The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-03-19
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Defeat Of the Ministry.-In the House OF Com
mons, Great Britain, the great debate took place
last week on the Irish University scheme brought
forward by Hon. Mr.. Gladstone. 1t resulted IN
the defeat of the ministry, and an immediate reslg-
nation. Intellectual efforts have been made to III
luce ID Israeli and Lord Derby to form Isinls-
try.
The latest information is to the effect that after
the failure OF ID Israeli to form a cabinet the
Queen had sent Tor Gladstone, aud the prospect Is
,nat he will be re-lnstated as Prime Minister
Discovery Of Mohammedan University in Central
Africa-A surprising DIT OF intelligence Is that
which comes from Central Africa regarding Pro
lessor Biyden's explorations. lie Is a negro, but
a man OF culture, and the Arabic scholar, and Is
making an expedition into the interior OF Africa.
He writes from town eight miles from Free Town,
Slerre Leone, that he has found MOhammedan
university with about thousand persons connect
ca with 1t. 10 his surprise, he found that there
we're large numbers Of glTls among them studying
Arabic The teachers and learned men were glad
to get the Arabic Bible, published by the Ameri
can Bible Society, aud were not unwilling to admit
It as q text book. This may yet be the key to the
Chrisglanlzatlon of Interior Africa, so largely un
der the control OF the MOhammedans.
1.-The Field is the world The field Of Christian
missions, 10 what l. dlStlnctIveiy known as the
heather world, embraces population ofs7OO OOO
other OF the three great sys ms-MOhammedan-
Ism, HlndOosm, aud Buddhism. The first Is as
vet relatively untouched, still pushes Its proSeyt
ism In Africa, and everywhere stands as barrier
10 the Christian faith. la India university grad
yates take part 10 the most degraded rites OF Tin
dOOlsm. And Buddhism, with It's 500, OOOOOO Ot
VUCaries, has been hardiy reached by christian III
Hueuce, out IN anticipation vi tue coming onset, In
Ueylon, is boldly uphO.drng It's atheisuc philosophy
Oy argument, and IN Japan, Is setting It's priests
20 the study of the Bible, with view to It's retuta
uon There Is good deal Ol hard work to be done
yet, and ample scope for the aOlest talent, and the
most thorough Christian CONSERVATION.
The Strength of the Jssuits Though the Jesuit
order has very explicitly acknowledged Its own ex-
pulsi0n IRON Germany as grievance aud good Tea
son Tor political agitation II does not yet appear to
nave recognized IL as fact. The latest jesuit
" Catalogue goes on to enumerate the German
province as usual among the twenty-five branches
of the Society OF Jesus. Ii even gives prominence
20 it as the largest, comprising IaO jesuit brothers,
which Is more than either OF the great French pro-
yinees, which contain 729 and 694 members re-
sDectvely. As a whole, however, France far sur
oasses ever-iathtul Germany tor 1t musters
contingent OF Cos, considerably more than atourh
of the entire jesuit host Tue total strength OF the
society Is stated to be S95l. The several pro
Vinees are: Rome, Naples, Sicily, Venice, Turin,
Austria, Hungary, GalIcla, Germany, Belgium, the
Netherlands Champagne, Fraucla, Lyons, lou
louise, Aragon, Castillo, England Ireland, Mexico,
/ New York, Maryland, aud Missouri
The Proossds.-Dr. Burt writing from Rome,
SAYS that Father Gava2zls visit TO this country
last summer resulted In bringing into the treas
ury OF the Italian EvangelizatiOn Committee about
/ $50 900.
| indefinite. Dr. Duncan, of Edinburgh was in
/ the haOlt Ot saying that the Rev. +. w. Robert
son, OF Brighton, taught that 1.-THE Lord Jesus
Chrlst.dld something or other, which, somehow or
other, was, lu some way other, connected with.
man SALVATION And this formula will eompre-
mend all the Broad-churchism, wherever found, OF
the present day.
/ AnecdOts.-The same Dr. John Duncan, Hebrew
| Professor, Edinburgh, never doubted our mutual
recognition OF each other In the future state, but
che only way In which he illustrated it by an
\ anecdote he was fond OF repeating -" pious
old couple had been talking OF the joys OF heaven,
and Janet SAID TO her husband, DO you think,
/ John. we II know one another In heavenF John
paused, laid down his pipe, and asked IN his turn,
Do you think, Janet, we Il De greater tools there
than We are hereS
Or. Burts School in RsuO.-The Rev. n. c..
! Burt, ID. D., formerly President of the Ohio Fe-
male College, has MS school for young ladies' 10.
J the present winter IN Rome. For the ensuing year
\ the following plan Will be carried out, so lar as
practicable: Early IN the spring an excursion OF
two months Will De made by De Burt, and most OF
bs pupIls with suitable attendants, toto the East,
visiting Alexandra, Cairo, Suez Jerusalem, Boy
rout, Damascus, Cyprus, Rhodes, Smyrna, Con
stantiuople, aud Athens.
Alexandria, in Egypt, has grown more rapidly
I than any other city on the eastern continent ln
1912 its population Eas about 60 600, aud now 1t
\ - nearly 500 OOO Some idea OF the immense Ia
\ nor which has been expended IN improving the
/ barbor may be formed IRON the fact that break
\ yater is in process OF construction, TO be- when
/ CONNECTED, mile in length. IL is to be composed
of 20 600 blocks each one OF not less than twenty
/ tons weight, placed upon ped OF smaller stones.
This breakWaIer will Iuciose harb0r with super
fetal area Of /, 500 acres, nowhere OF less depth
than thirty feet Ia the midst OF the grand canal
a company OF English engIneers is at work blast
inc out rocks and employs constantly about 1000
men aud forty steam sRglnes. In ST. the exports
Amounted TO 800, GU, OUO aud the imports to 1885,
! 700 O00 francs
Compulsory Education. now we hear good
deat aOOat compulsory education, and 1t is getting
to De great quest on among all classes OF thinking
people. The Danish Legislature believe in 1t
strongly, and have passed bill requiring all emil
dren 10 attend school TIL they have completed their
fifteenth year. The course OF instruction Is ex-
! taalsd from six aad half years to seven and a
Sekax, Neglect vi parents are to be tined, and the
u nis 1eythus obtained TO be Distributed among the
poor who desire the instruction OF their children.
Recovering The unexpected fact is stated that
in spite Of me drain OF the late war; the commerce
OF France for 1872, surpassed that oil any former
year, the tolal imports and exports amounting TO
l26 472 900 francs, an increase of SSS, 400 OC
francs over 1859.