The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-12-29
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Wise Personal Charitv-Besides the Orpbanage
Of George Muller at Bristol, England has anOther
remarkable philanthropist josiah Mason, OF blrm-
ingham, established an orphanage IN 1855 Tor the
reception of fifty children, maintained wholly at
his own expense. He subsequently assigned
these premises for almshouSes for twenty-slx
widows or single women, and built larger orphan,
age to contain two hundred boys and one hundred
girls After expanding e260, 600, above mllllon
of our money, he has turned the whole over 10
trustees The children are be carefully INSTRUCT
ed in the knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, ana
to be trained up as simple and sincere followers OF
the Lord Jesus Christ, but all seetarlan teaching
is prohibited, When they leave the orphauage
each receives a Bible and an outht OF clothing
Rev. H H Jessup says the Syrian Mission pro-
poses an advance along the whole hne and speaks
of the work and prospects IN the most cheering
manner. He calls for more la6orers and says
1--WE can give to any man who will come, parish
of 100000 pagans, or $4,000 Druzes, or as many
Moslems as both together, or a million of Bedouln
Arabs, among whom we are now beginning quiet
work We have Bible ready; books prepared
and preparing; a theological seminary with class
of devoted, intelligent young men, preparing 10
take charge of the existing churches; and now the
time has come for an aggreSSiUe work on the great
kingdom of darkness around US. L can with all
my heart invite young men to come to the SYRIA
mission field.
Monument to DR.. Chalmers.-Dean Ramsay called
a meeting in his own house in Edinburgh on
November SOth, which was presided over by the
Earl of Dalhousie, to resuscitate movement which
had originated in lS47, but which had never been
carried through, to erect bronze statue to memory
of DR.. Chalmers. The meeting, which was well
attended entered heartily into the proposal, and
committee was appointed to act with the surviving
members of the former committee IN carrying out
the object.
The Canadian Independent contains hearty
tribute to the memory of the Rev. Adam Lille
ID. D., who died recently at Montreal where he
had just commenced his work as the head of the
Congregational College, the object of which is to
train men for the ministry. He was native OF
Scotland, and was brought up under the ministry
of DR.. Wardlaw-
Apostolic Plan of EvangelizatiOn. The Free
Church Of Scotland has arranged that fifty or more
Of the pastors should go forth for fortnight each,
to hold series of missionary meetings in vacation
time.
Death Of Ministers in England.-The correspon
dent of the Presbyterian states that the English
Presbyterian Church has recently lost two OF It's
ministers-the Rev. DR.. Alexander Monro, OF
Manchester, and the Rev. DR.. McIaine, of Rams
bottom, Lancashire Each had attained to good
ly age. DIR. McLaine has had period of great
suffering and anxiety, extending several years
past The recent forcible ejectment of his congre-
CATION, by William Grant, from the place of wor-
ship built for them by the uncle of the latter, un
der circumstances most painful could not fail to
imperil his life. He had been minister since 1929,
and enjoyed the confidence of the elder Mr.. Grant
to such aR extent that he was selected as tutor to
his nephew, the present Mr.. Grant, the proprietor
of INITIAL
The Rev. Alexander Monro was veteran when
called suddenly away. As scholarly youth, he
was tutor at Invarary Castle to the present distin
guished and excellent Duke of Argyle. He was
an excellent preacher. In Synodical debate he
was peculiarly able, and sometimes severe and
scathing He was remarkable for wit and humor.
Last year he visited London, in order to deliver
an address of welcome and recognition of the Rev.
DIR. William Chalmers, OF the College Of the Pres
byterian Church in England.
The Prince of Prussia and the Emperor of Aus
tria have been visiting Palestine. The Prince, it
is said, examined closely into the state of the Pro-
testant church and schools and did not hesitate to
express his opinion as to shortcomings. The En-
peror of Austria paid his devotions at the various
shrines ignorantly associated with the leading
events in the history of Christ, The Empress of
the French has returned without having visited
Jerusalem.
The numerical state of Methodism in England, as
set forth in the report of the Conference, is as
follows The Methodist Reform Union number
s, 1859 memberS=decreaSe, 764; the Methodist New
Connection, 33, O95 members-decreaSe, 500; Bible
Christian, &c, 22l NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 100; Meth
odist Free Churches, 69,O92 members-decrease,
l49; Primitive Methodist, l6l ,22S members-in.
crease ,43l; Wesleyan MethodstS 345 500 mem
berS-ncrease, S,l46
Valuable Relic.-A correspondent of the Chicago
Standard from Stockholm writes that the Univer-
sity library is more famous for one little volume it
1t is the Codex Argenteous, so called from the
silver letters of the manuscript Bishop Ul6us
translated the four gospels into Gothic as early as
the fourth century, and of this work Upsula pos
sesses the only copy. 1t is written on purple
parchment with silver letters and bound in silver
twO.ifths of an inch thick.