The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-02-10
Reliaions antelliaeute.
FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Recent Missionary Intelligence Prom the February
number of the Missionary"

FROM THE SOUIhEhN STATES.
Recent Missionary Intelligence. From the February
number of the Missionary"
Letters have been received from the Rev. Alex.
ander Reid, of the Choctaw Mission, of the I'd
December, and from Rev. Messrs. Elias B. Inslee
and NJ. n Houston. of the China Mission, of the
7th November, and one from Miss ROnzone of the
18th December; one from Rev. c. G. Copeland
of Dec. 25th one from the Rev. j. NJ Perryman,
of Dec 9th and one from the Rev. Allen Wright,
of December oath.
The letters from China bring the pleasing in
telligeuce of the safe arrival of the Rev. Messrs.
Houston Helm, and and Stuart at Shanghai, on
the 7th November, having been something less
than two months on the voyage. Mr.. Insee met
them at Shanghai, and they were all to set out in
a day or two for their station at Hanchou. MIR.
Houston's letter. giving some account OF the voy
age and interviews with the missionaries in Japan,
Will be read with much interest Mr. Inslee ex-
presses apprehensions that the difficulties near
Marking might not be settled without bloobshed.
The girls school was gradually filling up at Han
chou, but the prejudices Of the people against it
had not been entirely overcome Mr.. Reid letter
gives an encouraging account OF the results of mis-
sionary labor in the Choctaw country, and will be
read with heartfelt interest by ali who love the
cause of missions. He finds it necessary to be
absent from the mission for while in order to
make provision for the education of his children.
Miss Ronzone had arrived at Naples, was only
awaiting the return of the Rev. Mr.. Buscarlet
from Scotland in order to open her school for girls.
Her prospects for usefulness were encouraging.
One or two important openings had presented
themselves to her in Lombardy, her native State,
but she felt that the finger of Providence was
pointing her to Naples, aud she had gone thither
in obedience to that call.
Mr.. Copeland had just returned from preaching
at Kiamishi. He gives the following encouraging
account of the results of this meeting:
Seven persons were restored to the communion
in the Church. They had gone astray and neglect
ed their duties. Seven other young persons united
with the church on profession of faith and what
added much interest to the occasion, was the fact
that all seven we're children of the covenant, hav-
ing been baptized in their infancy"
Mr.; @. communicates in the same letter the
painful intelligence Of the declining health of Dr.
Kingsbury, and expresses the fear that he will not
be able to do much more active labor. Let this
venerable servant Of God be remembered in the
prayers of all who love the cause of missions.
Mr. Perryman speaks encouragingly of the work
among the Greeks but he labors under the seri-
Gus disadvantage of having no suitable place for
public worship He asks if no assistance can be
obtained for the erection of house of worship.
ing stations during the last six months, and has
frequent calls to preach at still other points. He
says:
Would that some one holy man of God could
come and occupy MIR. Hotchkin's old field, and
Bennington field formerly occupied by Brother
Copeland. Then could go to other points further
west-especially among the Chickasaws.'
THE MONTHLY CONCERT.
We are very glad to learn that the monthly
concert of prayer for the spread Of the gospel is
being resumed in many of our churches, and we
earnestly hope il will not be long before it is uni.
versaly observed among our people. 1t not only
promises much for the upbuilding of the Redeem.
err S kingdom among the great heather nations of
the earth, but it is we'll calculated to promote a
spirit of earnest piety in the heart of our own
churches. More than this, the contributions taken
up on such occasions are much needed at the pre-
sent time. The annual collection for Foreign
Missions does not come on until the first of May,
yet there are three of our missionary brethren
Rev. Messrs Pratt, Morton, and Lane-who would
like to leave for their fields of labor in the in
termediate time, but cannot do so unless the
monthly concert collections will be sufficient to
Justify it. We hope this will be borne in mind by
all our Christian friends, and especially by minis
tiers of the gospel and church sessions. At the
same time, we fully concur in the opinion frequent
y expressed of late that all our schemes of benevo.
lence should be remembered in these concerts of
prayer They are all intimately linked together,
and none of them can be left to anguish without
serious detriment to all the others.
THE MISSIONARY.
We are grati6ed to know that goodly number
of our ministers are making preparations to have
the Missionary circulated among their people, We
are sure that they will lose nething, but will gain
a great deal in a spiritual point Of view by this
measure. 1t not only contains full account of
all our own missionary operations but is in fact
an eclectic Of missionary information in general,
and cannot fail to be interesting to all those who
pray and labor for the universal spread of the Cos.
pei among mankind. A larger number of the last
issue was printed than usual, that persons who
subscribe for it may getit from the beginning OF
the year. 1t is placed at the low price OF fifty cents
that it may have the more extensive circulation.
Mission to Brazil.-Menton has been made in
our paper of the safe return Of the Rev. g. Nash
Morton from his tour Of observation in Brazil
Mr.. Morton has since met with the Executive
Committee of Missions, and has laid before them
the results of his observations His report is pub
lished in the February number OF the Missionary,
and extracts will be given next week and will be
read with interest, we feel sure MIR. Morton and
his associate, the Rev. Il. Lane, are very DESTROYS
of leaving for Brazil at least by the first of April
next.
Faithful worker.-Mr Thomas Grasty, who is
about TO leave Danville, for residence in the city
OF Baltimore, has been Superintendent Of the
Presbyterian Sunday school in this place, for more
than TWENTY-FIVE years-lOnp enough TO make four