The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-12-06
FOREIGN ITEMS.

N Theirs has been nominating bishops for the
Gaicau Church without the usual qualification OF
" by the goodness Of his Holiness" The Pope l.
displeaScd.
London December Earl Chesterfield is dead.
| He died Of typhoid fever, which was contracted az
the same time and place with the Prince of Wales.
President Theirs in receiving the new Chinese
Embassy said, ' Your Government must give proofs
] that our missionaries aud Con>ulS are respected.
This absolutely necessary for the preservation OF
the peace between France aud China" The Pre>i.
/ dents tone was emphatic, and the Ambassadors
Withdrew deeply impressed.
An Arabic Concordance At the Mission Press in
S,Ila. the missionaries are completing a thorough
language.
Synod of the French Free Church Unusual in
tereSt has attended the recent meeting of this
! body It being the 6~st held since the outbreak Of
I the war last year There has been, for long time
an open door 10 France for cvangeli>c # rt; but
now that the empire is wrecked aud what is called
4 republic has risen in its place the door is St
wider AMI more eHeetual albeit there are still many
adverSarleS. The treasures OF the societies. both
at Paris aud al Geneva, should be replenShed
trOm abroad, with view TO some repair Of TIE
disasters of the past year aud then a vigorous new
,fIrt for the years TO come
| W. de Pres>ense of Paris, suggested, as impOr
/ tant for the evangez tiOn of the country, the
establishment at Paris of Caily newspaper, pOlit
cal aud religious and OF an institution for phlo>o-
phira ani theological studies.
They d. some things IN these countries little
/ differently from what are accustomed TO. For
example this Synod closed its last session at nearly
three clock IN the morning, having sat through
/ the uicbt
Dr.. Robert Christison Professor of Materia Med
I lea IA the University OF Edinburgh has had the
| honor OF a barOOetey conferred upon him, This
gracious act Is due to the initiative OF Mr.. Glad
stone Professor ChristiSOn is not Liberal in
/ politcS and that the honor Of harOnetcy should
be conferred upon him Is due to his distinguished
services to the University, to medicine, aud to
/ ccnCC.
Statue of Rev Robert Hall-On the 2ud of No
| vember. was performed the ceremony IT unveiling
the colossal statue Of the late Rev. Robert Hall,
AT Leicester England He was for eighteen years
the pastor OF the church meeting in Harvey Lane.
aud acquired not distinguished renown a. schOl-
ar and preacher IF the very highest order The
statue Just uncovered is of white marble and is d
striking likeness Il represents the reverend gen.
tl,man in the attitude of delivering one of his fine
passages, when, with one arm uphlted, he spoke
a. Que Inspired. The expnuSe has been met by
public subscription, aud the statue was presented,
through the Mayor, to the town.
Students from China The College COur0st says
that the Chinese government has decided TO edu
cate portion OF the young men of China in the
language and laws of this country. and in the man
ners and customs Of the people An nppropra
non If 81 500 600 has been made to meet the ex
pen>cS necessary TO be incurred within the mex
ten years A Chinese gentleman, Mr. Yung Wing,
who vas educated in Yale College has been en-
gagged to take charge of thirty of these young meU
70 the United States They designed to be
come students and will probably enter Yale Col
l,ge following the course of Mr.. Yung Wing
EIch year this number is 10 be increased by the
addition Of thirty new students.
Newspaper in Rome "A newspaper to be called
L AreaiJ with names OF Doctor Dollinger anC
Father Hyacinthe a. nominal editors aud to b.
recognz d as their official organ is shortly 10 bt
started in Rune
Strength of the Presbyterian Church in England
prlper may be judged by the subioined figure
which present the aggregates of two impOrtan
branches of The Scotch eshyterians, recorded
in the latest English Church statistics: