nelson Head
d. d., Third Vice President; Charles Mimi
gerode, d. d Fourth Vice President; Messrs
EfOrd B. Bentley, Corresponding Secretary;
Richard ii. Meade, Recording Secretary;
George l.. BidgoOd, Treasurer,
Other Managers. Rev. Thomas Y. Moore,
ID. d. Rev. David ). Doggett, ID D.,
RevS William Brown, d d., Leroy VI. Lee,
ID. ID Mr. Thomas Branch Colonel Thomas
III. Ellis, MsSSrS. George ID Fisher, Philip f.
Howard, Samuel NJ Price, Samuel Putnev,
Nicholas @. Read, Asa Snyder, William f.
Taylor, David n Walker, William Willis,
Jr. James WoOdhouSe.
AT a meeting of the Board of Managers on
the Sth the Rev Samuel j. Blrd. ID D.
was rrappninted general agent OF the society.
Me>srS. WOodhouSe 4 Parham were reap
pointed depo>itarieS, aud MesSrS. Samuel NJ
Price, Thomas II. Ellis, Philip F. Howard,
George l.. Bidgood, aud the Rev. ) j. Baird,
&c 0ticiO a. general agent, were reappOInted
the executive committee of the Board.
Laying of a Corner-stone.-The corner stone
of the new German Evangelical Lutheran
church, was laid IN this city. April Is in COZ
formity with the imposing rites OF the church.